During the Christmas holidays, Sevilla underwent significant administrative changes – the highly successful club president, Jose Castro Carmona, was ousted and replaced by the vice president, Jose Maria del Nido Carrasco, the son of the former president, Jose Maria del Nido Benavente. Benavente criticized his son’s appointment as the “most illegitimate” in the club’s history, ensuring that the situation at the board level would remain unresolved for quite some time. On the field under the new head coach Kike Sanchez Flores, there were Christmas holidays to have more time to get acquainted with his new team, which suffered a 0-1 defeat in the previous round against one of his former employers, Atletico Madrid. It was the fourth loss in five official games. Players unavailable for the match include Luqubiano, Navas, Acuna, Dias, Jordan, Lamela, and Niland, who has a muscle injury.
As for Athletic Bilbao, while Sevilla is experiencing its worst season start in the last 20 years, Athletic Bilbao is enjoying its best performance. The last time they accumulated more than 30 points after 18 rounds (2013/14 season), they qualified for the Champions League, and although there is still room for improvement, they are only three points behind the fourth-place team. The “Lions” head to Sevilla unbeaten in eight La Liga matches, but it’s worth noting that only one of these five victories was achieved away from home. Unavailable for today’s game are de Marcos, Garcia, and Alvarez, who has a thigh injury. More soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
