Sevilla vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips (23 August)

Sevilla FC will have to do better than last season. At its level, with its 7 Europa League record, the Sevillian club cannot afford to never be able to appear in the first half of the table and to finish outside the top 10. We can say that the season has started timidly last week, on the Las Palmas side, with a draw, including a CSC on each side 2-2. Tonight is the first big test for the Andalusians who will challenge a team that is a candidate for the race for Europe this season. In preparation, they were able to win against Granada 2-0 and Fulham 1-2 before suffering the lightning of Liverpool 4-1.

On the other side of the median, Villarreal had a lot to do from the start in this championship by welcoming Atlético Madrid on Monday evening, at the end of the first day. If this match was rich in goals, it ended with a parity score also 2-2. It will be recalled that the Yellow Submarine will not participate in any European competition this year following its 8th place in the rankings last year. Note that the summer preparation was not very encouraging for Marcelino's men with only one victory in 6 matches for a record of 3 defeats and 2 draws.

Loaned by Arsenal for the season after a successful season at Luton in the PL with 3 assists, Lokonga will probably have to wait before playing his first minutes in his new colors (injured). He is not the only one to squat in the infirmary since Suso is also a subscriber. On loan from Atlético, Saul Niguez did not play the first day but he was serving a suspension which lingered from the end of last season. This time he will be back. The Andalusian transfer window was eventful, notably with the departures of a number of players. To name the most important, Lamela (free), Delaney (termination of contract), Rafa Mir (Valencia, loan), Veliz (free), Drammeh (10 goals with the reserve last year), without forgetting the French Soumare ( Leicester, return from loan), Mejbri (return from loan, United), Spanish football icon Sergio Ramos, former Lyon player Mariano Diaz and above all, Moroccan international Youssef En-Nesyri (16 goals, 2 assists in Liga) who opted for Jose Mourinho and his Fenerbahce. Boys like Januzaj (Las Palmas), Oliver Torres, and goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic (13 appearances as goalkeeper last year in La Liga, Leganes) also left the Andalusian ship this summer. In the opposite direction, Carmona and Gonzalo Montiel (sent to Nottingham last season) hope to win their place in the same way as Ejuke (free, rookie) or the Frenchman Agoume, permanently signed from Inter. En-Nesyri's digital replacement, Ihenacho (Leicester, free) will try to make the Moroccan forget. Called up with Olympic Spain and crowned with gold, Juanlu Sanchez announced the color by scoring his first professional goal with the Andalusian club against Las Palmas.

Supporters have high expectations of Lukebakio (5 pawns last year), Ocampos (ex-OM) and Romero (4 goals, 4 goals last year). Opposite, the full-backs Pedraza and Foyth and the midfielder Denis Suarez are still injured (since the end of last season) and they will once again be forced to watch the match on TV. The star Ayoze Perez (Bétis) is uncertain. For the rest, the group should be similar to that of Monday evening against Atlético with in this case recruits like Nicolas Pepe (Trabzonspor, free), Alex Sola (Almeria, loan), Pape Gueye (OM, free), the loan returner, Danjuma (Everton) or even Sergi Cardona (Las Palmas, free). Recruited at the expense of promoted Leganes, goalkeeper Diego Conde took the place of Pepe Reina (departure this summer). To continue in the direction of departures, Mosquera returned to Wolves from Wolverhampton, Cuenca signed up with Fulham and goalkeeper Jorgensen (starting goalkeeper) was sent to Chelsea. Mandi (Lille) and Gelardo left free while Sörloth signed for Atlético in order to progress and take a step forward. While we were waiting for the recruitment of French striker Thierno Barry (21 years old), it was the Brazilian goalkeeper, Junior Reis who was signed from Famalicao (Portugal) this week while Logan Costa would be on the shelves in coming from Toulouse.