Preview: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sevilla-FC-c40484 vs Levante FC
Sevilla FC
Currently tenth in the points table, the Sevilla-based Spanish team found a tough spot prior to the winter break, but the start of the new year happened to be a good start for them. The club has already earned the berth in the semi-finals of the Copa del
Rey by beating Villareal, 3—0.
Having lost five matches in December last year, including the La Liga clashes, the team went wild at the start of this year. Sevilla won five matches this month including Copa del Rey quarter-final against the La Liga number three, Villareal. The first leg
match went into draw but the next match on the 18th of January was named to Sevilla.
With the long awaited return of the defender Sergio Sanchez and the latest win, the confidence of the team will be boosted up.
The team will be looking forward to the next home match against Levante. In the ten La Liga matches played at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramón-Sánchez-c30550 Pizjuán, Sevillistas have named four to their credit. They lost four and managed to draw the remaining two. However, in the last five
home matches of La Liga, the club has lost four including the last Espanyol match. They bagged one win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/CA-Osasuna-c38712.
Levante FC
With just periodic resistance to the opposition in the current season, Levante can be seen at the second to last position in the points table. The club has lost twelve matches in a total of nineteen. With just one victory at home against number six in La
Liga, Atletico Madrid, the Granotes are a long way to survive the first division. The club is slowly being dragged down to the second division league for the next season.
Even though the team has lost a great deal of matches, they have managed to restrict the opposition, most of the time, to just one or a two goal margin. Two of the biggest defeats for them were in the start of the league, including the home match against
Sevilla. The guests won the match by 4—1. This match identified some defence problems for the team which were not rectified as the league proceeded.
Last week's match, though, was the worst of all, when Levante lost the Zaragoza match by 1—0, the same score that the team faced in their defeat in the derby against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 on the 9th of this month.
Team News
Sevilla FC
The club bears some good news prior to this upcoming match. Andres Palop, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Federico-Fazio-c13463 are back from the injuries. With the return of the captain and the vice captain, the team’s morale is boosted up. Also, the defence seems more
solid with the long-awaited return of Sergio Sanchez.
However, the team is going to miss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Ruano-c4977, who is suspended.
Levante FC
Bad news again for the guests as Nano and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juanfran-c19849
return from the suspension to reinforce the defence against Sevilla, while Nacho http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalez-c15099 is still facing some problems.
Prediction
Looking at the past performances of both the teams, the hosts have regained the momentum and have lost only one match after the winter break. On the other hand Levante have won only one away match in the current league. Therefore, only a magic wand, or a
really outstanding performance can save Levante from an obvious defeat at the hands of the in-form Sevilla.
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