The penultimate match in the 14th round of La Liga games sees Real Betis travel to the Estadio de Mestalla to take on Valencia. The game will be played on the 10th of November and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 11th place on 16 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 24 points.
Valencia come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on the weekend. Having fallen behind after only 10 minutes, Real Sociedad had a player sent off and Valencia got back into the match thanks to an equaliser 15 minutes later.
However, despite playing against 10 men, Valencia could not score the winning goal.
Ice cold finish by @samuellino99 🥶#LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/KbVdQGp45Q— Valencia CF (@valenciacf_en) November 8, 2022
Ice cold finish by @samuellino99 🥶#LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/KbVdQGp45Q
Having picked up a point at Real Sociedad, Valencia have failed to win any of their last 5 games, all of which have been in La Liga.
There have been draws away to Sevilla and Real Sociedad plus at home against Elche. Valencia have lost at home to Real Mallorca and Barcelona, conceding late goals in both defeats.
Home form in La Liga shows Valencia have failed to win their last 3 matches. They have picked up only 4 wins from their last 12 home league games and have been struggling to keep clean sheets.
Valencia have conceded goals in 5 of their last 6 home La Liga matches and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 5 on home soil in the league.
Real Betis make the trip to the Estadio de Mestalla having been held to a 1-1 draw at home by local rivals Sevilla. Real Betis opened the scoring shortly before half time but having been reduced to 9 men following two red cards, Sevilla equalised with 9 minutes left on the clock.
Despite failing to win the game, the draw means Real Betis are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. They recorded wins over Ludogorets and HJK Helsinki in the Europa League plus a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga.
Away form in La Liga shows Real Betis are undefeated in their last 3 matches. They have picked up a point at Real Valladolid and Cadiz plus the win at Real Sociedad.
However, Real Betis have won only 1 of their last 5 league games on the road but have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3 away La Liga matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Valencia are expected to be without the injured trio of Ilaix Moriba, Mouctar Diakhaby, and Jaume Doménech.
Real Betis have Nabil Fekir and Borja Iglesias suspended following their red cards on the weekend. Joaquin, Luiz Felipe, Juanmi Jimenez, and Víctor Camarasa are injured.
Despite missing some key players, Real Betis must start as favourites to win this game. They recorded a good win at Real Sociedad in their previous away league game and Real Betis should have enough to keep a clean sheet and take maximum points from this match.