Real Betis vs Jagiellonia Białystok facts

Jagiellonia Białystok's first appearance in the knockout phase of a European competition continues in Spain as the Polish side take on Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League quarter-final first leg.

Betis – who are themselves at this stage of a UEFA competition for the first time in 27 years – knocked out Portuguese side Vitória SC in the round of 16 thanks to a 4-0 second-leg away victory to complete a 6-2 aggregate success.

Jagiellonia held off Belgian team Cercle Brugge in the last round, their 3-0 lead from the first leg cut to just a one-goal advantage with over half an hour to play in Bruges, but they held on to secure an aggregate victory.

This is a first meeting between the sides, as well as the first time Betis have welcomed visitors from Poland and Jagiellonia's maiden meeting with Spanish opposition.

Form guide

Real Betis

Record vs Polish clubs: W0 D0 L1 F0 A1
Home record vs Polish clubs: N/A

Real Betis came up against Polish opposition for the first time on Matchday 1 this season, losing 1-0 at Legia Warszawa.

The Spanish side finished 15th in the league phase (W3 D1 L2), taking them to a knockout phase play-off tie against Gent they won 3-1 on aggregate (3-0 a, 0-1 h). They next faced Portugal's Vitória SC in the round of 16, when a 2-2 home draw in the first leg in Seville was followed by a 4-0 away victory in which Cédric Bakambu scored twice and Antony and Isco once each.

Betis have lost each of their previous two UEFA quarter-finals, both in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup; going down 0-3 on aggregate against Dynamo Moscow in 1977/78 and 2-5 versus Chelsea in 1997/98.

Los Verdiblancos have lost the first leg in only three of their last 17 two-legged ties in European competition. They have lost just three of their past 13 games in Europe, winning seven and drawing three.

Manuel Pellegrini's team have opened the scoring in eight of their last nine Conference League matches; Bakambu has four goals in his last three appearances in the competition.

Jagiellonia Białystok

Prior to this season the Polish side had never made it past qualifying in European competition but finished ninth in the league phase, narrowly missing out on automatic qualification to the round of 16 on goal difference. However, it was enough to take them to a knockout phase play-off tie against TSC Bačka Topola, where 3-1 victories both home and away secured progress.

In the round of 16 they took on Belgian side Cercle Brugge, Afimico Pululu scoing twice and Taras Romanczuk once in a 3-0 home first-leg win. The Polish champions held on to win 3-2 on aggregate despite being 2-0 down in Bruges after 50 minutes of the second leg.

Adrian Siemieniec's side have lost just two of their ten Conference League matches this season (W6 D2), although their away record is W2 D1 L2.

Jagiellonia have yet to lose away from home in the first leg of two-legged European tie, winning four times and drawing one of their previous five.

Links and trivia

Jagiellonia's Portuguese duo João Moutinho and Tomas Costa Silva came up through the youth ranks at Sporting CP, as did Betis midfielder William Carvalho.

Have played in Spain:
Adrián Diéguez (Getafe 2014/15, Alcorcón 2015–17, Fuenlabrada 2017 loan, 2020–22, Alavés 2017–19, Huesca 2019 loan, Ponferradina 2022)
Jesús Imaz (Lleida 2009–14, Llagostera 2014–16, UCAM Murcia 2016, Cádiz 2017)
Miki Villar (Rápido de Bouzas 2014/15, Pontevedra 2015–17, Compostela 2018–21, Ibiza 2021–23)

Have played together:
William Carvalho & João Moutinho, Tomas Costa Silva (Sporting CP 2018)
Romain Perraud & Lamine Diaby-Fadiga (Nice 2017–18)
Cucho Hernández & Adrián Diéguez (Huesca 2019)