LaLiga: Sevilla vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 23 match between Sevilla and Barcelona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barcelona are highly favoured to claim a win against Sevilla, whom they face on Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan seems to be the obvious outcome.

Sevilla are number 12 in the table on 28 points after 22 matches. Barcelona rank as number 3 with 45 points after 22 matches played.

Form: Sevilla vs Barcelona

Sevilla Form

Sevilla look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Girona in a 1-2 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Espanyol. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Getafe. Sevilla claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew three and lost one, scored five goals and conceded five.

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona drew 2-2 with Atalanta, beat Deportivo Alaves by 1-0 and beat Valencia by 0-5. Barcelona won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and 14 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sevilla and Barcelona

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sevilla and Barcelona played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sevilla vs Barcelona

It’s been a great season for Robert Lewandowski so far with 18 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Barcelona want him to continue this productive spell against Sevillathis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Sevilla claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Barcelona won seven of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost zero of the games in this run. Barcelona did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Barcelona have beaten Sevilla in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sevilla scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Barcelona played. Barcelona should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Sevilla only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Barcelona claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Barcelona have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Sevilla when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Sevilla saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Barcelona, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 3.7 times goals per game.