Sevilla defender Timothée Kolodziejczak. (Photo : Getty Images)
Mercurial club Sevilla FC (5-5-4, 19 points) is set to host struggling team Sporting Gijon (4-7-3, 15 points) in a 2015-2016 La Liga season game at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on December 12, Saturday.
Sevilla forced a 1-1 draw against contending squad Deportivo La Coruna at the Estadio Municipal de Riazor last Saturday to keep itself unbeaten in its last two games, as reported by Sports Mole.
Deportivo's Spanish midfielder Lucas netted the opening goal at the 22nd minute of the match, but Los Nervionenses' own midfielder, Vicente Iborra, managed to equalize it 14 minutes before full-time to save the point in the overall standings for Unai Emery's squad.
Meanwhile, Sporting Gijon routed lowly club Las Palmas, 3-1, at their home field of Estadio El Molinón on Sunday to snap the team's three-game losing slide, as per SkySports.
Sporting's Paraguayan striker Antonio Sanabria pulled off a hat trick at the 17th, 78th, and 84th-minute marks to lead Abelardo Fernández's men past the 10-man squad of Quique Setien.
Las Palmas' Moroccan winger Nabil El Zhar put his side on the board with a goal at the 38th, but defender Aythami Artiles' sending off at the 71st contributed to their demise with Sanabria scoring twice upon his departure.
The prediction is Sevilla over Sporting Gijon, 2-0. The Sevillistas are favored to win this match against Gijon as Emery's men will look to keep their undefeated streak intact.
Sevilla starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Rico; Mariano, Rami, Kolodziejczak, Escudero; N'Zonzi, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Krohn-Delhi, Konoplyanka; Gameiro
Sporting Gijon starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Cuellar; Hernandez, Mere, Espinosa, Lopez; Mascarell, Cases; Halilovic, Ndi, Jony; Sanabria
