Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
13/03/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Betis
There will be fireworks when Vitoria Guimaraes and Real Betis take on each other at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques on Thursday evening. The two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Estadio Benito Villamarin in the first leg and yet another close encounter is on the cards. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Gustavo Silva and Bruno Gaspar remain in the treatment room.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over ten-man Las Palmas, but beating Guimaraes in Portugal is easier said than done. As both Real Betis and Vitoria Guimaraes will adopt a cautious approach in the second leg, we believe that there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. Attacker Chimy Avila serves a one-game ban for the La Liga outfit, while both Giovanni Lo Celso and William Carvalho remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Isco):
Isco is a Spanish midfielder who was born on 21 April, 1992. The attacking midfielder is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well and he is well known for his brilliant passing. Isco played for Malaga from 2011 to 2013 and he made it to the Champions League quarter-finals with los Boquerones in the 2012/2013 season.
In the summer of 2013 he signed a deal with Real Madrid and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 32 league appearances for the capital club. Isco won two Champions League trophies with Real Madrid (2013/2014, 2015/2016) and he clinched two UEFA Super Cup trophies (2014, 2016) with the club as well. Speaking of his individual careers, the Real Madrid midfielder was named La Liga Breakthrough Player in 2012.
Isco represented Spain U21 at the 2013 European Championship finals and it has to be noted that La Roja won the trophy at the tournament in Israel. Spain defeated Italy in the title game.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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