Sevilla and Slavia Praha face at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals). There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 12‑12‑2007, the match ended with the final score: Slavia Praha (0‑3) Sevilla. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.
The home team comes to this stage of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals) after a home win by (2‑0) and a away win by (0‑1) against Lazio. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got an away loss against Huesca by (2‑1). In the last 7 UEFA Europa League home matches Sevilla has a record of 7 wins.
They have won the last 7 home matches for this competition. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 13 of the last 14 matches for the UEFA Europa League, they have reached half‑time in front in 12 of those 13 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 12 of them. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76'‑90').
Sevilla reached this stage after eliminating Lazio in the previous phase, when in the opportunity they won both games. In this next duel, the team hopes to continue showing the same football within the field and thus look for good results to stay alive in the competition. Due to playing at home, it is important that they manage to open a good lead on the scoreboard, so they will have to take risks in the game, to create their attacking plays. The coach will not have important absences for this game.
he away team comes to this stage of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals) after a away win by (1‑4) and a home draw by (0‑0) against Genk. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 13 wins and 2 draws at their stadium, with 41 goals scored and 6 conceded. In their last match, for the Czech Liga, they got an away win against Bohemians 1905 by (0‑3). In the last 4 UEFA Europa League away matches Slavia Praha has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. In the last 18 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (31'‑45').
Slavia Praga will have a tough game ahead and will have to show a good football on the pitch if they want to get a positive result. In the previous phase, the Slavia Praga team eliminated Genk, after winning away from home by a 4x1 score. The goal of the visitors is a strong defensive marking inside the field, to withstand the attack of the locals, because even a draw would be very commemorated. The coach must go with maximum force for this confrontation.
Sevilla @1.53
Sevilla -0.5 HT @2.08