Real Betis vs Valencia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Real Betis and Valencia will renew their hostilities when they lock horns at Estadio la Cartuja in the 2022 Copa del Rey final on Saturday night with kickoff at 23:00.

Two-time Copa del Rey winners Real Betis managed to make it to the final of this year’s competition following their 3-2 aggregate victory over Rayo Vallecano in the semi-finals; while the eight-time champions Valencia earned their place in the final after overcoming Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on aggregate in their semi-final.

Now both side don’t really need any more motivation to clinch a win in this game, but Real Betis will fancy their chances as they have generally fared well this term and have claimed the upper hand against Valencia in their recent meetings, with Betis picking up three victories and one draw from their last five encounters.

Also, despite losing 1-0 to Elche last time out in La Liga, Betis are in a better form than Valencia who lost 2-0 to Villarreal last time out. Betis have won two and drawn one of their last four league matches and currently sit fifth on 57 points in the standings, while Valencia have lost two and drawn two of their last four La Liga games and currently sit 10^th on 42 points.

Real Betis vs Valencia head to head

Both sides have met in 51 encounters since 1994 with Valencia claiming 27 victories while Betis have claimed 13 victories and there have been 11 draws.

Real Betis 4-1 Valencia 27/10/21
Real Betis 2-2 Valencia 18/04/21
Valencia 0-2 Real Betis 03/10/20
Valencia 2-1 Real Betis 29/02/20
Real Betis 2-1 Valencia 23/11/19

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Real Betis 0-1 Elche
Real Sociedad 0-0 Real Betis
Cadiz 1-2 Real Betis
Real Betis 4-1 Osasuna
Celta Vigo 0-0 Real Betis

Away

Villarreal 2-0 Valencia
Valencia 1-2 Osasuna
Vallecano 1-1 Valencia
Valencia 0-0 Cadiz
Elche 0-1 Valencia

Real Betis team news

Real Betis will be without the services of Victor Camarasa and Martin Montoya through injury, while Paul Akouokou will be missing following his red card against Elche in the league.

Valencia team news

For Valencia, Max Gomez remains a doubt due to a toe problem, while Toni Lato and Gabriel Paulista will face late fitness tests, but Goncalo Guedes should be available following a knock.