Jagiellonia Białystok vs Real Betis facts

Jagiellonia Białystok's first appearance in the knockout phase of a European competition is in a precarious position as they welcome Real Betis to Poland for the second leg of their UEFA Conference League quarter-final needing to overturn a two-goal deficit.

The Spanish side were 2-0 winners in Seville thanks to first-half goals from Cédric Bakambu (24) and Jesús Rodríguez (45+2).

That was a first meeting between the sides and Jagiellonia's first game against Spanish opposition.

Form guide

Jagiellonia

Record vs Spanish clubs: W0 D0 L1 F0 A2

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 against Serbia's 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 three of their 11 Conference League matches this season (W6 D2), winning four out of five at home (D1).

The first leg marked the first time Jagiellonia had lost the away first leg of a European tie. They have, however, been eliminated on all four previous occasions when they have lost the first game of a knockout tie.

Jagiellonia are yet to appear in a UEFA penalty shoot-out.

Real Betis

Record vs Polish clubs: W1 D0 L1 F2 A1
Away record vs Polish clubs: W0 D0 L1 

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), earning 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 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; they went down 0-3 on aggregate against Dynamo Moscow in 1977/78 and 2-5 to Chelsea in 1997/98.

Los Verdiblancos have lost just three of their last 14 games in Europe, winning eight and drawing three, and have won each of their last three away from home, scoring eight and conceding none.

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

Betis have progressed from five of their previous seven European ties when they won the first leg at home, winning all four times they have had a two-goal advantage. The last time they did so was against AZ Alkmaar in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup round of 32, a 2-0 home first-leg victory setting up a 3-2 aggregate triumph despite a 1-2 away defeat.

Betis' record in two UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W0 L2:
3-5 v Universitatea Craiova, 1984/85 UEFA Cup first round
3-4 v Sevilla, 2013/14 Europa League round of 16

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