Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 19th where Valencia will host Sevilla in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Valencia sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Real Madrid. Karim Benzema struck first for Real Madrid in the 43rd minute on a penalty, then Vinícius Júnior added another in the 52nd minute. Valencia is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Sevilla, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Getafe. Rafa Mir scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 22nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Getafe couldn’t manage to score, and Sevilla took the shutout win. Sevilla is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
Sevilla and Valencia last played eachother at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Sep 22nd. Sevilla was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of almost 24000 excited fans. Alejandro Gómez struck first for Sevilla in the 3rd minute on a feed from Érik Lamela, then Toni Lato added another on an own goal in the 15th minute.
Both Lucas Ocampos and Rafa Mir have been the hottest scorers for Sevilla in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Carlos Soler and Gonçalo Guedes have been the hottest scorers for Valencia in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
Valencia will be without Gayá, Mouctar Diakhaby, Gabriel Paulista, Dimitri Foulquier and Toni Lato, while Julen Lopetegui Argote’s squad will be without Suso and Navas.