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Spanish Copa del Rey: Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid
Kickoff Time: 2026-2-6 4:00 (HKT)
Real Betis secured a 2-1 victory against Valencia at home in La Liga last weekend, marking their second consecutive win. While Real Betis has shown some improvement in form recently, their injury problems have not significantly improved. Several key players, including Isco, Giovani Lo Celso, Sofyan Amrabat, and Juan Camilo Hernández, will continue to be sidelined due to injuries. This has severely impacted the team’s ability to connect in midfield and defend on the flanks, significantly weakening their overall strength. Furthermore, defending set pieces has always been a weakness for Real Betis, as they frequently miss defensive assignments during set plays, which remains a major shortcoming in their defensive performance.
Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 away against Levante in La Liga last weekend, marking two matches without a win across all competitions and indicating a drop in form. Notably, since Conor Gallagher returned to the Premier League, Atletico Madrid’s midfield rotation has become stretched, with only three starting players remaining available. Additionally, Antoine Griezmann is sidelined with a hamstring injury; the veteran forward has been a key impact player off the bench, often contributing crucial goals and assists. Fortunately, aside from Griezmann, there are not many injury issues in the squad, and the overall core framework remains intact. Moreover, Atletico Madrid has recently reversed their poor away performance, achieving 4 wins and 3 draws in their last 7 away matches.
Although Real Betis has performed slightly better recently than Atletico Madrid, their injury problems have severely weakened their overall strength. Furthermore, Real Betis has only managed 1 win, 2 draws, and 7 losses in their last 10 encounters against Atletico Madrid, clearly indicating a disadvantage in historical matchups. Therefore, it is reasonable to predict that the stronger overall squad of Atletico Madrid will lead them to victory and advance.
Real Betis’s Last 5 Games: WWLLW
26-02-01: Real Betis 2 – 1 Valencia
26-01-30: Real Betis 2 – 0 Feyenoord
26-01-26: Alavés 2 – 1 Real Betis
26-01-23: Thessaloniki 2 – 0 Real Betis
26-01-18: Real Betis 2 – 0 Villarreal
Atletico Madrid‘s Last 5 Games: DLWDW
26-02-01: Levante 0 – 0 Atletico Madrid
26-01-29: Atletico Madrid 1 – 2 Bodo Glimt
26-01-25: Atletico Madrid 3 – 0 Mallorca
26-01-22: Galatasaray 1 – 1 Atletico Madrid
26-01-18: Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Alavés
Head-To-Head Record
25-10-28: Real Betis 0 – 2 Atletico Madrid
25-05-19: Atletico Madrid 4 – 1 Real Betis
24-10-28: Real Betis 1 – 0 Atletico Madrid
24-03-03: Atletico Madrid 2 – 1 Real Betis
23-08-21: Real Betis 0 – 0 Atletico Madrid
Prediction: Atletico Madrid wins away