* Valencia sit in third place. Second place looks out of reach for them, as they trail Real Madrid by 16 points. Depending on this result and others, they could be leapfrogged by Villarreal which would leave them in fourth place.
* Los Che have won two of their last five games, losing two and drawing one.
* They also found themselves dumped out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, courtesy of German side Schalke.
* Valencia have won 10 of their last 12 league meetings with Sevilla.
* Sevilla are currently in eighth place in La Liga after enduring a disappointing campaign so far. This weekend could see them move up to sixth, but they cannot drop any further.
* Los Nervionenses have also won only two of their last five games, picking up two draws, including last weekends 1-1 draw with league leaders Barcelona, and one loss.
* Before Jesus Navas' goal against Barcelona, the last time a Spanish player that wasn't Alvaro Negredo found the net for Sevilla was against Valencia.
* Goalkeeper Andres Palop has returned to full training for Sevilla after a long injury lay-off, though it is widely expected that Javi Varas will start between the sticks in this game. January signing Gary Medel is a doubt for the match, as he was allowed to return to his native Chile during the week.
LAST MEETING
November 8th, 2010: Sevilla 2-0 Valencia
Goals from Alfaro and Negredo sealed an important home victory for Sevilla, and sent Valencia home empty handed.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Valencia: Guaita; Mathieu, R. Costa, Stankevicius, Bruno; A. Costa, Topal, Banega, Joaquin; Mata, Soldado
Sevilla: Varas; Navarro, Alexis, Fazio, Caceres; Perotti, Zokora, Rakitic, Navas; Kanoute, Negredo
Prediction
Valencia 1-1 Sevilla
