Fiorentina vs Real Betis Preview: Team News & Prediction

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We have ourselves a very intriguing UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final second-leg taking place at the Artemio Franchi in Florence as Fiorentina take on Real Betis.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 8th May, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Fiorentina Preview: Going one better

In each of the last two seasons, Fiorentina have reached the final of the UEFA Europa Conference League before losing to West Ham United with a last-gasp Jarrod Bowen winner and then losing in extra-time to Greek Super League side Olympiakos last season.

Now, with Raffaele Palladino replacing Bologna-bound Vincenzo Italiano last summer, I Viola will be looking to go one better in this season’s tournament but they must overturn another knockout deficit this week having been beaten by Real Betis in Seville in the first-leg.

Real Betis Preview: Betis’ brilliant form

In that clash at the Benito Villamarin last week, Real Betis defeated the Italians by two goals to one with goals from Abde Ez and Antony giving them a 2-0 lead before Fiorentina defender Luca Ranieri pulled one back for Fiorentina in the 73rd minute.

Coached by former Malaga, Manchester City, Real Madrid and West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini, Betis have become one of the best teams in Europe in the last few months with ‘the Engineer’, as Pellegrini is nicknamed, producing some brilliant, vibrant football once again.

Fiorentina Team News: Kean fully fit

A major boost for Fiorentina is that their top scorer, Italy international striker Moise Kean, has returned to full fitness for I Viola ahead of the second-leg. They do, though, remain without the versatility of Dodo for this week’s visit of Betis to Florence.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri; Parisi, Mandragora, Richardson, Fagioli, Gosens; Beltran, Gudmundsson

Unavailable: Cataldi (Injured), Dodo (Injured), Bove (Illness)

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Real Betis Team News: Nothing fresh

There doesn’t appear to be any fresh injury concerns for Betis to deal with this weekend as former Leeds United duo Diego Llorente and Marc Roca remain sidelined for the visitors alongside versatile attacker Chimy Avila, formerly of Osasuna.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vietes; Ruibal, Bartra, Natan, Perraud; Cardoso, Fornals; Antony, Isco, Abde Ez; Bakambu

Unavailable: Llorente (Injured), Roca (Injured), Avila (Injured)

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Key Stats

Fiorentina are aiming to reach the UEFA Conference League final for
the third successive season.
Fiorentina have reached six UEFA competition finals; European Cup
(1956/57), Cup Winners’ Cup (1960/61 and 1961/62), UEFA Cup (1989/90) and
UEFA Conference League (2022/23 and 2023/24).
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last 13 UEFA competition matches at
home (W9 D4), since a 1-2 defeat against Basel in the first leg of the
2022/23 UEFA Conference League semi-finals in May 2023.
Fiorentina have won 12 out of 12 two-legged UEFA Conference League
ties (inc qualifying).
Fiorentina have won only two of their previous 15 UEFA competition
matches against Spanish teams (D4 L9).
Fiorentina lost their previous two UEFA competition semi-final ties
against Spanish teams; 2014/15 UEFA Europa League semi-finals vs Sevilla (L
0-5 agg, 0-3 a, 0-2 h) and 1996/97 Cup Winners’ Cup vs Barcelona (L 1-3 agg,
1-1 a, 0-2 h).
Fiorentina have won more matches (22) and scored more goals (90) in
the UEFA Conference League (GS/LP to F) than any other team.
Fiorentina have lost the second leg in only one of their last 12
UEFA competition two-legged ties (W6 D5).
Fiorentina have won seven of their last ten home matches in all
competitions (D2 L1).
Rolando Mandragora has scored in Fiorentina’s last three UEFA
Conference League home matches.
Moise Kean has scored in four of Fiorentina’s previous six UEFA
competition home matches this season.
Real Betis are through to their first UEFA competition semi-final.
Real Betis are aiming to be the first Spanish team to reach the UEFA
Conference League final.
Real Betis have lost only one of their last 15 matches in all
competitions (W11 D3).
Real Betis are unbeaten in their last eight away matches in all
competitions (W6 D2).
Real Betis are unbeaten in their last six UEFA competition matches
against Italian teams (W4 D2).
Real Betis have lost only one of their last nine UEFA Conference
League matches (W6 D2).
Real Betis have scored the first goal in 11 of their last 12 UEFA
Conference League matches.
Real Betis are unbeaten in their last four UEFA Conference League
matches away from home (W3 D1).
Cédric Bakambu has scored in Real Betis’s last four UEFA Conference
League matches away from home (five goals in total).

Fiorentina vs Real Betis Prediction

Since that first-leg, Fiorentina have suffered a predictably low-scoring defeat to in-form Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A, whilst Betis came from behind late on to defeat in-form Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium with a stoppage-time winner scored by Antony. Betis have been magnificent for the last few months but Fiorentina, especially at home, will fancy their chances of clawing their way back into a delicately poised European semi-final and both teams scoring would appear a good bet for the second-leg.

Fiorentina vs Real Betis Tip: Both teams to score