Real Betis are still in search of their first win in this season’s Europa Conference League as they host Celje. The Spanish club will head into Thursday’s clash with plenty of confidence having gone unbeaten in their last five matches and should have the edge.
Real Betis are still attempting to find their feet in the Conference League as they are without a win after two matches. However Manuel Pellegrini’s men appear to be improving as they followed up 1-0 defeat at Legia Warsaw in their opening fixture with a 1-1 draw with Copenhagen.
The Spaniards will be feeling confident ahead of Thursday’s clash as they are unbeaten in the last five matches across all competitions, with three wins in that run. They are also unbeaten in six of their last seven home matches across competitions, claiming five wins in that run.
Celje have fared much better in the Europa League having actually secured a win. That win came last time out as they eased to a 5-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir, with Armandas Kucys netting a brace.
While things look decent for Celje, their away record is a bit suspect as they have lost two of their last three matches. Albert Riera’s men have also lost their last three away matches in the Conference League.
How the bookies view it: Betis overwhelming favourites
Real Betis have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 2/7 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Celje is valued at 10/1 by Betfred, who is also offering 5/1 for a draw.
Head to head: No previous meetings
This will be the first ever meeting between Real Betis and Celje.
Players to watch: Vitor Roque lthe man for Betis
Vitor Roque often leads the Real Betis attack and has found the net three times in the last five matches. With Ezequiel Avila and Pablo Fornals also looking sharp in attack, the Spaniards could be backed to produce over 1.5 goals at 1/5 with Betfred.
Celje have also shown some attacking quality of their own with Kucys, who has five goals in the last eight matches. Svit Seslar and Ivan Brnic have also caught the eye lately and can combine to produce over 0.5 goals for the Slovenians at 4/5 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Isco, William Carvalho and Giovani Lo Celso remain sidelined with injury and will miss Thursday’s clash. Hector Bellerin was taken off at halftime on Sunday but is still expected to start on Thursday while Avila and Vitor Roque should continue in attack.
Following his brace in the previous Conference League fixture, Kucys should continue in attack for Celje. Tamar Svetlin should continue in midfield while Damjan Vuklisevic is set to retain his place in defence.
Real Betis: Rui Silva, Bellerin, Bartra, Llorente, Perraud, Ezzalzouli, Cardoso, Altimira, Fornals, Avila, Vitor Roque
Celje: Rozman, Nieto, Nemanic, Vuklisevic, Zec, Matko, Brnic, Svetlin, Zaboukovnik, Seslar, Kucys
Anything else catch the eye?
Celje saw over 4.5 goals in their previous Conference League fixture and a repeat is priced at 100/30 by Betfred. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 6/4 with Betfred who is also offering 10/11 on both teams to score.
Real Betis are priced at minimal odds for a straight victory, so a win and both teams to score could be considered at 15/8 with Betfred. The Spaniards are likely to be dominant and could be backed to score in both halves at 19/20 with Betfred.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Real Betis and Celje will be played on Nov 7, 2024 and kick off at 21:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Betis vs Celje prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
