Last weekend presented Sevilla with a great chance to move into the top four of La Liga and deal a huge blow to defending champions Real Madrid, by keeping them outside the Champions League places. However, what happened in the Santiago Bernabeu came as a huge embarrassment to Sevilla as they went 5-0 down before half-time.
What was supposed to be a close game between two teams battling at the top developed into a one-sided affair. Sevilla will be aiming to bounce back from that very disappointing result in Madrid by defeating Levante at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Friday night.
La Liga – Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla – Friday 15th December 2017 – 20:00 UK Time
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Having lost to Real Madrid last weekend and been held by Maribor to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League, Sevilla have failed to win their last 2 games away from home and will be looking forward to playing in-front of their own fans again. At home, Sevilla are a very tough team to beat and even when they were 3-0 down to Liverpool in the Champions League, they came back to draw the match.
Sevilla are unbeaten in their last 28 home matches in all competitions and have won 9 of their last 10 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. They have scored 2 goals in each of their last 4 home La Liga matches and kept three clean sheets in their last 5 home league games.
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Levante make the trip to Seville on Friday night having lost 2-1 at home to Athletic Club on the weekend. The defeat means Levante remain in the bottom half of the table and they are involved in the relegation battle. They are currently 4 points clear of the relegation zone and a win would see them move up to 11th before the teams around them play across the weekend. Levante have failed to win their last 4 games in all competitions and have won just one of their last 10 games in La Liga, which was away to Las Palmas. They have won 2 of their last 13 away matches in all competitions but have remained undefeated in their last 4, keeping a clean sheet in 3 of them.
Team News
Sevilla are waiting on the fitness of Daniel Carrico, Nicolas Pareja and Walter Montoya but its uncertain if they will be available for the game. Midfielder Steven N’Zonzi has been given special leave by the club. Levante travel without the trio of Ivan Lopez, Alex Alegria and Roger Marti who will miss the game due to injury. Jefferson Lerma and Cheick Doukoure are also struggling for fitness.
Top Betting Tips
Sevilla have been in good form at home and the extra determination which will come form their loss at Real Madrid should get them over the line in this game. Sevilla to win is 1/3 with Skybet. However, Sevilla have not been blowing teams away in recent home league games and although they should win the match, Levante could make it tough. Sevilla to win by 1 goal is 11/4 with Ladbrokes. Sevilla have kept clean sheets in their last 2 home games in all competitions and in 4 of their last 6 in La Liga. Sevilla to win to nil is 15/13 at Ladbrokes.