Conference League
2025-05-28 - Real Betis vs Chelsea
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: UEFA Conference League Final
Wednesday 28th May 2025 - Kick Off 8pm
This game is live on TV
Real Betis
Five teams were given access into the Champions League through their League finish in the Spanish top flight, but Real Betis missed out and have already secured a spot in the Europa League. They would love to go into that competition with a European trophy under their belt and at least have something to brag about to City rivals Sevilla who have had lots of European success over the last two decades.
They may have been in what looked to be the tougher half of the Knock Out Bracket in the Conference League, but Real Betis have long been amongst the favourites to win the trophy. The side will travel to Wroclaw for the Conference League Final with some real confidence having seen off Fiorentina in the Semi Final, although Real Betis have suffered 3 losses in 16 ties played in the competition.
Real Betis have lost 2 of their last 10 games in all competitions in normal time, which will give the squad another boost, although they have seemingly lost a bit of focus since earning a spot in the Conference League Final. The 2-2 draw in Florence, after Extra Time has been part of a run of 5 matches without a victory ahead of the Final, although Real Betis have drawn 3 of their last 4.
Manuel Pellegrini rested a number of potential starters for the final League game of the season with Real Betis already assured of the Europa League finish.
Predicted Line Up: Vietes, Sabaly, Perraud, Bartra, Natan, Cardosa, Lo Celso, Isco, Antony, Fornals and Bakambu
Chelsea
Ever since the formation of the UEFA Conference League, the one English Premier League that has entered the competition have been amongst the favourites to win it. The first edition was in the old format when teams would drop out of the competition and Leicester City eventually made the Semi Final, as Aston Villa did last season, while West Ham United won the trophy in 2023.
All of those clubs had some expectation on them, but Chelsea's entry meant the bookmakers made the West London club odds on favourites to win the competition from the outset. The Blues have been able to use their second string of players for much of the Conference League run and the strength of Chelsea has been clear with 12 wins in 14 ties played.
Chelsea relieved some of the pressure around the club by beating Nottingham Forest on Sunday and earning a spot in the Champions League for next season. Momentum is with a team that have won 7 of their last 8 games in all competitions.
Nicolas Jackson is available having missed League games with a domestic suspension.
Predicted Line Up: Jorgensen, James, Chilwell, Colwill, Badiashile, Enzo Fernandez, Caicedo, Palmer, Neto, Madueke and Jackson
Head to Head
This is the fifth meeting between the clubs and it is Chelsea who won the first 3 before Real Betis won the most recent 1-0 at home in November 2005.
Prediction
There is always going to be a tension around any Final and that can lead to tight, competitive fixtures.
That has been the case in the Conference League Final with two of the three played finishing with fewer than two goals shared out.
However, Real Betis and Chelsea have been the two entertainers in the Conference League with plenty of goals being scored and this could be a brighter Final than most.
Real Betis have former Premier League players amongst the ranks who will know the challenges that await, but they have been a team that have risen to the task. They will believe they can give Chelsea something to think about at the back and have had two more days of preparation time, which could yet be a factor.
While they were resting, Chelsea were battling at the City Ground to secure Champions League Football.
Doing so will have given the team and manager a real boost and Enzo Maresca is expected to pick an eleven that is stronger than most he has used in the Conference League this season. Trophies are important and especially as this will mark the first since Chelsea were sold to Todd Boehly and the consortium and so the manager will want to deliver.
Both teams scoring would not be a massive surprise with some of the talent that will be on the pitch and an early goal could get this one going.
There is a lot on the line, which can just weigh heavy on players, but the teams have shown ability in the final third without being completely convincing at the back and that may be the outcome of the fourth Conference League Final.
The Pick :
Real Betis 1-2 Chelsea
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.91 with BetFred
