Sevilla vs Fiorentina Prediction and Football Tips
Europa League football tips – Sevilla vs Fiorentina prediction
With Vitolo likely to make a return to the team after missing Sunday’s defeat to Real Madrid, Sevilla have a full squad to pick from. Vitolo is likelly to join Banega and Vidal in a supporting three behind Colombian striker Bacca.
Fiorentina will have to make do without forwards Giuseppe Rossi and Khouma Babacar, who are both injured. Otherwise, manager Vicenzo Montella also has a full squad to pick from and may stick to the same team that defeated Dinamo Kiev in the previous round. Many of the team were rested at the weekend and should be raring to go.
Probable Line-ups
Sevilla: 4-2-3-1 formation: Rico; Tremoulinas, Pareja, Carrico, Coke; Krychowiak, Mbia; Vitolo, Banega, Vidal; Bacca
Fiorentina: 4-3-3 formation: Neto; Tomovic, Savic, Basanta, Alonso; Valero, Pizarro, Fernandez; Joaquin, Gomez, Salah
- Sevilla have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Fiorentina have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Sevilla have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game.
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Fiorentina have scored an average of 1.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sevilla’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Fiorentina’s previous 10 matches
Despite losing 3-2 to Real Madrid at the weekend, Sevilla still played well in parts of that game and will be determined not to lose another match at home. Given the fact, that the loss to Real Madrid was their first at the Sanchez Pizjuan this season, shows what a fortress it has become.
With qualification to next season’s Champions League through Serie A gone, this represents Fiorentina’s best chance of getting back in to Europe’s premier competition. Having rested a number of players on the weekend, it’s clear where Fiorentina’s priorities are but with just 2 wins from their last 8 games, form is not good.
With a fully fit squad and the backing of the home crowd, Sevilla will be hoping to take a decent lead to Florence for the second leg.
We say: Sevilla to win by 2 goals at 4/1 with Bet365
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