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.
Referee: Francisco Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
Matches – 9 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 43;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.8;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 22%.
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, Jarek Gasirowski, 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 approaches the upcoming match in 14th place in the standings. They have a comfortable seven-point lead over the bottom three, but are now eight points away from the European competition zone. In December, the club secured only one victory, defeating Celta at home (1-0). In the other three matches of the 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 games.
- The club has not lost in the first half in 15 of their last 17 home league matches (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 not won in six consecutive La Liga matches (2 draws and 4 losses). The club, along with Valladolid, is at the bottom of the table with 12 points. Notably, Valencia has the fewest wins in the current championship – only two.
Defender Thierry Correia will not play due to injury.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Valencia's last 9 La Liga games.
- The number "1" appeared in the final score in 5 of Valencia's last 6 La Liga matches.
- The club scored only one goal in the second half in nine previous away league matches.
Sevilla vs. Valencia: Match Prediction
Despite the good performance Valencia showed in their last league match against Real Madrid, it's worth noting that they are not as strong away as they are at home. The team has earned 9 out of their 12 points at home, and away they have not only failed to win but have also scored just 4 goals in 9 La Liga matches this season. Valencia has not won away in La Liga for 12 matches (4 draws and 8 losses).
Meanwhile, Sevilla has won five of their last seven home La Liga matches, with one draw and one loss to Real Sociedad. Additionally, Garcia Pimienta's side has kept clean sheets in 4 of their last 7 home games, conceding only one goal in two other matches. Given Valencia's poor scoring record away, it is likely that the hosts will not only win but could do so with a clean sheet. Therefore, my prediction is: Sevilla to win
