Sevilla vs Espanyol - prediction, team news, lineups

Sevilla volition beryllium aiming to marque it back-to-back wins and springiness their La Liga endurance hopes a existent boost erstwhile they invited Espanyol to Estadio Ramon connected Saturday afternoon.

The hosts are presently 17th successful the La Liga table, 1 constituent supra the relegation zone, portion Espanyol - inactive without a triumph successful 2026 - inhabit 13th spot successful the division.

Match preview

Sevilla person managed to triumph 2 of their past 4 league matches, including a 1-0 occurrence implicit Real Sociedad past clip out, with the effect leaving them successful 17th spot successful the table, 1 constituent supra the relegation portion heading into the last straight.

It is simply a fascinating conflict astatine the bottommost of the division, with a fig of teams successful and astir that country picking up affirmative results, and Sevilla volition beryllium eyeing different triumph this play against an Espanyol outfit that are incredibly inactive searching for their archetypal triumph of 2026.

Sevilla person picked up 22 points connected location ungraded this play and volition beryllium welcoming an Espanyol broadside that person 17 points from 17 games connected their travels, which is the eighth-best distant grounds successful the division.

Los Nervionenses lone avoided relegation by a azygous constituent past season, and their conflict could spell to the ligament again this term, with Luis Garcia's broadside having different pugnacious campaign.

Sevilla really mislaid 2-1 to Espanyol successful the reverse crippled betwixt the 2 sides earlier this season, which proved to beryllium their archetypal decision to the Catalan outfit since January 2017.

Espanyol person not beaten Sevilla astatine Estadio Ramon since January 2011, truthful determination is plentifulness connected the enactment this weekend, particularly arsenic the Catalan outfit are winless since December.

In the archetypal fractional of the campaign, Manolo Gonzalez's broadside had the look of a squad susceptible of being challengers for a Champions League finish, but it has been a disastrous 2nd fractional of the season, failing to prime up a azygous win.

The White and Blues volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 location decision to Real Madrid, with the effect leaving them 13th spot successful the table.

Espanyol are not retired of the relegation mix, sitting 3 points supra 18th-placed Alaves, and different decision present would permission them successful superior danger.

Gonzalez's squad volition instrumentality connected Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna and Real Sociedad successful their last 3 league games of the campaign.

Sevilla La Liga form:

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Espanyol La Liga form:

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Team News

Sevilla volition beryllium without the services of Marcao for the remainder of the play done injury, portion Isaac Romero and Manu Bueno are some facing precocious fittingness tests.

The location broadside volition beryllium boosted by the instrumentality of Djibril Sow, though, with the midfielder disposable again aft missing the triumph implicit Real Sociedad past clip retired done suspension.

There mightiness beryllium conscionable the 1 alteration to the broadside that started against Real Sociedad, with Sow perchance coming successful for Romero if the striker is so ruled out.

As for Espanyol, Javi Puado is retired for the remainder of the play with a genu injury, while Cyril Ngonge is facing a precocious fittingness test.

Pol Lozano is disposable again pursuing a suspension, though, which volition boost the distant team's midfield options for the fixture astatine Estadio Ramon.

There could beryllium a alteration successful the last 3rd of the tract pursuing the Real Madrid fixture, with Kike Garcia perchance coming successful for Roberto Fernandez.

Sevilla imaginable starting lineup:

Vlachodimos; Carmona, Castrin, Salas, Suazo; Agoume, Gudelj; Vargas, Sow, Ejuke; Maupay

Espanyol imaginable starting lineup:

Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Zarate, Exposito; Sanchez, Terrats, Roca; K Garcia

We say: Sevilla 2-1 Espanyol

Espanyol's winless tally could proceed until the extremity of the campaign, and it mightiness extremity up with them being relegated from the apical flight. Sevilla's caller signifier astatine location has been strong, and we are expecting Los Nervionenses to assertion each 3 points connected Saturday.

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