Sevilla FC vs Valencia Preview

Sevilla have so many commitments towards this end of the season and Montella could be forced into a mini rotation here.

They have a Copa del Rey final date with Barcelona and a Champions League game coming next week.

They don’t have the most convincing home record under Montella as they have won just 2 of their 5 home games with the Italian in charge and they conceded 5 goals in each of their two home games against Atletico Madrid and Real Betis.

They have however, won in 4 of Valencia’s last 5 visits here.

Valencia have slumped to a very poor run of form that has seen them lose six games on the bounce between January and February.

It appeared as though the wheels had come off their bid for Champions League qualification, but they seem to have steadied the ship and a win here against Sevilla who are directly below them could help them nail down 4^th position.

A win here would end the race for the top four for teams outside that area at the moment as Valencia would hold an 11 points gap over Sevilla.

Their win over Real Betis last time means they have taken 13 points from their last 5 matches ahead of this game, and their away form sees them taking 1.62 points per game on average this season.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Sevilla FC

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Sevilla FC		2-0		Athletic Bilbao	3 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Málaga		0-1		Sevilla FC	28 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Sevilla FC		2-5		Atletico Madrid	25 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Sevilla FC		0-0		Manchester United	21 Feb, 2018	UEFA Champions League
W	Las Palmas		1-2		Sevilla FC	17 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División

Valencia

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Valencia		2-0		Real Betis	4 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Athletic Bilbao		1-1		Valencia	28 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Valencia		2-1		Real Sociedad	25 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Málaga		1-2		Valencia	17 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Valencia		3-1		Levante	11 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Valencia		4-0		Sevilla FC	21 Oct, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Valencia		0-0		Sevilla FC	16 Apr, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Sevilla FC		2-1		Valencia	26 Nov, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Valencia		2-1		Sevilla FC	10 Apr, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Sevilla FC		1-0		Valencia	29 Nov, 2015	Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results