Sevilla will be looking for their third straight win when they visit Valencia in the La Liga. The visitors will be coming off a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid. Valencia’s most recent match in the top flight of Spain ended in a 2-0 loss to Las Palmas.
Preview (Valencia vs. Sevilla)
Valencia’s final La Liga finish last season was 16th. It turned out to be their joint-worst finish since they were demoted to the Segunda Division in 1986. Los Che has a record of 10 wins, 5 draws, and 9 losses from their 24 league games in 2023–24 to collect 35 points, which has put them in ninth place in the standings. Consequently, there was plenty of space for development this term. at the end of September. Ruben Baraja’s team has won five and drawn two of their previous seven league games played at Mestalla. They have also not lost at home in La Liga at that time.
However, Valencia has dropped to ninth place in the division after losing their past two away from home. It included a 2-0 loss to Las Palmas the previous time around. After winning 2-1 in the rematch between the two teams back in August, Los Che will be aiming to win the league double against Sevilla for the first time since the 2017–18 campaign. Sevilla comes into this game fresh from two straight league wins. They defeated Atletico 1-0 at Estadio Ramon and won 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano on February 5.
Due to the two outstanding outcomes, Quique Sanchez Flores’ team now sits in 15th place in the standings with 23 points, six points above the bottom three. Sevilla’s relegation this season would be disastrous, but their previous two victories have given them a significant lead. With only four points separating them and Alaves in 12th place, they should be looking up the ladder rather than down, especially with their talented roster. Los Nervionenses, who placed 12th in La Liga the previous year. They have had difficulty traveling this year. In their 11 games away from home, they have only collected nine points.
Team News
Due to injuries, Valencia will be without Thierry Correia and André Almeida. Aside from that, the home team is well-prepared for the match against Sevilla. After a muscle injury, Diego Lopez might return to the team, while Sergegi Canos is aiming to start for the national team in a wide role. Hugo Duro will start in the latter third of the field since he has been in excellent scoring form this season, having found the net ten times in Spain’s top division. With Lucien Agoume, Marcao, Tanguy Nianzou, Mario Diaz, Keke Salas, Nemanja Gudelj, and Dodi Lukebakio out of the lineup, Sevilla continues to struggle with injuries.
However, Lucas Ocampos is anticipated to recover from a knock to start, thus this may be the same team that played against Atletico at the start of the last game. Since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, Youssef En-Nesyri and Isaac Romero have developed a solid connection in the last third of the field, and they ought to continue as the front two here.
Valencia 1-1 Sevilla
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