Predictions La Liga - Villarreal vs Sevilla

La Liga - Villarreal vs Sevilla
Match Time: 11-05-2024 22:15 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Villarreal

Villarreal's hopes of making a late push into Europe suffered a setback last weekend when they were beaten 3-2 by relegation-threatened Celta Vigo, with the result leaving them ninth in the table on 45 points.

Marcelino's side are now seven points behind seventh-placed Real Betis with just four games left, so it is going to be difficult to secure European football for next season, and there is no getting away from the fact that 2023-24 has been a disappointing campaign for the club.

The Yellow Submarine claimed fifth in La Liga last term and have only finished lower than seventh on one occasion in their last 10 top-flight campaigns.

A top-half spot is on the cards, but a European spot is likely to be beyond them, especially as their fixture list is tough, with Girona and Real Madrid their opponents after this one, before finishing the 2023-24 campaign away to Osasuna on May 25.

Villarreal have struggled at home this season, only picking up 22 points from their 17 matches in front of their own fans, while Sevilla have gathered 18 points from their 17 games on their travels this term.

Sevilla

Sevilla have also underachieved again this season, with Quique Sanchez Flores's side sitting down in 12th position in the table, 11 points behind seventh-placed Real Betis and some 26 points off the top four.

Los Nervionenses finished 12th in Spain's top flight last term, which proved to be their worst final placing in La Liga since being relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 campaign.

Sevilla are also set to miss out on Europe, but their recent form has been impressive, winning four of their last five league matches, remaining unbeaten in the process.

The Europa League holders will enter this match off the back of a 3-0 victory over Granada, and they are now just four points behind ninth-placed Villarreal, with a top-half spot within reach.

Sevilla are actually unbeaten in their last five La Liga games against Villarreal, but three of their last four meetings at this level of football have finished all square, including a 1-1 earlier this season.

Prediction: Villarreal 1-1 Sevilla