Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Betis
Match Time & Date:
24 September 2025
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Nottingham Forest
Real Betis and Nottingham Forest square off against each other at Estadio Benito Villamarin in what is seen as the Europa League round 1 derby. Los Beticos aim to build on a 3-1 over Real Sociedad, but they will have a big fish to fry against the Premier League outfit. Experienced midfielder Isco remains on the sidelines with a long-term leg injury, alongside Ricardo Rodriguez and Aitor Ruibal.
The Reds, on the other hand, made a slow start to the season. Newcastle United summer signing Anthony Elanga has been sorely missed and with new boss Ange Postecoglou struggling to put all pieces of the puzzle together, we are tempted to place our bets on Real Betis. Defender Murillo should recover in time to face the La Liga side, while both Ola Aina and Nicolas Dominguez remain in the recovery room. As always, top scorer Chris Wood will lead the line for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Ibrahim Sangaré):
Ibrahim Sangare is an Ivorian professional football player who plays for Toulouse in the first tier of French Football. Standing at 1.91m, the defensive midfielder is known for his "big presence" and " tackling."Sangare started his youth career with Ivorian clubs Tout Koumassi and AS Duenguele and spent a cumulative of five years with the clubs.
In 2016, he left Ivory Coast to join the French club Toulouse FC on an initial one year contract, which later extended to five years. After spending his first few months in the reserve team, Sangare broke into the first team set up as the season progressed. He made his professional debut on the 22nd of October, 2016, in Toulouse's 0-0 league draw with SCO Angers.
As of today, Sangare made 66 appearances for the club in all competitions. Born on the 2nd of December 1997, the 21-year-old has represented Ivory Coast at the under-23 level and the senior level, debuting for both in the year 2015.
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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