Sevilla midfielder Joaquin Correa (middle). (Photo : Getty Images)
Title contenders Sevilla FC (14-4-4, 46 points) will look to build a new winning run as they clash with streaking side SD Eibar (10-7-5, 35 points) in a 2016-2017 La Liga season match at their home field of Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium on Feb. 18, Saturday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Sevilla had two winless performances in their last six matches to drop behind the top two teams Real Madrid and Barcelona. The team is now in the third spot of the league table, two points behind second-running team Barcelona and three points below league leaders Real Madrid.
Los Blanquirrojos is coming off a 1-0 nipping of middling side Las Palmas on the road at the Gran Canaria Stadium last Sunday, as per the Washington Post.
Argentine midfielder Joaquin Correa scored the winning goal for head coach Jorge Sampaoli's squad in the 80th minute with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box off a headed pass by Sevilla captain Vicente Iborra.
The win snapped a two-game winless skid for the Sevillistas as they get back on track in the title race.
Meanwhile, Eibar is on a roll right now with four wins in their last five games. The team is settled in the seventh spot of the Spanish top flight table at the moment, only one point behind sixth-place squad Villarreal and the final Europa League qualifying berth for the next season.
Los Armeros routed bottom three side Granada, 4-0, last Monday at their home ground of Ipurua Municipal Stadium for their third straight win, Marca reported.
Spanish midfielder Adrian Gonzalez broke the game's deadlock with a converted penalty kick in the 11th minute. Forward Sergi Enrich then doubled the lead in the 39th minute to give the hosts a 2-0 lead at the break.
Two more goals in the second half, courtesy of Ivan Ramis and Pedro Leon in the 52nd and 62nd minutes, completed the four-goal haul of head coach José Luis Mendilibar's side.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 win by Sevilla.
Sevilla starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Rico; Mariano, Mercado, Lenglet, Sarabia; N'Zonzi, Kranevitter; Vazquez, Nasri, Vitolo; Ben Yedder
Eibar starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Yoel; Capa, Ramis, Lejeune, Arbilla; Carrillo, Escalante; Leon, Gonzalez, Inui; Enrich
