Sevilla v Barcelona Match Result
According to the La Liga betting sites, there’s a 65% chance of Barcelona landing a victory when they head to Sevilla this weekend. On a similar note, the bookies give the Catalan side a roughly 25% chance of landing the title this time around, although those odds might increase if they get three points from a weekend encounter which follows the Madrid derby.
Barca’s strike rate on the road hasn’t been too impressive. Seven wins have come in the space of twelve away games, with the team having been full of goals but also failing to keep too many clean sheets. Nevertheless, they will be a popular accumulator selection when it comes to weekend multiple bets.
There have been nine games without Barcelona tasting a defeat, with the Catalan side claiming a 1-0 victory over Alaves, with Robert Lewandowski scoring the opening goal and the team were able to register four shots on target without their opponents being able to have any scoring chances of their own.
This was preceded by some crazy games including a 5-4 victory against Benfica in the Champions League, with a 7-1 success over Valencia seeing them flex their attacking muscle and there was also a 2-2 draw against Atalanta. However, Sevilla might look to batten down the hatches here.
The home side have gone unbeaten in their previous five home matches, with the majority of these games ending in a draw. Last time out, there was a 1-1 draw with Espanyol which followed an identical scoreline against Valencia. They previously beat Celta Vigo 1-0 although Xavier García Pimienta’s side might come up short against more difficult opponents.
Goals Under/Over
The bookies think Over 2.5 Goals is a very likely outcome at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán on Sunday night. Before a 1-0 win over Alaves, the previous three Barcelona games had involved three or more goals. In fact, there was actually an average of seven in these matches and that crazy total indicates that we could be set to see the net bulge again.
Amidst some of these higher-scoring contests do come the occasional blip such as a 1-1 draw at Getafe on 18 January, although this came after a 5-1 Copa del Rey triumph over Real Betis and a 5-2 Super Cup success against arch-rivals Real Madrid.
As for Sevilla, many of their encounters have been finishing with Under 2.5 Goals including three of the previous four clashes. The recent goalless draw at Getafe indicates that there could be value in backing the unders and perhaps Under 3.5 could be worth including in an acca.
BTTS
There’s a 65% chance that we’ll see both teams score according to the bookies, with Barcelona tending to specialise in high-scoring wins. The big question is whether Hansi Flick is going to adopt a more defensive approach and that 1-0 victory over Alaves suggests that the Catalans might be prepared to adopt a different strategy in order to reel in the two Madrid clubs.
In their previous six encounters, Barca and their opponents both found the net, although they will be facing a Sevilla side who tend to specialise in lower-scoring encounters. On the flip side, before that 0-0 draw against Getafe, we had seen BTTS Yes happen in the previous five clashes and we have to realise that both teams finding the net is a probable outcome.
There’s the opportunity to combine the Full-Time Result selection with BTTS Yes should you wish to punch for a bigger price. There have been many games where Barcelona have achieved a victory in this manner and you can even include these two selections in a La Liga Bet Builder.
First Goalscorer
Robert Lewandowski is a player like no other, with the Polish forward having bagged eighteen goals this term. That is just in La Liga and this average of nearly a goal per match illustrates that the striker remains at the peak of his powers, with the player heading the first scorer market to break the deadlock.
The goal against Alaves was actually the thirtieth of the season in all competitions, with Lamine Yamal the other player who has the ability to cause trouble in front of goal. The talented Spaniard scored in consecutive games during January when bagging against Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Real Betis, while he also found the net against Atalanta in the Champions League.
As a recent 7-1 victory over Valencia will testify, there are lots of players for Barcelona who can find the net and Raphinha is enjoying an excellent campaign for his team. Sevilla will look to cause a few problems of their own and Dodi Lukebakio is a Belgian with a genuine scoring threat and we’re expecting him to cause the opposition defence to creak.