This Andalusian derby will undoubtedly offer a lot of emotions and great delight to the football fans. Sevilla started very well in the league, but lately their good level of play has declined which resulted in the loss of some valuable points. Three losses, two draws and a win is the total for the hosts of their last 6 games. However, the team had some major players injured, which are now fit and ready to play. The team`s top goalscorer, Alvaro Negredo will take part in this meeting, which will have a huge impact on the effectiveness of the team`s attack. With such a prominent scorer, Sevilla have their chances against the strong team of Malaga.
Both teams are fairly equal over the years as in the last two matches against each other they exchanged a win of 2-1. The team of Malaga is ambitious to take part in the Champions League once again. Winning as many visits is very important for good ranking in La liga. Since early September, the team of Malaga hasn`t got an away win in the league. The style of play of Malaga is quite suitable for teams like Sevilla, who will attack on all fronts. The players of Malaga are quite capable of quicly organizing dangerous counter attacks.
For both teams there aren`t many problems with players being absent for this match. Piotr Trochowski has an injury for the hosts, while for Malaga Julio Baptista and Jérémy Toulalan are injured. As for the number of goals scored in the matches of these two teams, the numbers are quite the opposite. In the last 5 games of Sevilla there have been over 2.5 goals as the team has conceded at least two goals in eight of their last 10 league games. In 6 out of the last 7 games of Malaga as a guest in La Liga, there have been under 2.5 goals. Moreover, in the last three of those matches, the team failed to score even one goal. Recently, however, the matches between these two teams usually end with over 2.5 goals.