Valencia will plan to make use of their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 16 points behind Sevilla.
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (13) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga
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.
Valencia form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Valencia have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
It's back home for Valencia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Atletico Baleares away with the result 1-0. de Sousa found the net in that victory. The gifted forward Koindredi outshone all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Koindredi hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Real Madrid.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Valencia as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico Madrid in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
Valencia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Mestalla with 17 goals in 10 league matches. Valencia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sevilla form and stats
5-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sevilla, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga, in their La Liga matches away. Sevilla has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Sevilla have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sevilla, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Real Betis (placed 3rd). Acuña was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Acuña hit two key passes and won 9 of 10 duels.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Getafe in the La Liga.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Celta de Vigo in just three days.
The attacking power of Sevilla when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Sevilla's manager Argote has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest past history involving both these squads is the Sevilla - Valencia 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Valencia won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Sevilla have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Ganchinho Guedes 7 goals |  C. Soler Barragán 7 goals |   R. Mir Vicente 6 goals |
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| Valencia | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 31 |
| 32 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 65% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 25% | 10% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.9 | 12 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 37% |
| 12.6 | 13.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the most clean sheets (11) in La Liga
- Sevilla is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
- Valencia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valencia have the most matches over the total-line (11) in La Liga
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (13) in La Liga
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Elche | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
