Copa del Rey Preview:Gevora vs Real Betis
FIy999 2024/10/31 03:31
Real Betis will travel to the Estadio Francisco de la Hera for Thursday's Copa del Rey clash with sixth-tier Gevora.
Gevora are competing in the Copa del Rey are securing their spot via their second-placed finish in Group Two of the Primera Extremena last season.
The sixth-tier outfit was forced to come through a nervy preliminary round tie against Sotavento Beaches earlier this month.
Gevora were shown three cards in the contest - two to players on the pitch and one to the substitute goalkeeper - as they played out a 1-1 draw before they kept their composure to win 4-2 in the subsequent penalty shootout.
Away from their cup exploits, Gevora have made an impressive start to their league campaign, collecting 13 points from six matches to move to the top of the table.
Impressively, they have avoided defeat in each of their last six matches in all competitions, ensuring that they will carry some confidence into Thursday's fixture as they dream of pulling off an almighty upset.
Meanwhile, Betis will hope that this is the first match of a memorable cup run as they look to replicate their success from 2021-22 when they beat Valencia on penalties to win the Copa del Rey for the third time in their history.
Los Verdiblancos will carry momentum into the first-round clash after putting together a three-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
After recording a narrow away win over Osasuna, Betis had to settle for a point in their recent Conference League clash with Copenhagen, before they returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 victory in Sunday's home game against Atletico Madrid.
Jose Maria Gimenez's early own goal proved enough to clinch Betis all three points, leaving them in sixth position and just two points adrift of fourth-placed Atleti.
Los Verdiblancos will now head on their travels, and while they have won just one of their last six home matches, they are supremely confident of sealing their place in the second round.
Gevora possible starting lineup:
Fernandez; I. Perera, Rosado, Lopez, Rodriguez; Alvarez, A. Perera; Lozano, Valenzuela, Nene; Maya
Real Betis possible starting lineup:
Adrian; Sabaly, Llorente, Mendy, Rodriguez; Diao, Altimira, Flores, Juanmi; Bakambu, Losada
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Real Betis Balompié
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Spanish Copa Del Rey
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