Sevilla – Girona Prediction & Picks (16.12.2018)

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Sevilla – Girona SOCCER PICKS

Sevilla and Girona meet at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, in a match for the 16 th round of the First Division. There is only record of 2 recent direct matches between these two teams: on 11-02-2018, which ended with the victory of Sevilla by (1-0), and on 17-09-2017, which ended with the victory of Sevilla by (0-1) Despite being a match between 2nd and 9th of the table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home matches and the 5th as a visitor.

Sevilla:

The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 28 points won, after 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Deportivo Alavés, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Valencia, by (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 10 goals and suffered 5 at home, against 17 scored and 11 suffered as a visitor. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Krasnodar by (3-0). For the championship, Sevilla won 16 points out of 21 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 7 home matches.

For this competition, record a sequence of 5 wins in their last home games. In their home league matches the most frequent final score was 2-1 (3 out of 7 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 5 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods in highlight in the last 15 home matches for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 8 goals between the minutes (31′-45 ‘) and 3 of his 8 between (76′-90’).

Sevilla is doing a great campaign in La Liga, but it comes from 2 consecutive draws and it needs to rediscover the path of victories so as not to let the Barcelona leader open up an even greater advantage. The team is characterized by a good balance between offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 27 goals, being the third best attack of the competition, and suffered 16, having the fifth strongest defense, so much that it suffered only 3 goals in the last 5 days, so it is a team that gets enough pressure, creates several scoring opportunities and still leaves few spaces in its defense. At home, as in the game this Sunday, Sevilla has performed very well, comes from 5 consecutive wins, in which scored 10 goals and suffered only 3, and usually very well against inferior teams, as is the case of his next adversary. For the game against Girona, coach Pablo Machín will not be able to count on midfielder Vázquez, suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

Girona:

The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Atlético Madrid, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Athletic Club, by (1-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 12 points in away matches and 9 at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded in away matches, against 9 goals scored and 12 conceded at home. In the last 7 away league matches Girona has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 12 points out of 21 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

The Girona fell of performance in the last parties, gained only 1 party in the last four days and goes in search of a recovery to return firm in the fight by a place in the European competitions of the next season. The team needs to perform more offensively, as they scored only 17 goals, having the tenth best attack among the 20 La Liga participants, while the defense has behaved in a reasonable manner, suffered 17 goals and is the sixth best, although it has suffered goals in the last four days. As a visitor, as in this Sunday’s game, Girona have made good games, is the team that lost the least, along with 3 other teams that only suffered defeats only 1 time away from their domains and it should be noted that they have the defense more solid in this type of situation, with 5 goals suffered in 7 games. For the clash with Sevilla, coach Eusebio Sacristán goes to the field with the same team that acted on the last day, as his injured players will not recover in time to be on the field.


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