Sevilla 0-0 Alavés: a stalemate that suited neither side's attack
Three yellow cards for Alavés, one for Sevilla, and not a single goal at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán as the two sides played out a 0-0 draw on La Liga matchday 12.
Sevilla and Alavés cancelled each other out at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán on Friday, a goalless draw that left both goalkeepers with comparatively little to do. Odisseas Vlachodimos and Antonio Sivera both kept clean sheets without being seriously tested, and the game is remembered more for its cards than for its chances.
Sevilla had the better of the possession, 60.1% to 39.9%, and completed more passes at a higher rate — 294 of 391 (75%) against Alavés' 159 of 262 (61%). None of it translated into a breakthrough: three shots on target for the hosts, two for the visitors, and neither side could find the extra pass or the finish to separate them.
Match facts
- 30' — Pablo Ibáñez (Alavés), yellow card
- 47' — Arouna Sangante (Sevilla), yellow card
- 63' — Toni Martínez (Alavés), yellow card
- 64' — Nicolás Valentini (Alavés), yellow card
| Stat | Sevilla | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60.1% | 39.9% |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 19 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 294/391 (75%) | 159/262 (61%) |
Line-ups
Sevilla lined up in a 4-2-3-1: Odisseas Vlachodimos in goal behind a back line of Enrique Salas, Arouna Sangante, Gabriel Suazo and Juan Iglesias, Lucien Agoumé and Youssouf Fofana screening the midfield, and Isaac Romero, Lucas Stassin, Felix Correia and Rubén Vargas making up the attacking band. Andrés Castrín, Alfonso González, Chidera Ejuke and Robbie Ure came off the bench. Alavés set up in a 3-5-2 behind Antonio Sivera, with Ville Koski, Nicolás Valentini and Nahuel Tenaglia across the back three, Pablo Ibáñez, Ander Guevara, Antonio Blanco, Youssef Lekhedim and Ángel Pérez spread through midfield, and Lucas Boyé and Toni Martínez paired up front. Mariano Díaz, Aitor Mañas, Abde Rebbach, Carlos Protesoni and Jonny were introduced during the match.
Sevilla's stop-start autumn continues
Sevilla went into the game having won just once in their previous five league matches — L D L W L, scoring eight and conceding 13 across that run, the solitary win a 2-0 victory over Osasuna. Friday's point keeps that pattern going: across their last six league outings, Sevilla now have one win, two draws and three defeats, the kind of form that explains why a side that beat Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club at the start of the season is only 6th rather than challenging at the top.
Alavés stay winless but stop the bleeding
Alavés arrived at the Pizjuán on the back of a five-match run without a win (D L L D L) in which they scored four and conceded 11, including a 1-6 hammering at Barcelona their previous time out. A point away at a side above them in the table is a modest step, and it stretches the winless run to six games, but at least this time there was a clean sheet to go with it — Alavés' first in the league since a 0-0 at Athletic Club in September.
What's next
The point leaves Sevilla 6th on 18 points from 12 games, inside the Conference League play-off place, with five wins, three draws and four defeats so far this season. Alavés move up to 9th on 13 points from the same number of games, just outside the places that would carry European qualification, with three wins, four draws and five defeats. Both sides have more of La Liga's matchday 12 fixtures still to be played elsewhere before the round is complete.
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