Betis vs Chelsea prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-05-27 19:00.
[p]The prize for winning the UEFA Conference League would ordinarily be a place in next season’s UEFA Europa League, but Real Betis have already secured their spot in the second-tier competition for next term via a sixth-placed league finish. They closed their La Liga campaign with a 1-1 draw against Valencia on Friday night, a result which stretched their winless run in all competitions to five matches (D4, L1).[/p]
[p]That’s less than ideal form ahead of this Conference League final with Chelsea, but with just one defeat in ten in this competition (W6, D3), they have saved their best form for Europe this season. They’ll need any momentum they can get to overcome their negative European record against English sides (W1, D1, L6), and having never scored more than once in any of those games, winning their first European trophy in their maiden continental final will be a massive challenge. [/p]
[p]Chelsea are seasoned campaigners on the European stage and could become the first club to win all five major UEFA competition titles should they win here in Wrocław. They journey to Poland on a huge high after securing their spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win away to Nottingham Forest on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, meaning they’ve had two days less to recover than their opponents here.[/p]
[p]The Blues will hope that doesn’t affect them too much as they bid to snap a nine-match losing streak for English sides against Spanish opposition in UEFA finals. They certainly won’t be overawed by that negative historical omen having won 11 of their 12 games in the main draw of the Conference League this season (L1), a run which should build belief that a fifth successive win in a European final is on the horizon. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: On loan from Manchester United, Betis’ Antony will know all about Chelsea. Since moving to Los Verdiblancos, he’s contributed to seven goals in eight Conference League games (G4, A3), with three of his goals arriving after half-time. Nicolas Jackson is one Chelsea player who should be well rested here after missing their weekend game through suspension. His last seven club goals all came in Blues victories, including in the semi-final of this competition against Djurgården.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Betis have opened the scoring in 12 of their previous 13 Conference League matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson [/i][/p]