The Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation has announced the referee appointments corresponding to the matches that will be played on Saturday within the 20th day of LaLiga EA Sports of the First Division. Regarding the … Real Betis, the match against Villarreal, which will be played at La Cartuja starting at 9 p.m., will be directed by the Catalan Víctor García Verdura. The 31-year-old referee will be supported by Trujillo Suárez from the VAR.
García Verdura is in his third season as a referee in the First Division of Spanish football. So far, he has whistled a total of nine games against Betis, tomorrow being the fourth he has coached against Pellegrini’s team so far this season, all of them in LaLiga.
It debuted in Granada 1-1 Betis on the seventh matchday of the 23-24 championship and the last game that the Verdiblancos played was the 1-1 draw at Mestalla against Valencia on matchday 12 of this league.
In total, with García Verdura as referee, Betis has won three games, drawn five and lost only one, 1-2 against Mallorca on the sixth day of the 24-25 championship.
For its part, Villarreal has only been whistled for three games, all of them in the last 24-25 campaign, with a balance of one victory for the Castellón team, a draw and a defeat.
