Valencia vs Betis Prediction 20.04.2024

• Competition: LaLiga
• Date: 20.04.2024
• Kickoff: 17:30 UTC +1 / 18:30 CEST
• Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia)

Valencia have been playing their best season in the last 5 years. The legendary player and now coach of this club, Ruben Baraja, put out the fire last season and started building the team's identity. Valencia has collected 47 points so far and are in a position that will bring them the next place in the Europa Conference League. Valencia won the last two away matches against Granada and Osasuna with the same score of 1:0, so they are in a good mood waiting for perhaps the most important match of the season so far.

Betis is the team breathing down their necks. The team from Sevilla reached the 45th point in the season after a 2:1 victory over Celta Vigo in the last round. With that victory, they ended an unpleasant streak of 4 consecutive defeats. In that game Betis showed greater oscillations, characteristic for them throughout the season, so despite a big advantage of 2:0 in the 85th minute of the match, in the end they barely managed to secure a victory. Betis still can make this season succesfull by winning one of the top 7 spots.

Valencia vs Betis pick: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Ruben Baraja took over Valencia in the middle of February and in a short time, from a team fighting for survival, he created a warrior team that is in a position that few expected. Valencia has profiled itself as a very solid team that concedes small number of goals. In the last month, they have excelled defensively, and in that period they recorded even 4 clean sheets in 5 games played. It is clear that the visitors will have a very difficult task to break through the defensive rampart in front of the goal of the excellent goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. The first match between these clubs this season was easily won by Betis with a score of 3:0, but that match was played at the beginning of the season and things have changed a lot since then.

It is to be expected that both teams enter this match cautiously and that they may decide on something more concrete in the attack only in the second half. Under 2.5 goals is the best choice.