Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 4th, where Villarreal will travel to Sevilla to battle Sevilla in a clash of these two mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sevilla is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Madrid. Rafa Mir struck first for Sevilla in the 12th minute on a feed from Marcos Acuña, then Karim Benzema tied it up for Real Madrid in the 32nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Vinícius Júnior to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sevilla should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Villarreal recorded a 8-0 blowout win against Victoria CF. Alberto Moreno scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 17th minute, then Alberto Moreno added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Victoria CF couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Alberto Moreno has been the most effective weapon for Villarreal lately. The Spanish defender has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Both Lucas Ocampos and Rafa Mir have been the hottest scorers for Sevilla in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Julen Lopetegui Argote’s squad will be without Youssef En-Nesyri, Suso and Navas, while Villarreal will be without Juan Foyth and Gerard Moreno.