Valencia vs Real Betis Preview

Valencia host Real Betis at the Mestalla on Tuesday evening in a matchday two fixture that pits two sides with contrasting starts against each other, with both looking to build early momentum in the new La Liga season.

Los Che head into the game on the back of an underwhelming pre-season and a goalless start to the campaign. Their most recent outing ended in a 0-0 draw at home to Celta Vigo. Prior to that, a 2-0 win away at Hercules offered some encouragement. Before that, a 1-0 home defeat to Teruel was a poor result against modest opposition. Earlier in this run, a 1-2 home loss to Newcastle and a 1-1 draw away at Stoke complete a five-match sequence of one win, two draws and two losses. It has been a stop-start summer for Valencia, and they will be desperate to open their account in front of their own supporters.

Real Betis arrive in noticeably sharper form. Their most recent outing brought a 1-0 win at home over Real Sociedad to open the league campaign. Prior to that, a narrow 1-0 loss away at Inter was their only blemish in the sequence. Before that, a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth continued a productive pre-season. Earlier in this run, a 3-1 win away at Arsenal and a 1-0 home win over Almeria round off a five-game spell of three wins, one draw and a single defeat.

The head-to-head record favours Real Betis, who have won two of the last five meetings, with two draws and a single win for Valencia. Most recently, Betis won 2-1 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 1-1 at Valencia. The Andalusians will take confidence from that recent edge as they travel to Mestalla.

In Spain, the match is live on DAZN Spain and DAZN LaLiga, with Movistar+ also carrying the fixture. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on Premier Sports 1 and the Premier Sports Player app, while viewers in the United States can follow the action on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

Possible Lineups

Valencia (5-4-1): Dimitriev, Gaya, De Haas, Pepelu, Tarrega, Vazquez, Guerra, Rodriguez, Ugrinic, Sato, Danjuma

Real Betis (4-2-3-1): Valles, Garcia, Natan, Bartra, Bellerin, Roca, Bernal, Riquelme, Fornals, Antony, Hernandez

Valencia Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Valencia	0-0	Celta Vigo	La Liga	22.08.26
✅	Hercules	0-2	Valencia	Club Friendly	13.08.26
❌	Valencia	0-1	Teruel	Club Friendly	12.08.26
❌	Valencia	1-2	Newcastle	Club Friendly	08.08.26
🤝	Stoke	1-1	Valencia	Club Friendly	01.08.26

Real Betis Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Betis	1-0	Real Sociedad	La Liga	21.08.26
❌	Inter	1-0	Betis	Club Friendly	15.08.26
🤝	Betis	2-2	Bournemouth	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Arsenal	1-3	Betis	Club Friendly	05.08.26
✅	Betis	1-0	Almeria	Club Friendly	01.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Betis	2-1	Valencia	La Liga	01.02.26
Valencia	1-1	Betis	La Liga	09.11.25
Betis	1-1	Valencia	La Liga	23.05.25
Valencia	4-2	Betis	La Liga	23.11.24
Valencia	1-2	Betis	La Liga	20.04.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App
Italy	DAZN Italia
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
France	DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Canada	TSN Premium
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Japan	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
2	Alavés	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
4	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
5	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
6	Betis	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
7	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
8	Racing Santander	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
9	Deportivo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Elche	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
11	Celta	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	Valencia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
14	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
17	Athletic	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
18	Málaga	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
19	Getafe	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
19	Levante	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0