Sevilla are located at 4th, while Villarreal are loitering 12 points behind in the table. Will they decrease the gap?
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- Villarreal have yet to win a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
It's back home for Sevilla, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cordoba (after extra-time) away with the result 1-0. L. Ocampos found the net in that victory. Manager J. Lopetegui Argote felt very clever after L. Ocampos scored the winning goal against Cordoba (after extra-time), having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Heartbreak before that as Sevilla lost 1-2 at Real Madrid's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sevilla handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
The manager J. Lopetegui Argote will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Salzburg in only four days.
Sevilla are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (17 goals in 6 games). Sevilla have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the La Liga. Villarreal only have 0 wins to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.
It's the second away game in a row for Villarreal, but there's smiles all around after the 8-0 victory versus Victoria CF in the Copa Del Rey last time out. As mentioned above, Villarreal was the only team on the pitch versus Victoria CF in their previous game, winning 8-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus FC Barcelona.Villarreal are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of one match.
The schedule is very tough for Villarreal now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Champions League game at Atalanta is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Villarreal when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Villarreal have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Sevilla won two games, five matches ended with a tie and Villarreal managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Mir Vicente 5 goals |   A. Groeneveld 5 goals |  E. Lamela 4 goals |
Sevilla missing players
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| Sevilla | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 57% | 71% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| 36% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 43% |
| 21% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 16.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 21% | 30% |
| 9.6 | 9.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 14.4 | 11.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
- All of Sevilla's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sevilla have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sevilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villarreal have scored away.
- Sevilla have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the most scored goals (17) at home in La Liga
- Sevilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Villarreal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Villarreal have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Valencia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Mallorca | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Granada | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Elche | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Getafe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Levante | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 7 |