Villarreal are currently occupying fifth position in the La Liga Santander with ten points from five games, while the visitors are languishing at the 16th spot, having collected just four points.
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Villarreal will host Sevilla in a La Liga fixture at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Sunday evening. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 win over H. Beer-Sheva in a Europa Conference League fixture on Thursday, while Sevilla played out a goalless draw against Copenhagen in a Champions League game, a day earlier. Villarreal are currently occupying fifth position in the La Liga Santander with ten points from five games, while the visitors are languishing at the 16th spot, having collected just four points.
Here are @UnaiEmery_‘s thoughts ahead of #VillarrealSevillaFC tomorrow.
— Villarreal CF English (@VillarrealCFen) September 17, 2022
Villarreal’s last La Liga match against Real Betis on Sunday ended in a 1-0 defeat, courtesy of Rodri’s 61st-minute goal. It was the Yellow Submarine’s first league defeat of the campaign. Unai Emery’s side have recorded three wins and one draw thus far from five La Liga games. Meanwhile, in the mid-week European match against H Beer-Sheva, goals from Jose Morales and Alex Baena helped the Yellow Submarine secure all three points and move to the top of Group C. Emery’s side have won three of their last four games across all competitions, having scored 10 goals in that period, while conceding just four times.
Sevilla, on the other hand, haven’t made a great start to their La Liga campaign, having lost three of their opening five games so far. The Red-Whites’ only league win of the season came against Espanyol last Saturday. Erik Lamela gave an early lead to Sevilla, before Jose Carmona netted a brace to make the score 3-0. Although Espanyol pulled two goals back through Joselu and Martin Brathwaite, the visitors held on to the slender lead and secured all three points.
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Villareal players Alberto Moreno, Juan Foyth, Manu Trigueros and Pepe Raina are sidelined with injuries. Gerard Moreno is likely to lead the line with Nicolas Jackson and Yeremi Pino in support. Dani Parejo, Lo Celso and Capoue could form the midfield-trio. As for Sevilla, midfielder Lamela who netted inside the opening minute against Sevilla, is unavailable for Sunday’s game because of a red card suspension. Ivan Rakitic could partner Fernando and Jordan in the engine room.
Villarreal probable starting lineup: Rulli, Femenia, Albiol, Torres, Pedraza, Parejo, Lo Celso, Capoue, Jackson, G Moreno, Pino
Sevilla probable starting lineup: Bono, Carmona, Gudelj, Nianzou, Acuna, Rakitic, Fernando, Jordan, En-Nesyri, Dolberg, Mir
The La Liga match between Villarreal and Sevilla will take place at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Sunday at 7:45 pm IST.
| Villarreal vs Sevilla | Key details |
| Date | September 18 |
| Venue | Estadio Ciudad de Valencia |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 4:15 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:45 pm |
The live coverage of the match will be available on Sports18 network, Voot Select and MTV India.
