Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
15/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 3-0
Betis
Buoyed by a thrilling Super Cup win (5-2) over their bitter rivals Real Madrid, Barcelona will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Real Betis in the Copa del Rey last 16. Barca are on a three-game winning run in all competitions and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against los Beticos. Centre-back Inigo Martinez limped off with injury in “El Clasico”, with Ronald Araujo likely to step up. The likes of Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo are pushing for a start as well.
The Andalusians, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Real Valladolid, but given their recent negative record in Barcelona, home win should be considered. In their last meeting at Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys, Barcelona crushed Real Betis 5-0, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction. Both Hector Bellerin and William Carvalho remain in the recovery room, while duo Ruibal – Vitor Roque is pushing for a start.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Betis):
Real Betis Balompie, better known as Real Betis, is a Spanish football club from the city Sevilla and is currently active in the Primera Division. The club hosts its home games in Estadio Benito Villamarin which holds a capacity of 57 000 spectators. The club colors of the club from Andalucia are green and white.
Real Betis is known for its rivalry with Sevilla CF. The Sevilla derby is one of the biggest in Spanish football.The most famous nickname of Real Betis is Verdiblanco’s which literally mean Greenandwhite.
The club from Sevilla had its biggest succes in 1935 where the club managed to win the Primera Division fort heir first and last time. In 1977 and 2005 Real Betis won the Copa del Rey. The biggest succes in Europe was in season 1977/1978 and 1997/1998 where the club got knocked out in the quarter final.
Famous players that ever wore the green white kit are: Denilson, Ricardo Oliveira, Finidi George, Gerrie Muhren and Ricardo.
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