Spain Cup semi final, one leg game. I see Betis as a slight favorite here.

Rayo Vallecano had an amazing start of the season, showing an amazing level especially at home and overperforming heavily. They are a newly promoted team whose main target is to avoid relegation, something already almost done as they are 9th on the table and 13 points above relegation.

In the last 7 games they only achieved three victories, all of them in the Cup: two against teams from the 2nd division and another one against Mallorca (a very weak team) showing a very poor level.

On the other hand, Betis is playing so well and showing an amazing level. They have a lot of quality and motivation as they are getting great results and playing so well. Are sitting 3th on the table and full of confidence to play the final of the Cup, as they are the main title contenders right now.

In the previous round they destroyed Real Sociedad 0:4, while previously they also beat Sevilla 2:1.

Rayo Vallecano has an offensive style, and surely they will propose an open game here. In that case, we will see chances for Betis as they have much more quality, fast strikers like Juanmi and is a team who feels comfortable with spaces.

A few weeks ago both teams already played in the league and drew 1:1, but Betis received an early red card at 30’ and managed to dominate the game, score a goal and were leading 0:1 until minute 70’ where Rayo scored the equalizer.

Rayo had an easier tournament (weaker rivals), has a worse squad, and right now is at a worse level than some months ago. Betis managed to beat very strong teams in this tournament (Real Sociedad, Sevilla), is in great form and has a much better squad. I see them as favorites to qualify, I hope they can do it in the regular time and not in the extra time or penalties.

According to the odds from bookmakers, Betis is right now the favorite to win the title. They have a great chance due to the absences of strong teams (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid), and due to the fact that in the final will meet Athletic Bilbao or Valencia, two teams totally "affordable" for them (already beat Valencia 4:1 in the league, lost unluckily 3:2 vs Athletic conceding goal at 90').

国王杯半决赛，单场定胜负的比赛。我认为贝蒂斯是晋级热门。

巴列卡诺在本赛季的开局非常出色，尤其是在主场。他们是一支升班马，其主要目标是保级，这已经几乎完成了，因为他们在积分榜上排名第 9，比降级区高出 13 分。

在过去的7场比赛中，他们只取得了三场胜利，都是在杯赛中：两场对阵第二级联赛的球队，另一场对阵马洛卡（非常弱的球队），表现非常差。

另一方面，贝蒂斯表现得很好，展现了惊人的水平。他们有很强的实力和动力，因为他们取得了很好的成绩并且打得很好。他们在联赛的积分榜上排名第三，充满信心参加杯赛决赛，他们现在是冠军的争夺者。

上一轮他们4:0击败皇家社会，此前他们也2:1击败塞维利亚。

巴列卡诺的风格不保守，他们肯定会在本场主动压上。在这种情况下，贝蒂斯将会得到机会，因为他们拥有像胡安米这样速度更快的前锋，并且是一支很喜欢利用空间的球队。

几周前，两支球队已经在联赛中打成 1:1，但贝蒂斯在 30 分钟时得到一张红牌，但依然成功控制了比赛，打进一球以 1:0 领先，直到第 70 分钟，雷奥进球扳平比分。

巴列卡诺最近的比赛更轻松（对手更弱），现在他们的水平比几个月前更差。贝蒂斯在本赛季击败了非常强大的球队（皇家社会、塞维利亚），状态很好，并且拥有更强的阵容。我认为他们是赢球的热门，我认为他们能在常规时间内做到这一点，而不是在加时赛或点球大战中。

根据机构的赔率，贝蒂斯现在是夺冠的热门人选。由于强队（皇家马德里、巴塞罗那、马德里竞技队）出局，决赛将遇到毕尔巴鄂竞技队或瓦伦西亚队，两支球队对他们来说完全可以去争夺冠军（已经在联赛中以 4:1 击败瓦伦西亚，2:3 输给了毕尔巴鄂，90 分钟失球'）。