Despite only being separated by six points, Sevilla and Celta Vigo enter their upcoming duel in different moods, with Celta Vigo currently sitting in a spot that would mean participation in European competitions next season, while Sevilla are in the bottom half of the standings in La Liga.
Sevilla enter the match on a three-game losing streak, including a loss to Alaves in Copa del Rey, so they'll be eager to break this bad run with a win at home against an opponent that's similar in quality, at least on paper.
Celta Vigo, on the other hand, are without a loss in their last four La Liga matches, but that good run was broken by a dissapointing loss to Albacete in Copa del Rey, after penalties.
All in all, this should be an exciting and close matchup, where both teams will hope for the full haul.
How the bookies view it: No clear favourites
The bookmakers clearly don't see any of the teams as the favourite, at least not by a significant margin. In fact, bet365 has equal odds on either of the team winning -17/10, while a draw is priced at 9/4.
Recent head-to-head: Celta Vigo in better form
Looking at the last five meetings between these two teams, we can see that Sevilla were only able to win once, with Celta Vigo getting a couple of wins and two games ending in draws.
Players to watch: Borja Iglesias leading the way
With seven goals in 17 league matches and 10 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions, Iglesias has been the Celta's most reliable offensive weapon so far. The experienced forward will be hoping for another good performance against Sevilla, although he didn't really have that much success against them before with just two goals in 13 games.
On the other side, Ruben Vargas has three goals and four assists in La Liga this season. He missed the last six league matches for Sevilla, in which the team only won once, so the home fans will be happy to see him back in the team, although he might only get the chance from the bench for his first game back.
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Probable line-ups
Cesar Azpilicueta, Gabriel Suazo, and Alfon Gonzalez are out with injuries for Sevilla, while Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke are at AFCON. On top of that, Sevilla will also be without Marcao, who earned a lengthy suspension (six games) a couple of weeks ago for an angry outburst towards a referee.
Meanwhile, Celta Vigo will be at full strength for this game.
Sevilla: Vlachodimos, Carmona, Gudelj, Salas, J. Sanchez, Agoume, Mendy, Oso, Sow, Romero, A. Sanchez
Celta Vigo: Radu, Alonso, Starfelt, Rodriguez, Carreira, Roman, Moriba, Mingueza, Swedberg, Iglesias, Zaragoza
Anything else catch the eye?
We saw both teams score in eight of the last 10 meetings between Sevilla and Celta, so we quite like the odds on both teams to score of 4/5 at bet365. Furthermore, both teams have scored in 56% of Sevilla's La Liga matches and 67% of Celta Vigo's games in the league.
In addition to this, we like the odds on Celta Vigo to win this match. They are in much better form than the hosts, who are also quite depleted due to injuries, suspensions, and AFCON, while Celta arrive in full strength.
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