Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano: Real Betis look to cement their place in the Copa del Rey final when they face Rayo Vallecano in the SF 2nd leg on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin
Date: Friday 4th March, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://en.realbetisbalompie.es/
Preview
Real Betis come into this after a 2-1 away loss to Sevilla in their previous La Liga clash on Sunday.
Rakitic and Haddadi scored for the hosts in the first half while Canales pulled a consolation goal in extra time to reduce the defeat margin by half.
This win helped Sevilla increase the gap between them and Betis to 8 points and remain 2nd in the table.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano lost their 5th match in succession across competitions after a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid at home.
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Benzema scored with 7 minutes left on the clock to inflict a 12th loss of the season on Vallecano, leaving them in 12th place on the table.
Vallecano and Betis played out a thriller 1st leg clash last month, which the visitors won 2-1 away.
Garcia broke the deadlock for the hosts before Iglesias and Carvalho completed a comeback win for Real Betis.
Betis will look to use home advantage and secure a place in the Finals of the Copa Del Rey for the first time since their 2004-05 season, where they emerged winners.
Form Guide
Real Betis: LDWWW
Rayo Vallecano: LLLLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Sevilla 2-1 Real Betis
Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid
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— Real Betis Balompié (@RealBetis_en) March 1, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either Club’s official social media handles. No broadcast is available for Indian viewers.
Team News
Miranda, Montoya and Camarasa are side-lined for the hosts due to injuries. Merquelanz is ruled out for Vallecano due to a sprained knee injury.
🎥⚡ @catena_94: “𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨”. #CopaDelRey #SigamosSoñando pic.twitter.com/ThxRqDjA84
— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) March 2, 2022
Real Betis possible 11:
Silva, Sabaly, Bartra, Ruiz, Moreno, Carvalho, Rodriguez, Canales, Fekir, Juanmi and Iglesias
Rayo Vallecano possible 11:
Zidane, Garcia, Catena, Suarez, Balliu, Comesana, Ciss, Bebé, Trejo, A Garcia and Guardiola
Prediction: Real Betis 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (Betis to qualify on aggregate)
Betis is the in-form side ahead of this clash while the visitors are on a five-match losing run.
Vallecano will find it difficult to match up to a strong and consistent Betis side, who have impressed one and all this season.
We see the hosts nicking this and securing a place in the Final.
Players to watch out for: Canales, Fekir, Guardiola and Ciss.
