Sevilla will welcome Valencia to the Estadio de Mestalla on Wednesday night for what promises to be an exciting La Liga match between two La Liga giants.
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla
Key Statistics
Valencia have lost just one of their last seven home games (W2, D4).
The hosts have kept one clean sheet from their last eight games.
They have lost their last two league games.
Sevilla are unbeaten in their last six league games (W5, D1).
They have kept three clean sheets from their last five away games in all competitions.
The visitors have conceded the fewest goals in La Liga this season (13) with only five of those goals coming away from home.
Head to head
Sevilla have won each of the last five meetings between them and Valencia. But over the last 15 head-to-head meetings, Valencia have managed four wins while the visitors have seven wins (D3).
Latest performances in all competitions
Valencia: W-L-W-L-W
Sevilla: L-W-W-W-D
Valencia
Valencia will target their second win in a row in all competitions this Wednesday when they welcome their rivals to the Estadio de Mestalla.
The hosts come into this tie fresh from a narrow 1-0 win over Baleares in the Copa del Rey.
But before that win, Los Murciélagos last outing in the league was a chastening 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid; a result that added another dent further Misery to José Bordalás’ inconsistent season.
The hosts who have taken 28 points from their opening 20 games are currently sitting in 10th place. However, the competitive nature of La Liga this season means that they are only five points behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.
They still have the chance to finish within the top four, but they must cut out their recent inconsistencies if they are to get a good result against the high-flying Sevilla.
Possible Valencia starting line-ups
Jasper Cillessen; Daniel Wass, Mouctar Diakhaby, Omar Alderete, Jose Gaya; Yunus Mussa, Guillamon, Uros Racic, Hugo Duro; Goncalo Guedes, Manu Vallejo.
Injured: Thierry Correia, Denis Cheryshev, Maxi Gomez, Daniel Wass and Helder Costa
Suspended: None
Sevilla
Sevilla will be desperate to shake off their Copa del Rey disappointment when they play Valencia this Wednesday.
Julen Lopetegui’s men come into this tie on the back of a 2-1loss to Betis in the Copa del Rey. Despite taking the lead in the game through Papu Gomez, Sevilla were sent packing out of the competition after Nabil Fekir and Sergio Canales scored for the hosts.
Prior to that loss, Sevilla were on a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions, while winning the three games they played before the loss.
They currently sit in second, five points behind Real Madrid, having played a game more. A win in this game will take them two points behind the leaders and will also boost their confidence ahead of the title run-in.
Possible Sevilla starting line-ups
Marko Dmitrovic; Gonzalo Montiel, Jules Kounde, Diego Carlos, Marcos Acuna; Ivan Rakitic, Reges Fernando, Joan Jordan; Papu Gomez, Rafa Mir, Lucas Ocampos.
Injured: None
Unavailable (AFCON): Youssef En-Nesyri, Munir El-Haddadi
Suspended: None
Prediction
Valencia 1-3 Sevilla
