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Matchday 1 · Tuesday 25 August, 21:00 · Estadio de Mestalla

Valencia vs Real Betis: line-ups and result

Valencia 20 · 1 points
0 - 1
Real Betis 4 · 9 points
  • 83' Pablo García Fernández

Line-ups Valencia vs Real Betis

Valencia 5-4-1 · Carlos Corberan
1 Dimitrievski
21 Vázquez
4 Diakhaby
18 Pepelu
5 Tárrega
24 Maffeo
7 Danjuma
8 Guerra
2 Rodríguez
39 Sato
9 Duro
  • 55' Filip Ugrinic Arnaut Danjuma
  • 55' Umar Sadiq Hugo Duro
  • 55' Luis Rioja Pablo Maffeo
  • 88' Aliou Dieng Guido Rodríguez
  • 88' David Otorbi Pepelu

Line-up for Valencia: Dimitrievski, Vázquez, Diakhaby, Pepelu, Tárrega, Maffeo, Danjuma, Guerra, Rodríguez, Sato, Duro

Bench
  • 25 K. van Oevelen
  • 14 J. Gaya
  • 29 A. Panach
  • 36 I. Cordoba
  • 15 A. Dieng 88'
  • 23 F. Ugrinic 55'
  • 10 A. Almeida
  • 38 J. Dura
  • 6 U. Sadiq 55'
  • 19 D. Raba
  • 11 L. Rioja 55'
  • 27 D. Otorbi 88'
Absentees Valencia

Foulquier, López, Rodríguez, Copete, de Haas, Rioja, Canós, Sadiq (injured)

Real Betis 4-2-3-1 · Manuel Pellegrini
1 Vallés
23 Firpo
16 Gómez
3 Llorente
12 Ortiz
8 Fornals
6 Bernal
17 Riquelme
18 Deossa
7 Antony
9 Hernández
  • 59' Fran García Junior Firpo
  • 59' Isco Rodrigo Riquelme
  • 71' Héctor Bellerín Ángel Ortiz
  • 71' Troy Parrott Cucho Hernández
  • 79' Pablo García Fernández Pablo Fornals

Line-up for Real Betis: Vallés, Firpo, Gómez, Llorente, Ortiz, Fornals, Bernal, Riquelme, Deossa, Antony, Hernández

Bench
  • 40 A. de Pablo
  • 31 M. Gonzalez
  • 5 M. Bartra
  • 2 H. Bellerin 71'
  • 11 F. Garcia 79'
  • 4 Natan
  • 22 Isco 59'
  • 21 M. Roca
  • 15 A. Fidalgo
  • 19 T. Parrott 71'
  • 14 I. Losada
  • 33 P. Garcia 79'
Absentees Real Betis

Ezzalzouli, Ruibal, Conde, Celso (injured), Fernández (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Valencia

  1. Umar Sadiq Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Real Betis

  1. Rodrigo Riquelme Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Marc Bartra Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Troy Parrott Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Pablo García Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Fran García Defender 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Valencia

Player Starts Min. Form
Stole Dimitrievski 4/4 360 mixed
Jesús Vázquez 4/4 324 mixed
César Tárrega 3/4 306 mixed
Javi Guerra 4/4 302 mixed
Pepelu 4/4 298 solid
Mouctar Diakhaby 3/4 287 mixed
Filip Ugrinic 3/4 284 solid
Arnaut Danjuma 3/4 258 solid

Real Betis

Player Starts Min. Form
Álvaro Vallés 4/4 360 excellent
Antony 4/4 347 strong
Fran García 3/4 301 solid
Pablo Fornals 3/4 292 solid
Facundo Bernal 4/4 290 solid
Héctor Bellerín 3/4 289 mixed
Natan 3/3 270 strong
Cucho Hernández 3/4 252 mixed

Stats

Valencia Match Real Betis
  • 1.12 xG 0.71
  • 42% Possession 58%
  • 16 Shots 15
  • 3 Shots on target 3
  • 5 Shots off target 7
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 10 Fouls 11
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.83 0.00
  • Predicted goals0.0
  • Both teams to score0%
  • Over 2.5 goals0%
  • Corners1.0

Team comparison

VAL home Per match BET away
0.33 Points 1.50
0.00 Goals for 1.50
2.00 Goals against 2.50
0.97 xG for 1.85
1.78 xG against 1.89
3.3 Corners 5.0
DLL Home and away form WL

Head-to-head record Valencia vs Real Betis

33 previous meetings
12 Valencia 9 draws 12 Real Betis
  • Goals per match3.00
  • Both teams scored58%
  • Over 2.5 goals64%
  • Feb 2026 Real Betis 2 - 1 Valencia
  • Nov 2025 Valencia 1 - 1 Real Betis
  • May 2025 Real Betis 1 - 1 Valencia
  • Nov 2024 Valencia 4 - 2 Real Betis
  • Apr 2024 Valencia 1 - 2 Real Betis
  • Oct 2023 Real Betis 3 - 0 Valencia
  • Jun 2023 Real Betis 1 - 1 Valencia
  • Nov 2022 Valencia 3 - 0 Real Betis
  • May 2022 Valencia 0 - 3 Real Betis
  • Apr 2022 Real Betis 1 - 1 Valencia

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Valencia against Real Betis?

Valencia are without Dimitri Foulquier (injury), Diego López (knee injury), Guido Rodríguez (muscle injury), José Copete (ankle injury), Justin de Haas (ankle injury) and Luis Rioja (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Real Betis against Valencia?

Real Betis are without Abde Ezzalzouli (illness), Aitor Ruibal (knee injury), Daniel Ceballos Fernández (lacking match fitness), Diego Conde (shoulder injury) and Giovani Lo Celso (muscle injury).

What formation do Valencia play?

Valencia have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-3-2.

What formation do Real Betis play?

Real Betis have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 4 matches under M. Pellegrini.

How did the last meeting between Valencia and Real Betis finish?

On 1 February 2026, Real Betis vs Valencia finished 2-1.

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