Vitoria Guimaraes vs Real Betis Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · March 12 2025, 13:36

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These are two of the stronger sides in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League and they played out an entertaining first-leg at the Benito Villamarin in Andalusia last week.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 13th March, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 4:00pm / US PT – 1:00pm

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

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

Key Stats

Vitória SC are unbeaten in their previous 13 UEFA competition matches this season (W10 D3). Their longest unbeaten run in UEFA competitions.
Vitória SC have won five and drawn one of their previous six UEFA competition home matches this season.
Vitória SC have won seven of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties.
Vitória SC are without a win in their last nine UEFA competition matches against Spanish teams (D1 L8)
Vitória SC have won the second leg in seven of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties (D1 L1).
Vitória SC have lost only two of their last 16 matches in all competitions (W4 D10).
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.
Real Betis have lost only three of their last 12 UEFA competition matches (W6 D3).
Real Betis have won five of their last seven matches in all competitions (D1 L1).
Real Betis have won seven of their last ten away matches in all competitions (L3).

Vitoria Guimaraes vs Real Betis Prediction

In the first-leg of this Round of 16 tie, the two sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw. Betis took the lead twice via Cedric Bakambu and Isco but were pegged back by Vitoria Guimaraes on both occasions by Joao Mendes and then former Norwich City striker Nelson Oliveira.

Vitoria are trying to do what teams in Portugal outside of ‘Os Tres Grandes’ and Braga don’t do and that is go deep into European competition. Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques is known for its intimidating atmosphere on the evening of a big game and that is expected to be what greets Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis in northern Portugal this week.

Following an impressive winter transfer window, Manuel Pellegrini’s Andalusians have been much-improved and that continued at the weekend as they defeated Las Palmas by a goal to nil. They have now suffered just two defeats in their last ten matches across all competitions with one of those losses coming against Gent, having won the first-leg by three goals to nil.

Vitoria, with that aforementioned atmosphere and home advantage, and Betis, with their attacking prowess and personnel, should put on another entertaining clash for the neutral.

Vitoria Guimaraes vs Real Betis Tip: Both teams to score