Sevilla v Zaragoza Preview
Sevilla play Zaragoza tonight in La Liga and at 4/5 a Sevilla win with Stan James it is a price I cannot ignore.
Sevilla are 6th in the league 5 points off the Champions League places after a poor start and they have won 4 drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 6 league games which is form only bettered by Almeria and Barcelona over the same period.
At home in the league they have won 8 drawn 1 and lost 3 scoring 29 and conceding 12 and their last home defeat was back in November when Mallorca won 2-1, However Sevilla have beaten Real Madrid, Valencia and drawn with Barcelona at home this season and were the first side to beat Arsenal this season when they won 3-1 in their Champions League group match in Seville.
They lost 3-2 in midweek to Fenerbache in the Champions League round of 16 first leg match in Turkey due to a late goal but should be favourites to progress after the second leg.
Zaragoza are 10th in the league 7 points behind Sevilla going into tonight's game and have only 1 win away from home in the league a 1-0 win at Almeria in October to show for their efforts, also they have only scored 9 goals away whilst conceding 21. Form wise they have won 2 of their last 6 games in the league both of which were at home.
Head to head over the last 10 games between the two also favours Sevilla tonight with Zaragoza winning just once in Seville during this period by 1-0 in March 2005.
Sep 29, 07
Primera Divi... Real Zaragoza 2 - 0 FC Sevilla
May 27, 07
Primera Divi... FC Sevilla 3 - 1 Real Zaragoza
Jan 6, 07
Primera Divi... Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 FC Sevilla
Apr 9, 06
Primera Divi... FC Sevilla 1 - 1 Real Zaragoza
Nov 27, 05
Primera Divi... Real Zaragoza 0 - 2 FC Sevilla
Mar 13, 05
Primera Divi... FC Sevilla 0 - 1 Real Zaragoza
Oct 31, 04
Primera Divi... Real Zaragoza 3 - 0 FC Sevilla
Apr 25, 04
Primera Divi... Real Zaragoza 4 - 4 FC Sevilla
Dec 7, 03
Primera Divi... FC Sevilla 3 - 2 Real Zaragoza
Jan 20, 02
Primera Divi... FC Sevilla 4 - 2 Real Zaragoza
Another factor towards why I feel Sevilla will win tonight is the current form of their strikers Luis Fabiano and Freddie Kanoute. Fabiano is currently top scorer in La Liga with 17 goals, 3 more then Zaragoza`s Diego Milito whilst Kanoute has started to come back into form after an indifferent start to the season and has chipped in with 9.
Though Zaragoza have their own goal threat with Milito and Oliveira the majority of their goals have been on home turf and the Sevilla back line should prove a tough challenge for the pair.
Zaragoza will be missing Aimar from their side tonight but fellow midfielder Matuzelem should be fit to play.
Sevilla will be strengthened by the return from suspension of Daniel Alves and Seidou Keita, though they will be missing midfielder Christian Poulsen through suspension and forward Chevanton through injury.
So with all that taken into account Sevilla at 4/5 with Stan James is the bet for me tonight.
As always good luck,
Silverfox.
