Sevilla and Valencia will share the spoils
Sevilla may be in ninth in La Liga, but a win against Valencia tonight would see them pull level with the visitors in fifth place.
Sevilla enjoyed a very decent start to their season but have slipped up in recent weeks, losing three of their last five in the league. Their last match saw them on the wrong end of a 5-0 hammering from Barcelona thanks to a brace each from David Villa and Lionel Messi.
However, of greater concern to Sevilla boss Gregorio Manzano will be the number of injuries he has to deal with. Sevilla will be without Italian midfielder Tiberio Guarente who has been ruled out for six months with injury, while Andres Palop, Federico Fazio and Jesus Navas will also be missing.
Sevilla can take heart from their excellent home form though. They've lost just one of their last 14 at home and are yet to taste defeat at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán this term.
Valencia's form has gone rapidly downhill in recent weeks and are now three games without a win in La Liga, losing to Barelona and Mallorca before drawing with Real Zaragoza in their last match.
However, their away form is excellent, with their only defeat on the road this season coming in a close 2-1 loss against Barcelona.
There should be more goals tonight with Seville's last four matches yielding 20 goals, while Valencia have only failed to score once in 14 matches this season. Backing over 2.5 goals at [1.84] could be well worth a bet.
No matter the amount of goals though, everything is set up for a close game and we can't see anything separating these sides after 90 minutes. Back the draw at [3.55].
Published: 8 Nov 2010
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