Real Betis – Valencia

Betis can take points from Valencia even without motivation

On Sunday 04 June, Betis take on Valencia at home. The hosts have lost their tournament motivation. The club are in the Europa League and will finish the season in sixth position. Valencia already have 41 points but have not yet secured survival. It is highly likely that defeat will not send the club to the Segunda, but there is no peace of mind at the moment. "The Mice at the end of the championship showed themselves to be a quality team, appropriate to the top league level. Valencia have had a very solid run. In their last eight games, they managed to pick up fourteen points. New coach Ruben Baraha clearly deserves the chance to work with the team next season. Valencia have seriously improved mentally. The club has started to show its character, the atmosphere on the team has improved. And the quality of the players was already up to par in the European competitions. Georgian goalkeeper Mamardashvili has become an important trump card. The goalkeeper had few rivals in terms of quality of play. In particular, his actions helped produce an emotional win against Real Madrid. In terms of advanced statistics, Valencia are more in line with clubs from the middle of the table. There is an unpleasant trend of conceded goals. In only one meeting out of the last seven, Valencia have managed to keep their goal intact. Valencia are currently injury-free. Betis are playing with mixed success in 2023. The final stretch has been unstable. Betis picked up ten points in five games, but the picture was spoilt by an embarrassing defeat at home to Getafe. In any case, it was a positive season. "The Cucumbers are anchored in the top six clubs in Spain, with a decent performance in the European competitions. Coach Manuel Pellegrini lacked depth. At the end of the season, key attacking player Nabil Fekir dropped out again. There are also problems with the form of the other attacking players. The opponents are roughly equal in terms of level of play. Betis have become significantly weaker in attack. In four of the last seven matches, the club have not scored at all. It's very likely that the hosts will field a relatively reserve line-up. At the same time, Pellegrini has no particular depth. The reserves are significantly inferior in quality. Betis are the outsiders in the bookmakers' line-up. The line-up looks strange, given that Valencia are very likely to be satisfied with a draw. An easy match for the visitors is doubtful, based on the dynamics of the Sevillians. The hosts are not in crisis and will want to finish the season without a defeat at home. It's very likely that, as the match progresses, the visitors will already understand that they do not need to act to win. This is a significant factor affecting the result.