Sevilla vs Real Sociedad – La Liga – Preview

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sreya

Sevilla vs Real Sociedad – Sevilla hosts Real Sociedad at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on 5th May, Friday in a crucial La Liga fixture.

Sevilla are fourth in the La Liga standings with sixty-eight points after thirty-five matches and are challenging for next season’s UEFA Champions League qualification. Their opponents tonight, Real Sociedad are seventh with sixty-one points and are challenging Athletic Bilbao for UEFA Europa League places.

While Sevilla were beaten 4-2 by Malaga in their last game, Real Sociedad registered a well-fought 2-1 victory over Granada in their previous match.

Team News

Benoit Tremoulinas, Michael Krohn-Dehli, and Mariano are sidelined through injuries for the hosts while Joaquin Correa is still listed as a doubt. The visitors will be without the injured Carlos Martinez and Imanol Agirretxe.

Sevilla Possible Starting Lineup: Sergio Rico, Gabriel Mercado, Adil Rami, Nico Pareja, Sergio Escudero, Steven N’Zonzi, Vicente Iborra, Pablo Sarrabia, Franco Vazquez, Vitolo, Stevan Jovetic.

Real Sociedad Possible Starting Lineup: Geronimo Rulli, Alvaro Odriozola, Raul Navas, Inigo Martinez, Yuri, Xabi Prieto, Asier Illarramendi, David Zurutuza, Carlos Vela, Juanmi, Mikel Oyarzabal.

“It’s real drama, we have to win, but so do they. We’re playing against a team that conducts itself well in times of an opposing side’s desperation. It’s an important game, throughout the 90 minutes the fine margins will play a very important role and we have to be ready for that.

We have to try to defend this position and keep looking for that third spot which you’re always hoping for. If we finish with more than 70 points, whatever position we end up in, it’s difficult to talk about failure.”

– Jorge Sampaoli, Sevilla.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Sevilla vs Real Sociedad H2H Stats, Sevilla have won two and lost three of their five previous matches against Real Sociedad. Sevilla are undefeated in their last eleven home matches in the league. It should be a closely contested affair but Sevilla are likely to win 2-1 tonight.