Europa League – Sevilla vs West Ham: Betting Preview

Sevilla go up against West Ham on Thursday at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan. This is the first leg of their last-16 tie in the Europa League.

Knowing when to put your best efforts on display, once again make Sevilla a force to be reckoned with. They powered their way through five wins and just one defeat in the last six outings in the Europa League.

West Ham are fully aware of the task ahead, which they enter as outsiders to see the next round. Following four wins and just one defeat in their past six Europa League matches, the Hammers are an opponent very few teams fancy facing at this stage. They’ll try to keep things tight here with the aim of securing further advancement on home soil.

Sevilla vs West Ham stats and analysis

Sevilla are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 14 goals in their previous 10 Europa League matches, for an average of 1.4 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 7 goals, or an average of 0.7 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to 4 clean sheets in this run.

West Ham travel to their coming match having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in 10 Europa League matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 7 goals against them. An average of 0.7 goals conceded a game. They hung on to 5 clean sheets in this streak.

Facts and figures for Sevilla vs West Ham in Europa League.

Sevilla vs West Ham – Team News

Diego Carlos, Fernando, Papu Gomez, and Montiel are out. Anthony Martial is a doubt, having missed the last two matches with injury.

Angelo Ogbonna is out injured, while Jarrod Bowen and Declan Rice are doubts.

Predicted XI

Sevilla vs West Ham Preview

Sevilla Form

Sevilla have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Dinamo Zagreb, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Real Betis. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Deportivo Alaves.

West Ham Form

West Ham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Wolves. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Southampton, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Liverpool.

Sevilla vs West Ham H2H

Having never shared a spot in the same division before, this is the first time Sevilla comes up against West Ham in the Europa League.

Full Time betting

On paper, the two sides seem evenly matched right now. However, judging by recent performances, Sevilla look the value pick here at odds 2.10, depending on your preferred betting strategy. The away win currently settles at 3.95, should the visitors manage to escape with all 3 points. A point for each team ramps up an accumulator with odds of 3.25.

Primary goal getter

Ahead of their Europa League showdown, both Sevilla and West Ham will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.