Valencia vs Betis: Spanish Championship Match Prediction

Current form

As the region continues to recover from last month’s catastrophic floods, Valencia will be hoping to provide fans with something to smile about when they finally return to action. The terrible weather that has swept across the region has led to two league games being postponed and means Los Ches have not played since a 1-1 draw with Getafe in late October. Combined with a poor start to the campaign and a dearth of games, Ruben Baraja’s side have emerged from the enforced break bottom of the La Liga table.

Disqualifications and injuries

Diakhaby (knee injury), Domenech (muscle injury), Gaja (muscle injury), Pepelu (red card) and Mir (muscle injury) will not be able to play today.

Interesting trends for betting

• Six of the eight head-to-head meetings between these teams ended in a draw at half-time
• Valencia are the only team in La Liga yet to pick up a point after conceding their first goal of the season
• Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili may not be too excited about the prospect of facing Betis, against whom he has kept just one clean sheet in six attempts

Estimated lineup: Mamardashvili - Vazquez, Tarrega, Garciorovsky, Correa - Almeida, Guillaumont, Roubaud, Tejon - Diakhaby.