The weekend action begins on Friday the 11th of February in La Liga and we have a fixture between Sevilla and Elche to enjoy. The hosts begin this round of fixtures in second place on 47 points and the visitors are down in 14th place on 26 points but 8 points clear of the relegation zone.
Sevilla come into the game having previously been held to a 0-0 draw at Osasuna last weekend. It was a disappointing result for Sevilla as they chase Real Madrid at the top of the table.
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It was the third draw in succession in La Liga for Sevilla having been held by Valencia away and Celta Vigo at home.
The draws mean Sevilla have lost ground in the title race and they will be looking at this game as an opportunity to get back to winning ways.
Trends show Sevilla have been difficult to beat in La Liga and they are undefeated in their last 9 league games. In fact, they have lost only 1 of their last 16 La Liga fixtures and that came against Real Madrid.
In terms of their home form, Sevilla are undefeated in their last 13 league games at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Sevilla have won 10 of those 13 matches and have scored 1 or more goals in their last 16 home all competitions games in a row.
Both teams have scored in 4 of Sevilla’s last 5 home La Liga fixtures.
Elche make the trip to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on the back of a 3-1 home win over Alaves, who are currently in the relegation zone.
It was Alaves who opened the scoring in the 18th minute but Elche came out strongly in the second half, scoring 2 goals in the first 13 minutes. Elche added a third at the end of the game.
That result means Elche are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 matches in all competitions and the only defeat came at home against Real Madrid following extra-time in the Copa del Rey.
League form shows Elche have been tough to beat recently and they are undefeated in their last 5 La Liga matches.
However, Elche have been struggling to pick up victories away from home and they have recorded only 1 win from their 10 most recent away trips in the league. In their last 6 away matches in La Liga, Elche have seen both teams score
Team news and Sevilla have a significant injury list. Lucas Ariel Ocampos, Gonzalo Montiel, Jesus Manuel Corona, Thomas Delaney, Suso, Erik Lamela, and Jesus Navas could all miss out.
Elche travel without Ivan Marcone who has a muscle problem but he is expected to be the only absentee for the visitors.
Sevilla know they cannot keep dropping points if they want to push Real Madrid for the title. Elche have recently held Real Madrid away from home and will be tough opposition.
We expect to see Elche scoring in this game but for Sevilla to make home advantage count and take maximum points.