Real Betis begin the league phase of their UEFA Conference League campaign with a trip to Poland. Our Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis prediction and Conference League betting tips consider whether it’ll be a winning start for Manuel Pellegrini’s side.
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Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis prediction: Score draw in the Polish capital
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- Our Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis betting tips take into account that the Polish side have only lost one of their last eight European home fixtures.
- Betis struggled away in Europe last term, winning just one of their four road fixtures as they exited both the Europa and Conference Leagues.
- The Spanish club have won just one of their last six away fixtures in all competitions, a game played on neutral turf against Kryvbas of Ukraine.
Correct score prediction: Legia Warsaw 2-2 Real Betis
With their home fans creating a hostile environment, Legia won all of their home group stage fixtures in the Conference League last term, with Aston Villa and AZ among their victims.
This won’t be easy for Betis who may rotate some players after a busy domestic schedule. They should enjoy periods of domination, but this could well end level with goals looking likely given Legia’s recent results.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Betis the clear favourites
- HOME: 4/1 (5.00) – 20.0%
- DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3%
- AWAY: 3/5 (1.60) – 62.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The visitors are the favourites according to the Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis odds with an implied probability of 62.5% that they win this match.
They head into it after a 1-0 win over Espanyol in La Liga, with in-form Giovani Lo Celso scoring a late winner.
As for Legia, they head into this match after a 1-1 draw against Gornik Zabrze in the Polish top flight. Defender Radovan Pankov grabbed their goal.
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Most recent H2Hs: Clubs set for first meeting
Our Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis prediction suggests the first ever meeting should be a competitive one.
Legia haven’t met Spanish opposition since the group stage of the 2016/17 Champions League when they held Real Madrid to a 3-3 home draw, but lost 5-1 at the Bernabeu.
Legia Warsaw preview: Hosts hampered by long-term absentees
The Polish side will be missing Ramil Mustafaev, Jan Leszczynski and Juergen Elitim again with the trio all sidelined with long-term injuries.
Predicted Lineup: Tobiasz (GK), Barcia, Jedrzejczyk, Augustyniak, Vinagre, Luquinhas, Goncalves, Kapustka, Wszolek, Gual & Alfarela
UEFA Conference League 03/10/24 W Real Betis 0 Legia Warsaw 1 Poland Ekstraklasa 28/09/24 D Gornik Zabrze 1 Legia Warsaw 1 Poland Ekstraklasa 20/09/24 L Pogon Szczecin 1 Legia Warsaw 0 Poland Ekstraklasa 15/09/24 L Rakow Czestochowa 1 Legia Warsaw 0 Poland Ekstraklasa 01/09/24 W Motor Lublin 2 Legia Warsaw 5
Real Betis preview: Pellegrini to rotate?
The visitors are missing Isco, Youssouf Sabaly and William Carvalho to injury. Pellegrini is expected to freshen things up with some changes following their weekend win.
Predicted Lineup: Silva (GK), Perraud, Natan, Llorente, Ruibal, Cardoso, Roca, Avila, Fornals, Juanmi & Roque
UEFA Conference League 03/10/24 L Legia Warsaw 1 Real Betis 0 Spain La Liga 29/09/24 W Espanyol 0 Real Betis 1 Spain La Liga 26/09/24 D Las Palmas 1 Real Betis 1 Spain La Liga 23/09/24 L Mallorca 2 Real Betis 1 Spain La Liga 18/09/24 W Getafe 1 Real Betis 2 
Player to watch – Pablo Fornals
Having been rested at the weekend, and with Giovani Lo Celso not travelling, Pablo Fornals could operate as a number 10 here. The Spaniard has scored three and assisted twice in La Liga since his January move from West Ham.
Fornals firing the shots in
While he's yet to score this season, Fornals is having more shots. The 28-year-old averages 1.3 shots per game this term in La Liga, compared to 1.1 last term.
