Real Betis vs Vitoria Guimaraes Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis side have clicked into gear in the last couple of months as they face a Vitoria Guimaraes side that will get on the front foot at the Benito Villamarin this week.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 6th March, 2025: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am

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

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

Key Stats

• Real Betis won the only two previous meetings between these teams in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League group stage (both 1-0).
• Real Betis have lost the first leg in only three of their last 16 UEFA competition two-legged ties (W10 D3).
• Real Betis have lost their last three UEFA competition round of 16 ties. Most recently, a 1-5 aggregate loss (1-4 a, 0-1 h) against Man. United in the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League.
• Vitória SC are unbeaten in their previous 12 UEFA competition matches this season (W10 D2). Their longest unbeaten run in UEFA competitions.
• Vitória SC have won seven of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties.
• Vitória SC have won the first leg in seven of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties (L2).
• Vitória SC have kept a clean sheet in the first leg in seven of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties.
• Vitória SC have lost their last eight UEFA competition matches against Spanish teams.
• Vitória SC have failed to score in seven of their last eight UEFA competition matches against Spanish teams.
• Vitória SC have won six and drawn one of their last seven UEFA competition away matches.

Real Betis vs Vitoria Guimaraes Prediction

Real Betis come into this one believing they can finish the season extremely well after an impressive winter transfer window and a strong run of form with Vitoria Guimares looking to do something that smaller Portuguese clubs don’t do and that is go far in European competition.

Betis come into this one on the back of a come-from-behind 2-1 defeat of Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin at the weekend. That means Manuel Pellegrini’s Andalusians, with an entertaining new attack of Jesus Rodriguez, Isco, Antony and Chucho Hernandez, have won four of their last five matches across all competitions.

Portugal’s UEFA coefficient is often solely reliant on ‘Os Tres Grandes’ and the occasional Braga run but Vitoria are looking to help out, reaching the knockouts of UEFA competition for the first time ever since the introduction of a group or league phase. They most recently edged past Casa Pia by a goal to nil at the weekend.

Betis, with home advantage, will be favourites but Vitoria have shown themselves to be difficult to play and score against so it may not be an overly entertaining encounter for the neutral.

Real Betis vs Vitoria Guimaraes Tip: Real Betis to win & under 3.5 goals