After yet another fascinating weekend of La Liga action, Monday sees the end of round ten with a truly mouth-watering encounter at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with Sevilla hosting Granada (Sevilla 4/11, Draw 10/3, Granada 8/1 – Match Betting).
Sevilla have had a relatively disappointing season so far and appear to have become the league’s draw specialists, having drawn five of their nine games.
They have been in decline over the last few seasons, struggling to repeat the glory days of the Juande Ramos regime when they won consecutive UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007.
However, look down their squad list and there are still a number of world class players at the club. Taken individually, these players could form part of a side which could mount a major challenge for the title.
Home-grown winger Jesus Navas (11/4 to score anytime) is undoubtedly their star player. Navas was part of Spain’s World Cup winning side in 2010, coming off the bench in the final to play a major part in Andres Iniesta’s winning goal against the Netherlands.
He is so often the ‘Sevillistas’ main source of inspiration and his ability to unlock defences is paramount to his side’s success. His combination with either Diego Perotti or Piotr Trochowski (9/4 to score anytime) on the other wing will be vital if Marcelino’s side are to win the game.
After being promoted via the play-offs last season, Granada have struggled to adapt to life in La Liga and are currently in the middle of a run of nine games without a victory following their shock win against Villarreal in September.
Despite their poor results, Fabri Gonzalez’s team have impressed with their attempts to play football but it is more than likely that they will be relying on their defence to help them grind out a result in Seville.
Key to this will be the performance of vice-captain Diego Mainz (14/1 to score anytime), who was one of the stars in their promotion winning campaign and has continued his good form into this season. The former Rayo Vallecano player is likely to be the man charged with controlling Sevilla’s Spanish international striker Alvaro Negredo and their battle will no doubt have a major bearing on the result.
Although Granada will undoubtedly look to take the game to their more illustrious opponents, Sevilla should have too much and if they get off to a fast start, the likes of Negredo and Navas could run riot.
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