Sevilla – Alaves
Pyrotechnics and protests could turn the Sánchez-Pizjuán into a pressure chamber on Sunday. Sevilla, currently in 14th place with 36 points, welcomes relegation-threatened Alavés (17th place, 30 points). After four home defeats in a row, many fans are pinning their hopes on returnee Joaquín Caparrós, while the Basques are traveling with confidence after three consecutive wins against Sevilla and a 2-1 victory in the first leg.
Sevilla will be without the suspended Kike Salas, among others, while Alavés will have to improvise in defense without Abqar. Caparrós wants to return to direct, physical football, but Alavés usually performs well away from home, albeit with limited goal-scoring threat. There has never been a fourth Alavés win in a row against Sevilla, so the hosts are also playing for their honor.
Sevilla – Alaves Info
- Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
- Date and time: 20.04.2025, 18:30
- Competition: La Liga (matchday 32)
Sevilla form & record check
Sevilla is in the midst of a serious crisis: four defeats in its last five league games, most recently a 0-1 loss in Valencia. In this run, the team has scored only one goal before halftime and has not won a single home game in 2025.
Caparrós’ fourth interim comeback is intended to bring more stability with a 4-4-2 formation. His previous debuts have always ended in victory, so the statistics give cause for cautious optimism. However, with 36 points, the cushion at the bottom is slim, and any further slip could drag the club straight into the relegation battle.
Caparrós is likely to field a classic 4-4-2 formation: Fernández – Carmona, Salas, Badé, Pedrosa – Suso, Gudelj, Lokonga, Agoumé – Isaac, Lukebakio. Injuries to Nianzou, Vargas, and Adams limit the options; young players such as Juanlu remain wild cards for late momentum.
Alaves Form & Record Check
Alavés are inconsistent but tenacious: a 1-0 win in Girona, a 2-2 draw at Las Palmas, a 0-1 defeat against Real Madrid despite being a man down. Spectacular games are rare – four out of five games have seen fewer than 2.5 goals, with no more than one goal in the first half.
The team is in 17th place with 30 points, just one point ahead of Las Palmas. Abqar and Manu Sánchez are out, but regular goalkeeper Sivera is back. Alavés is more consistent on the road, which is encouraging ahead of their trip to Andalusia.
Alavés sticks with a 4-2-3-1 formation: Sivera – Tenaglia, Garcés, Sedlar, Diarra – Blanco, Guevara – Vicente, Aleñá, Guridi – García. The central defense has to improvise due to Abqar’s absence, but otherwise Coudet is relying on his regular starting eleven; however, training performances could lead to last-minute changes.
Sevilla – Alaves Head-to-Head & Statistics
The recent record favors Alavés: three wins in the last five encounters, including a 4-3 thriller in 2023 and a 2-1 victory in the first leg. Remarkably, Sevilla did not lead at halftime in any of these games, but scored four times after the break – exactly when Alavés often concedes goals. This pattern could also shape the course of this match.
