Real Betis will host Gent at the Estadio Benito Villamarin to play the second match of their Conference League knockout round playoff competition on Thursday.
The Spanish hosts won the first leg 3-0 at Belgium for them to already advance to the following round of the last 16.
Betis secured nearly all their target in their last-16 showdown with Chelsea or Vitoria de Guimaraes after commanding their first-leg competition against Gent.
In the second half of the match Manchester United loaned player Antony scored within two minutes to start the scoring as Betis beat Gent 3-0.
The Madrid-based team replicated their previous three-goal victory against Real Sociedad by scoring four times through Antony and a quick pair of goals from substitute Marc Roca to reach eighth position in La Liga.
Betis ended their five-match run of draw or loss at home when they defeated Atletico Madrid in their last league game at Benito Villamarin in late October.
The Conference League has brought out the home winning streak from Betis as they accomplished three victories and a draw from their four matches at their home stadium (D1).
The team (Betis) plans to defend their massive first-leg lead because they have suffered substantial defeats only once in their 37 matches this season which occurred during their 5-1 loss to Barcelona in Copa.
After finishing in 17th place in the league phase, two points behind Betis in 15th place, Gent is participating in the Conference League knockout stage for the third straight season.
The Belgian team advanced to the 2022–2023 quarterfinals before losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the previous season's playoff round.
They lost their first home game of the 2024–25 Conference League season, putting them in danger of losing again in the playoffs.
Thanks to two penalties from Dante Vanzeir, Gent overcame a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 at home on Sunday, avoiding another loss against Beerschot.
The fact that they have only won one of their last 14 competitive away games (D7, L6) makes it much less likely that they will pull off a miracle when they travel to Spain.
The fact that the visitors have triumphed by three goals twice in the Conference League this season—they defeated Vikingur 3-0 on the road in qualifying before offering a rematch of same scoreline in their league-phase encounter against TSC—might serve as motivation for them.
