{"id":7910,"date":"2026-04-20T02:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/7910\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:22","slug":"preview-girona-vs-real-betis-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/7910\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Girona vs Real Betis – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Betis<\/a> will aim to put a major European setback behind them on Tuesday evening when they travel to Estadi Montilivi to take on Girona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

November\u2019s 1-1 draw stretched Betis\u2019s unbeaten run to three matches against Girona, with the hosts recording just one win in 15 meetings across all competitions since October 2010.<\/p>\n

Match preview<\/p>\n

After conceding the opening goal in their Europa League quarter-final tie against Braga, Betis struck three times without reply across the second half of the first leg and the first half of the second leg to establish a commanding 3-1 advantage\u2014seemingly putting them in pole position to progress.<\/p>\n

However, what followed was a dramatic collapse, with Manuel Pellegrini<\/a>\u2019s side conceding four unanswered goals<\/a> to Pau Victor, Vitor Carvalho, Ricardo Horta, and Jean-Baptiste Gorby, crashing out of Europe\u2019s second-tier competition in disappointing fashion.<\/p>\n

El Glorioso\u2019s exit capped a difficult week for La Liga sides in Europe, as Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Celta Vigo also saw their continental adventures come to an end.<\/p>\n

With Barcelona and Real Madrid already assured of Champions League football next season, Betis now focus on consolidating fifth place, which would secure a Europa League berth.<\/p>\n

Since stringing together three consecutive league wins at the start of February, Betis have failed to win any of their last seven matches, taking only five points from a possible 21.<\/p>\n

That run has allowed Celta to close the gap to within two points, leaving Betis with little margin for error in the race for fifth with seven games remaining.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ IMAGO \/ ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

Just a year after their top-flight return, Girona stunned many with a third-place finish in 2023-24, earning Champions League football for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n

However, last term proved a reality check, as Girona finished just one point above the drop zone and suffered an early exit in their Champions League debut.<\/p>\n

After two contrasting seasons, Michel<\/a>\u2019s men now find themselves in mid-table<\/a>, level on points with 10th-placed Espanyol following a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Real Madrid last time out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No La Liga side have conceded fewer goals over the last five gameweeks than Los Blanquivermells, who have collected eight points and lost just once\u2014to Osasuna\u2014during that run.<\/p>\n

Central to this has been Girona’s home form; something they will be looking to capitalise on in their next outing, having won three of their most recent four matches at the Montilivi.<\/p>\n

Girona La Liga form:<\/p>\n

Real Betis La Liga form:<\/p>\n

Real Betis form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

Team News
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\u00a9 Imago \/ AFLOSPORT<\/p>\n

Juan Carlos and Portu are both sidelined with knee injuries and will not feature for Girona, who are also without Abel Ruiz due to a muscle problem.<\/p>\n

Marc-Andre ter Stegen has made just two appearances since joining from Barcelona, as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained at the start of February.<\/p>\n

Donny van de Beek (Achilles tendon) and Vladyslav Vanat (hamstring) complete the list of confirmed absentees for the hosts, while Ricard Artero is a doubt with an ankle issue.<\/p>\n

Betis winger Antony is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Osasuna, ruling him out of this encounter.<\/p>\n

Defensive duo Junior Firpo (muscle) and Angel Ortiz (shoulder) also missed the previous game and remain major doubts for Monday\u2019s clash.<\/p>\n

Girona possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Gazzaniga; Rincon, Vitor Reis, Blind, Martinez; Beltran, Witsel; Tsygankov, Ounahi, Lemar; Echeverri<\/p>\n

Real Betis possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Valles; Gomez, Llorente, Bartra, Bellerin; Fidalgo, Amrabat, Fornals; Ezzalzouli, Cucho, Ruibal<\/p>\n

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We say: Girona 2-1 Real Betis<\/p>\n

Girona have been strong at home in recent weeks, and facing a Betis side still reeling from a major European setback gives them an excellent opportunity to secure all three points.<\/p>\n

We are backing the hosts to edge out their visitors and come out on top.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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