Atletico Palma del Rio will face Real Betis at the Estadio Sergio Leon on Thursday in the first round of the 2025-26 Copa del Rey campaign. The home side, who ply their trade in the sixth tier of Spanish football, have performed well in recent games and will now be looking forward to a historic Copa del Rey clash against a top flight side on Thursday.
They faced fellow sixth-tier side Atletico Melilla in the preliminary stages of the domestic cup weeks ago, winning the first-leg clash on the road 5-0. They then finished the job on home turf with another 5-0 victory and will now feature in the tournament proper this week.
Real Betis headed into the international break on the back of a 2-1 away win over Espanyol but have failed to win any of their three matches upon returning to action a fortnight ago. They suffered a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their most recent outing and will now look to reset with a comfortable win in the domestic cup on Thursday.
The visitors were drawn against CD Gevora in their Copa del Rey opener last season and picked up a brilliant 6-1 victory.
Atletico Palma del Rio vs Real Betis Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Atletico Palma del Rio and Betis.
- The hosts are participating in their first Copa del Rey campaign since the 1991-92 campaign.
- Betis are three-time winners of the Copa del Rey, most recently lifting the title in the 2021-22 campaign and have finished as runners-up on another two occasions.
- The visitors have conceded 12 league goals this season, the joint-highest of any team in the top-half of the La Liga standings.
Atletico Palma del Rio vs Real Betis Prediction
Palma del Rio have won six of their last seven games across all competitions. They are, however, badly mismatched ahead of the midweek clash and will mainly look to enjoy the occasion and keep the scoreline civil.
Los Verdiblancos' latest result ended an eight-game unbeaten run and will now be looking to bounce back here. They are sure-fire favorites heading into the cup tie on Thursday and should cruise to an easy win.
Prediction: Atletico Palma del Rio 1-4 Real Betis
Atletico Palma del Rio vs Real Betis Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Betis
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - More than 1.5 goals to be scored in the secind half - Yes
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