Preview: Sevilla vs. Real Valladolid – Prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams that have had disappointing starts to the new La Liga season will meet at the Estadio Ramon on Tuesday evening. Seville greeting Real Valladolid.

Both teams have picked up just five points from their first six league games of the season. Sevilla are currently in 14th place in the table, while Real Valladolid are in 17th place.

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Sevilla picked up just two points from their first four league games of the season, drawing with Las Palmas and Mallorca and losing to Villarreal and Girona.

Garcia PepperIn their first game after the international break in September, the team managed a clear 1-0 win against Getafe, but they could not build on that and lost 2-1 to Alaves on Friday evening.

Sevilla were 2-0 down after an hour at the Estadio de Mendizorroza and could not equalise in the final phase, although Dodi Lukebakio The deficit was halved in the 83rd minute.

Last season, Nervionenses finished 14th in the Spanish top division, their worst placing since relegation at the end of the 2000/01 season.

Early signs suggest that it could be another difficult season for Sevilla, but the Spanish side are unbeaten in La Liga since December 2012 against Real Valladolid and will be confident of a positive result here.

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However, four of the last five La Liga matches between these two teams have ended in draws, including a 1-1 draw in the corresponding match in the 2022–23 season.

Real Valladolid's last success against Sevilla was a 2-1 win at the Estadio Ramon in 2012. However, they go into this game on a positive note after holding Real Sociedad to a goalless draw on Saturday.

Paulo PezzolanoThe team won their first league game of the season against Espanyol, but have only picked up two points in their last five games, including a 7-0 defeat to Barcelona.

The white-violets finished second in the Segunda Division last season, allowing them to return to that level and aim to play two consecutive seasons in the top flight for the first time since 2021.

Real Valladolid have the worst defensive record in La Liga this season, although seven of the 13 goals they have conceded have come in one game against Barcelona, ​​while Sevilla have struggled in the final third this season, scoring just five goals in their six top-flight games.

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Sevilla will be without four injured players on Tuesday. Djibril Sow, Isaac Romero, Marcao And Albert Sambi Lokonga not available for selection.

Romero will be out for at least a month due to the ankle problems he sustained against Alaves, and his absence should open the door for Kelechi Iheanacho to get in first.

Juanlu Sanchez will also be back in the squad after a suspension and could be used as a right-back, while Sow’s unavailability in midfield could lead to Nemanja Gudelj Start.

As for Real Valladolid, Anuar Tuhami is still out of action due to a hernia, but the guests were able to Javi Sanchez back from the injury, while Mario Martin is available after a ban.

Cenk Özkacar was forced off early against Real Sociedad and is unlikely to be in the starting eleven, so there could be a place in defence for David Torreswhile Kike Perez could be used to freshen up the midfield.

The visitors played against Real Sociedad in a 4-5-1 formation and that will likely be the case in this game too. Juanmi Latasa set to operate through the center.

Possible starting eleven for Sevilla:
Nyland; Sanchez, Nianzou, Salas, Pedrosa; Gudelj, Agoume, Saul; Lukebakio, Iheanacho, Fernandez

Possible starting eleven for Real Valladolid:
Hein; Perez, Bah, Torres, Rosa; Machis, Meseguer, Perez, Juric, Moro; Latasa

We think: Sevilla 1-1 Real Valladolid

Sevilla are a difficult team to bet on at the moment, but the same can be said for Real Valladolid. Four of the last five league games between these two sides have ended 1-1, and we're betting on the same result on Tuesday night.

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