Valencia vs Sevilla
Valencia and Sevilla could not be further away from each other in terms of their current form. While Sevilla have won five of their last six matches in all competitions, Valencia have had just one victory in their last five, with two draws and two defeats.
Los Che will now look to arrect that poor form in La Liga as they host the high-flying Rojiblancos at the Mestalla.
Sevilla are one of four sides currently tied for second with 19 points, although Barcelona have a game in hand, as do Real, who are at 18 points.
Sevilla still aren’t among the top title favourites according to the La Liga 2019 odds, but victory away at Valencia could go some way toward changing that.
Talking Points
Valencia in desperate need of a victory
Albert Celades has had a rough first 10 matches as Valencia manager. They’ve won just three of those 10 games with him in charge, with four draws and three defeats. They’ve also scored only 13 goals during that time while giving up 18.
After a creditable 1-1 draw away to Atletico Madrid, they shipped three more goals last weekend as they lost 3-1 away to Osasuna. Rodrigo gave Valencia an early lead, but he was sent off before the half-hour mark, which played a huge part in Los Che failing to hold onto their advantage.
With Rodrigo’s red card, Valencia have now had a player sent off in three consecutive matches. The fact that they were down to 10 men helped Lille grab a stoppage-time equaliser to force a 1-1 draw in their most recent Champions League outing.
Rodrigo will be suspended for their upcoming match against Sevilla, which means that Kevin Gameiro and/or Maxi Gomez will be tasked with deputising in the attack. Gomez has had a strong start to his Valencia career, scoring four goals in his first nine appearances.
Gomez has scored three of those four goals at home, where Valencia are still undefeated in the league this season. However, they’ve won just two of those five games. They should’ve beaten Getafe, but they gave away a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3.
Sevilla in superb form
Sevilla are on quite a roll at the moment. Julen Lopetegui’s side have won five of their last six matches in all competitions, with that one defeat a 4-0 setback away against Barcelona.
They followed up their 3-0 win over F91 Dudelange in the Europa League with a routine 2-0 victory over Getafe last weekend.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who scored the winner in their 1-0 win over APOEL Nicosia — made some La Liga 2019 highlights when he picked up his first La Liga goal for his new club against Getafe. Lucas Ocampos added a second to seal the points.
It should be noted that Sevilla’s recent good form has been aided by the fact that they’ve played at home five times. But still, they deserve credit for keeping a clean sheet in four out of those five games.
Sevilla also had an impressive away record to start the new league season. They had won their first three away matches in La Liga — including one against surprise package Granada — without conceding a single goal.
They really should have made it four wins out of four, but they conspired to give up three unanswered goals after going up 2-0 against a struggling Eibar side.
However, recent history will not be on Sevilla’s side as they visit the Mestalla.
History
Battles between Valencia and Sevilla have been quite even throughout the years. Since 1993, Valencia have won 25 of their 53 matches, with Sevilla winning 19.
Valencia have had a significant edge in terms of more recent encounters, though. They have gone five matches unbeaten against Sevilla, with three wins and two draws.
It’s also been a long time since Sevilla have won away at the Mestalla. The last time that happened was way back in 2012.
Since that match, the home team has won eight of their last 14 La Liga matches, although Valencia have won two out of the last three at the Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.
Betting Tip
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Valencia vs Sevilla | Under 2.50 Goals @ 1.90 |
| October 31, 02:00 (GMT+8) |
SBOBET odds have Sevilla as slight favourites at 2.49 to snap their Mestalla drought. Meanwhile, Valencia are priced at 2.80 to get the home win, with the draw at 3.20.
Both sides are quite evenly matched, and all three outcomes are quite possible. That’s why I’m going for the over under, specifically under 2.50 goals.
I don’t expect to see too many goals in this game. Four of the last five meetings between the two have resulted in two goals or fewer. I predict a cagey match that will either end up being decided by the odd goal or finish in a draw.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
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