Sevilla vs Valencia Preview: Team News & Prediction
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These are two fallen giants of Spanish football. Both have flirted with relegation in recent years, and this season, but are managing mid-table obscurity instead.
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Sevilla preview: Sorry Sevilla
Matias Almeyda is perhaps doing the best job he can with the tools available to the former Monterrey boss. It has still been very poor, though, with the Argentine leading the Sevillanos to 15th place after 28 game weeks.
The Andalusians were annihilated in Barcelona last weekend, succumbing to a humbling 5-2 demolition at the hands of defending champions Barca at Camp Nou - and it should have been more.
Valencia preview: Average Valencia
Carlos Corberan is working with his hands tied firmly behind his back, given the state of Valencia's hierarchy off the pitch, but even then the frustrating underperformance is beginning to grate.
Having turned a corner in recent weeks, Los Che became just the fourth victim of rock-bottom Real Oviedo, suffering a slender but flattering 1-0 defeat to the Asturians at Estadio Carlos Tartiere last weekend.
Sevilla team news: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Sevilla to deal with this weekend, with versatile young defender Kike Salas seeking to see off a calf issue.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Jose Angel Carmona, Nianzou, Gudelj, Suazo; Agoume, Sow; Juanlu, Sanchez, Oso; Adams
Unavailable: Marcao (Injured), Peque (Injured)
Questionable: Kike Salas (Injured)
Valencia team news: Defensive injuries
Valencia still have plenty of defensive injury issues as goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala remains sidelined alongside the likes of Mouctar Diakhaby and Jose Manuel Copete.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Dimitrievski; Correia, Unai Nunez, Cumart, Jose Luis Gaya; Ramazani, Rodriguez, Ugrinic, Danjuma; Javi Guerra, Sadiq
Unavailable: Julen Agirrezabala (Injured), Diakhaby (Injured), Ruben Iranzo (Injured), Copete (Injured), Foulquier (Injured)
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Sevilla vs Valencia prediction
These are two sides lacking much of a tactical identity and lacking any semblance of togetherness in terms of club, players and supporters. These showpiece event on Saturday night; it could well be quite a sad indictment of their relative predicaments and decline at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville.
Sevilla vs Valencia tip: Under 2.5 goals
