Elche vs Sevilla Prediction: The visitors are still motivated

One of the matches of the 36th round of the Spanish football championship will be a clash between Elche and Sevilla. The hosts have already been relegated to the Segunda and are just finishing out the season. Sevilla, on the other hand, retain their chances of seventh place and their position in the Conference League, so the visitors are still motivated.

The home side have just 20 points after 35 games, 15 points behind 17th-placed Getafe, with three games to go before the end of the competition. At the same time, Elche won two of their last four matches and picked up 7 points in that period, i.e., more than a third of the available points. In other words, we can say that by the end of the season, Elche looked more or less in shape. Elche's home statistics are also the worst in the division, +3=4-10, 16:27 goal difference.

After the defeat at the hands of Girona, Sevilla has played five games in the league, with wins over Espanyol and Valladolid and a draw against Sevilla. In the Europa League, the Red and Whites made it to the final, knocking out Juventus, two of the main favorites, following Manchester United in the European competition. Sevilla will play their Conference League final in a week, followed by a home game against Real Madrid in three days. Sevilla's most crucial match of the season is the UEFA Champions League final against Roma. However, we do not doubt that, for now, the Southerners will try to stay in contention for seventh place, and Sevilla is just two points behind Athletic. Sevilla's away statistics are eighth in the division, +6=4-7, 21:26 goal difference.

Despite a busy schedule, we're on Sevilla's side in this fixture. No one will give the Southerners any guarantees that they will win the Europa League final. And the Sevillians have the task of playing in European competitions next season. Europa League is not Sevilla's level, but what can you do if the first half of the season was so disappointing? We think the visitors will be respectful and perform well against Elche. We will be on the visitors' side in this match-up, but we doubt it will be a goal-scoring affair.

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