Betis vs FC Copenhagen prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-23 19:00.
[p]Two teams that tasted UEFA Conference League defeat in the first round of the competition’s league phase meet here as Real Betis host Copenhagen. After losing two consecutive games for the first time since March, Betis ended their run of three straight away matches with a morale-boosting 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Saturday and now have back-to-back encounters at Estadio Benito VillamarĂn to potentially prolong the positivity. [/p]
[p]“Winning was very important to get back on track,’’ said Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini, whose side have lost just two of their last ten home fixtures (W6, D2). Times have been tougher on their own turf in UEFA competition however, as the Seville outfit have tasted defeat in three of their last six such games (W3), form that will surely need improvement if they are to achieve the aim of bettering their best-ever progression in Europe by moving past the last 16 of an existing competition. [/p]
[p]Copenhagen might be aware that no Danish team has ever won at the Benito VillamarĂn (D0, L2), and some of their ardent fans might even remember the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup defeat they suffered here in their only other meeting with Betis in Spain in 1997/98! Despite their last-gasp loss to Jagiellonia in their opening Conference League fixture, the Lions won’t be arriving in Spain with their tails between their legs though, as they currently sit top of the Danish Superliga. [/p]
[p]An in-form side that has lost just three of their previous ten away games inside 90 minutes (W5, D2) and made it to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League last season, Copenhagen are undoubtedly a stronger outfit than Legia Warsaw, who beat Betis on matchday one. Jacob Neestrup’s men will be targeting an improvement in their form on the road in UEFA competitions in order to go far this term though, having triumphed in only one of their past seven such encounters (D3, L3)![/p]
[p]Key battle: Betis’ talented teen Vitor Roque struck last time out, with both his goals this term coming in the first or final ten minutes of regular time! He’ll be facing Copenhagen defender Kevin Diks, who has five goals of his own this campaign – all from the penalty spot! [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Real Betis have scored 2+ goals in just one of their last six outings! [/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]