Betis take on the visitors Valencia in the Final of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Saturday, April 23rd at Estadio de La Cartuja (Sevilla).
Betis sacrificed a lot for this particular meeting. After all, for a long time it was possible to successfully fight in 3 tournaments at once. However, first Eintracht managed to knock them out already in 1/8. Around the same time, there was a decline in the LaLiga. There, for a long time, it was possible to stay in the group of leaders, over such familiar favorites as Atlético and even Barcelona. But there were 2 defeats in a row, to Sevilla and to Atletico, which led to departure from the top 4. Competitors are not perfect, and they gave chances to return there. But in mid-April there was a goalless draw with Real Sociedad and, most importantly, it was followed by a 0-1 at home with Elche - it seems that after that the Champions League is no longer worth dreaming of. And the last hope is the Copa del Rey. There, Betis managed to overcome such opponents as Sevilla and Real Sociedad, and in the semi-finals, as expected, they dealt with Rayo Vallecano.
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Valencia also gave up a lot in order to take the cup trophy. In general, there was noticeable progress in the league. The reason is obvious: finally, for the first time since the scandalous and unjustified dismissal of the successful coach, Marcelino, by the owner, Peter Lim, there is a new and sensible mentor. Pep Bordalas made a name and reputation for himself by turning Getafe from a Segunda club into a Europa League knockout stage. For some time, until the end of March, it was possible to play well on the league. But, it seems, then all the attention was focused only on the Copa del Rey. Such approach explains results like draws with Cadiz and Rayo Vallecano, defeats to Osasuna and Villarreal. Will the players have time to gather for the final?
Valencia played well with this opponent, but Manuel Pellegrini changed that. Betis took 4 points in the last season, and in the current season, in October last year, the cucumbers defeated the opponent with a score of 4-1. Betis are still playing without Camarasa and Montoya. Valencia lost Paulista, Maxi Gomez, Lato and Gonzalo Guedes. Bookmakers tend to expect victory from Betis, which plays in their native Seville. But it will not be easy to succeed, Valencia will do their best to prevent it in a match where we expect small number of goal scoring opportunities.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored.
