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FC Sevilla will take on Sporting Gijon in the 15th round of the Spanish La Liga, with the hosts coming after a big Champions League game midweek, but in big need of points today as well.
Sevilla’s 1-0 win over Juventus on Tuesday meant that the Spanish outfit finished 3rd and will play in Europa League, but now the focus has to be switched to La Liga, where Sevilla has been underwhelming so far. The hosts are on the 10th place, but the good news is they are just 5 points behind the last Champions League spot. Additionally, Sevilla has played well lately, with 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches in all competitions and their form at home has also been good.
14th placed Sporting Gijon is playing really poor football lately, losing 4 consecutive matches in all competitions before finally winning a game last round – but beating Las Palmas 3-1 at home wasn’t exactly the most impressive result. The victory came in the last 15 minutes and Las Palmas is the worst team in the Spanish top flight right now. Gijon will know that they need to find an extra level if they are to compete with Sevilla today.
Bet on FC Sevilla – Sporting Gijon in the Primera Division with the best odds at 18Bet.
Team news & lineups:
Beto, Pareja, Carrico, Iborra and Andreolli are unavailable for Sevilla, while Gijon can’t count on Alvarez, Canela and possibly Sanabria, who was the hero last round when he scored all three goals against Las Palmas.
Sevilla: Rico – Mariano, Kolodziejczak, Rami, Tremoulinas – N’Zonzi, Krychowiak – Konoplyanka, Banega, Vitolo – Gameiro
Sporting Gijon: Cuellar – Lora, Bernardo, Hernandez, Lopez – Mascarell, Cases – Ndi, Halilovic, Jony – Sanabria
The win against Juventus surely took a lot of effort from the Sevilla players, but the match was on Tuesday and it was at home, so there should have been plenty of time to recover. The hosts are now back in La Liga and they really need the three points, so for these reasons I do not expect a letdown from Sevilla.
For all of their problems, Sevilla has been very good at home, winning 5 out of 7 matches in La Liga and with newly found form, I expect them to build on that today. Gijon is not a difficult opponent and is not playing well at all lately, so look for the home side to win convincingly.
Coming into the game with great morale and motivation, I can easily see Sevilla showing its offensive capabilities and covering a 1 goal spread. My tip is Sevilla to win with a 1,25 asian handicap. Prediction: Sevilla – Sporting Gijon 2-0.
Pick: Sevilla (-1,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.76 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.08
Event date: 12 December
