On Tue May 10th, Valencia will play host to Real Betis in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Valencia is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Levante. Hugo Duro scored the first goal for Valencia in the 27th minute, then Óscar Duarte tied it up for Levante in the 81st minute on a feed from Morales squeezing out at least the one point for Levante. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Real Betis is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Getafe. Getafe had 13 on net, and Real Betis had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Benito Villamarín, Real Betis and Valencia battled to a 1-1 draw. Borja Iglesias scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 11th minute, then Hugo Duro tied it up for Valencia in the 30th minute on a feed from Ilaix Kourouma earning Valencia a comeback draw.
Borja Iglesias has been the most prolific scorer on Real Betis in his last five matches with 2 goals. Both Carlos Soler and Hugo Duro have been the hottest scorers for Valencia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
José Bordalás Jiménez’s squad will be without Gayá, Maximiliano Gómez, Gabriel Paulista and Toni Lato, while Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s squad will be without William Carvalho and Bartra.