Matchday 19 of La Liga between Sevilla and Valencia will take place on January 11 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Sevilla vs. Valencia: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Sevilla vs. Valencia
Sevilla (4-3-3): Alvaro Fernandez – Jose Carmona, Nemanja Gudelj, Loic Bade, Kike Salas – Lucien Agoume, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Juanlu Sanchez – Isaac Romero, Dodi Lukebakio, Stanis Idumbo.
Valencia (4-4-2): Stole Dimitrievski – Cesar Tárrega, Yarek Gasiorowski, Dimitri Foulquier, Cristhian Mosquera – Enzo Barrenechea, Javi Guerra, Luis Rioja, Diego Lopez – Andre Almeida, Hugo Duro.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Sevilla
Sevilla enters the upcoming match in 14th place in the standings. They have a comfortable seven-point cushion from the relegation zone, but they are also eight points away from the European competition spots. In December, the club managed just one victory, defeating Celta Vigo 1-0 at home. In their other three matches last month, Garcia Pimienta's side drew with Osasuna (1-1) and lost away to Atletico (3-4) and Real Madrid (2-4).
Defender Tanguy Nianzou will miss the match due to injury.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 6 of Sevilla's last 8 La Liga matches.
- The club has not lost the first half in 15 of their last 17 home league games (8 wins and 7 draws).
- In 16 previous home matches, Sevilla has only drawn once (9 wins and 6 losses).
Valencia
Carlos Corberan's side hosted Real Madrid in early January and lost 1-2. They could have hoped for more, but conceded both goals after the 85th minute. Valencia has now gone six matches without a win in La Liga (2 draws and 4 losses). The club, along with Valladolid, is at the bottom of the standings with 12 points. Notably, Valencia has the fewest wins in the current championship, with just two.
Defender Thierry Correia will not play due to injury.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Valencia's last 9 La Liga matches.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score of 5 of Valencia's last 6 La Liga matches.
- The club has scored only one goal in the second half in their last nine away league matches.
Sevilla vs. Valencia: Match Prediction
Despite a strong performance against Real Madrid in their last league match, Valencia has not been as effective away as they are at home. The team has earned 9 of their 12 points on home soil, and they have yet to win away, scoring just four goals in nine away matches in the current La Liga season. Valencia has not won away in La Liga for 12 matches (4 draws and 8 losses).
Sevilla, on the other hand, has won five of their last seven home matches in La Liga, with one draw and a loss to Real Sociedad. Garcia Pimienta's side has kept clean sheets in 4 of their last 7 home games and conceded just once in two others. Given Valencia's poor away scoring record, it's likely that Sevilla will not only win but also keep a clean sheet. Therefore, my prediction is a Sevilla win.
