Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Sevilla
Match Time & Date:
07/10/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-0
Rayo Vallecano
Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano square off against each other at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in the closing match of Saturday’s program in the La Liga round 9. Los Sevillanos failed to spoil Barcelona’s party at Estadio Olimpico, but the bookies see them as favourites to beat the capital club at home ground. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Youssef En Nesyri, who found the net in the Champions League draw with PSV on Wednesday. The likes of Erik Lamela, Teixeira Marcao, Nianzou Kouassi, and Alfonso Pastor are out of contention with injuries.
The capital club, on the other hand, aim to extend their unbeaten run to five games, but given their negative record at “Pizjuan”, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. It has to be noted that Sevilla emerged triumphant in seven of the previous eight meetings between the two sides at the venue, speaking of the La Liga encounters. Defender Khalid Abdul Mumin is banned for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Marko Dmitrovic):
A Red Star Belgrade youth prospect, Serbian goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic never got a chance to shine at his boyhood club. The talented shot-stopper was forced to take a longer road to prominence and travelled through Hungary, England and Spain to find his place under the sun. Spells with Ujpest, Charlton Athletic and Alcoron brought nothing but disappointment for the Serbia ‘keeper, who rose to full prominence at Eibar.
Dmitrovic was voted the best player of Eibar for the 2017/18 season after not missing a single league appearance for Los Armeros. Apart from his footballing exploits, Marko Dmitrovic remains remembered for saving Angel Rodriguez Diaz’s life in a game against Getafe.
Dmitrovic was the one to unintentionally knock Angel to the ground after a duel in the box and was also the first one to pull his tongue out when it became apparent that Angel was lying still on the ground. Marko Dmitrovic is Serbia’s second choice goalkeeper who made his debut in 2017. The Eibar custodian was part of Serbia’s World Cup expedition in Russia but did not get a chance in goal with Vladimir Stojkovic being favoured between the sticks.
Highlighted Team (Rayo Vallecano):
Rayo Vallecano is a Spanish football club from the Valleas neighbourhood in Madrid and are founded in the year 1924. The club is playing in the Primera Division since 2011 after being in active in the lower divisions for a longer period of time. Rayo Vallecano currently plays it’s home games in the Teresa Rivero Stadium which is also known as the Nuevo Vallecas stadium and holds a capacity of 15 500 seats. The Nuevo Vallecas stadium is one of the smallest ones in the Primera Division. The club colors of Rayo Vallecano are white and red and is also known as Los Vallecanos. Rayo Vallecano is known for it’s ultra’s which are radical left winged political sided.
In the clubs history Rayo Vallecano never won any big prizes. The biggest achievement was in 2000 when the club qualified for the UEFA Cup after winning the Fair Play spot. Rayo Vallecano was one of the biggest surprises in Europe that season and even managed to get to the quarter finals where Rayo got eliminated by Deportivo Alaves. There are a lot of famous players that played for Rayo Vallecano during their career such as: Julen Lopetegui, Jordi Figueras, Victor Onokpo and Ismael Urzaiz.
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