Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Sparkles will be flying when Sevilla and Real Betis square off against each other at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in the Seville derby. Los Rojiblancos have been showing signs of improvement of late, beating Valladolid at home, while sharing the spoils with Athletic Club on the road and they must be high on confidence ahead of the local derby. Important centre-back Marcao is back from suspension, while veteran Jesus Navas is pushing for a start.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, defeated Espanyol 1-0 at the weekend, with Giovani Lo Celso scoring the only goal of the match. Anyhow, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals this time out as both sides are likely to adopt a cautious approach in El Derbi Sevillano. All Marc Bartra, William Carvalho and Isco remain on the sidelines with injuries, while aforementioned midfielder Lo Celso returns to the starting XI after he was rested in the Conference League game against Legia.
Highlighted Player (Rui Silva):
Born on the 7th of February, 1994, Rui Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada in LaLiga. The Maia born started his football journey playing Futsal before eventually joining the youth setup at Maia FC in 2006. After six years of development, he got recruited by C.D Nacional and signed a professional contract with the club in 2012.
Two years later, on the 26th of January, 2014, he made his professional debut in a Portuguese Super Cup group game against Leixoes SC and kept a clean sheet. The 6ft 3-inch tall goalkeeper went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before leaving for Spain in 2017 to join his current club Granada FC on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Additionally, the 25-year-old has represented Portugal at the youth level, winning his standalone cap for its under-21 team in a friendly against England on the 13th of November, 2014.
Highlighted Team (Sevilla):
Sevilla Futbol Club is a Spanish football club from the city Andalucia. The club is playing in the Spanish Primera Division and is playing his home games in Estadio Ramo Sanchez Pizjuan. An impressive venue with the capacity to hold 45 500 football fans. The biggest rival of Sevilla FC is city rival Real Betis Sevilla.The current second team of Sevilla is called Sevilla Atletico and is playing in the Segunda Division B. Nicknames for Sevilla are Los nervionenses and Los Rojiblancos.
Sevilla won the Spanish title once in 1946. In Spain Sevilla won the Copa del Rey 4 times. In European competitions the team had more success. The club managed to win the Europa League 4 times and is currently the most successful club in the Europa League.
The most remarkable players that played for Sevilla FC are: Suker, Zamorano, Alves, Ramos, Rakitic and the legendary Diego Maradona.