Week 35 features a match on Sun May 8th, where Villarreal will play host to Sevilla in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Villarreal, recorded a 2-3 loss against Liverpool. Boulaye Dia struck first for Villarreal in the 3rd minute, then Francis Coquelin added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Étienne Capoue But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Sadio Mané. Villarreal is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while sevilla is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cádiz. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 7th minute, but Lucas Pérez got the equalizer for Cádiz in the 66th minute earning them at least the one point. Sevilla is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Dec 4th, Sevilla hosted Villarreal in their last match together. Sevilla won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 31000 jubilant spectators. Lucas Ocampos struck first for Sevilla in the 16th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jesús Corona has been the most prolific scorer on Sevilla in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Arnaut Danjuma has been the most prolific scorer on Villarreal in his last five matches with two goals
Unai Emery Etxegoien’s squad will be without Gerard Moreno, Albiol and Alberto Moreno, while Anthony Martial, Fernando and Karim Rekik are unavailable to play for Julen Lopetegui Argote’s team.