Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Real Betis play host to Celje at their Estadio Benito Villamarin in the Conference League round 3. Los Beticos are determined to record their first win of the process and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Slovenian outfit. Former Barcelona centre-back Marc Bartra limped off with injury in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Club, with Natan likely to step up. All Ruibal Garcia, Giovani Lo Celso, Marc Roca, William Carvalho, and Isco remain in the recovery room.
Meanwhile, Celje did well to crush Istanbul Basaksehir 5-1 in their second group game, but given their difficulties on the road, there is a big value in betting on Betis this time out. Adding to their woes, the visitors are low on confidence following a heart-breaking loss to Olimpija Ljubljana in the national championship. Forward Armandas Kucys is banned for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Rui Silva):
Born on the 7th of February, 1994, Rui Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada in LaLiga. The Maia born started his football journey playing Futsal before eventually joining the youth setup at Maia FC in 2006. After six years of development, he got recruited by C.D Nacional and signed a professional contract with the club in 2012.
Two years later, on the 26th of January, 2014, he made his professional debut in a Portuguese Super Cup group game against Leixoes SC and kept a clean sheet. The 6ft 3-inch tall goalkeeper went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before leaving for Spain in 2017 to join his current club Granada FC on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Additionally, the 25-year-old has represented Portugal at the youth level, winning his standalone cap for its under-21 team in a friendly against England on the 13th of November, 2014.
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.