Comments and predictions for Real Betis vs Girona: Dramatic draw
The match between Real Betis vs Girona in La Liga takes place at 2:30 a.m. on August 16. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Real Betis will kick off the 2024-25 season against Girona at the Benito Villamarin stadium on Thursday. Los Verdiblancos will be hoping to improve on last season's seventh-place finish, while Girona will face a tough challenge to repeat last season's top-four finish.
Latest Real Betis vs Girona team information
Isco, Betis' standout player last season, will miss the opening game of the new season as he recovers from a foot injury. Defender Nobel Mendy and striker Cedric Bakambu are also out with muscle injuries. Llorente and Perraud could start, while new signings Adrian, Rodriguez and Losada could be on the bench.
Girona will have to consider the availability of Viktor Tsygankov, who missed training on Tuesday through illness. Miguel Gutierrez and Ruiz are back from successful Olympic campaigns and could feature. Van de Beek and Gil have a chance to make their Girona debuts, while Romeu could be in line for a second.
Latest Real Betis vs Girona expected lineup
Real Betis: Silva; Sabaly, Llorente, Bartra, Perraud; Cardoso, Roca; Ruibal, Fekir, Fornals; Avila
Girona: Gazzaniga; Martinez, Lopez, Blind, Gutierrez; Herrera, Romeu; Martin, Van de Beek, Gil; Portu
Latest Real Betis vs Girona football review
After three consecutive top-six finishes, Betis failed to maintain that streak in 2023-24, finishing just behind Real Sociedad. Despite finishing seventh, Los Verdiblancos secured a Europa Conference League berth, securing their fourth consecutive European appearance.
Betis have seen the departures of Chadi Riad, German Pezzella, Juan Miranda, Guido Rodriguez, Willian Jose and Borja Iglesias, along with Ayoze Perez, who has moved to Villarreal. However, they have added Marc Roca, Diego Llorente, Romain Perraud, Ricardo Rodriguez, Adrian and Iker Losada. Under Manuel Pellegrini, the team has had an inconsistent pre-season, with two wins, two draws and two defeats.
Girona impressed last season, finishing third, but lost Savinho, Aleix Garcia and Artem Dovbyk. They have made amends by signing Ladislav Krejci, Alejandro Frances, Oriol Romeu, Gabriel Misehouy, Donny van de Beek, Bryan Gil and Abel Ruiz. Despite this, they have managed just one win, three defeats and three draws in pre-season friendlies.
Girona will be hoping to improve on their record against Betis, looking for their first away win against them since March 2010. Both teams have endured a turbulent summer and are low on confidence, which could impact their chances of picking up three points in their opening game.
Real Betis vs Girona score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Real Betis vs Gironaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Real Betis 2-2 Girona
- WhoScore:Real Betis 1-2 Girona
- Our newspaper predicts:Real Betis 1-1 Girona
When and where to watch Real Betis vs Girona live?
To watch the Real Betis vs Girona match live in La Liga at 2:30 a.m. on August 16, viewers can watch it on K+ Sport or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
