The 22nd-round match of the La Liga between Real Betis Balompié and Valencia will take place on 1 february at the Olympic Stadium in Seville. Real Betis Balompié vs Valencia: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Real Betis Balompié
Real Betis Balompié lost away to Alavés last weekend (1:2). The home side has recorded an equal number of wins, draws and defeats over the last nine rounds of the Primera, and this instability has prevented the home side from moving into the top five; they currently sit fifth in the table and trail Espanyol by two points. At the same time the club is level with Celta, which is behind only on tiebreakers, so another setback would risk the home side falling outside the European places.
- The team has not lost in 6 of its last 8 La Liga home matches (5 wins, 1 draw).
- The home side is currently on a five-match scoring run in this competition.
- Real Betis Balompié have scored in 28 of their last 29 home league matches.
Potential Real Betis Balompié Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Pau López – Marc Bartra, Natan, Ángel Ortiz, Valentín Gómez – Marc Roca, Sergi Altimira – Abde Ezzalzouli, Antony, Pablo Fornals – Cédric Bakambu.
Primary defender Natan is suspended. Due to health issues midfielders Giovani Lo Celso, Sofyan Amrabat, Isco, forwards Kucho Hernández and Rodrigo Riquelme, and defenders Héctor Bellerín and Junior Firpo are unavailable for the match.
Valencia
Valencia are gradually improving their league position. A week ago Valencia snatched a home victory over Espanyol (3:2), scoring the decisive goal from a penalty a few minutes from the end. For the first time since May last year the team has won two La Liga matches in a row. The unbeaten run in this competition has reached three matches. Thanks to the wins the visitors have moved out of the relegation zone to 14th place in the table. However, there is no room for complacency, as the gap to 18th place is only two points.
- This season the team has conceded 33 goals in the Primera, a worse record only for three clubs.
- Valencia are on a ten-match scoring run in the league.
- The club has covered a +1.5 handicap in 8 of its last 10 La Liga matches.
Potential Valencia Lineup (4-4-2)*
Stole Dimitrievski – Dimitri Foulquier, Eray Cömert, José Manuel Copete, Jesús Vázquez – Filip Ugrinić, Pepelu, Arnaut Danjuma, Luis Rioja – Lucas Beltrán, Hugo Duro.
Defender José Luis Gayà returns from suspension, while goalkeeper Cristian Rivero continues to serve a ban. Goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala and defenders Thierry Correia and Mouctar Diakhaby are sidelined with injuries. The participation of another defender, César Tárrega, is doubtful.
Referee
José Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Matches – 8 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Shown yellow/red (including seconds) – 34;
Average yellow/red Per Match – 4.2;
Shown red cards – 3;
Fouls Per Match – 26;
Penalties – 38%.
Real Betis Balompié vs Valencia: Match Prediction
In the La Liga Real Betis Balompié has alternated between different results for several months, but the home side looks more stable at their own stands. Over the last eight home league games the home side has lost only to the big clubs – Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Even taking away matches into account, the club has lost just 3 of their last 11 fixtures in this competition (4 wins, 4 draws).
Valencia are fighting desperately for survival and are trying to take points from every match. Over the last 10 La Liga rounds the visitors have suffered only 2 defeats. Notably, in all 10 matches the team found the net, even in the losses. Keeping a clean sheet has been rare, so in 8 of those games both teams scored. Aside from defensive issues, another weakness for Valencia remains performances on the road: prior to the most recent trip to a lacklustre Getafe, Valencia had failed to win in 11 consecutive away La Liga matches (4 draws, 7 defeats).
We would add that Real Betis Balompié has not lost in 5 of the last 6 league meetings with Valencia (2 wins, 3 draws), although in 5 of those 6 games both teams scored.
Prediction: Real Betis Balompié Or Draw + Both Teams To Score
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from its previous match in this tournament.