Sevilla will attempt to put a bump in Real Madrid's title charge when both sides meet in La Liga on Sunday. Although Madrid are playing with confidence at the moment, Sevilla have been near perfect at home this season and will be confident of making things difficult for their visitors.
Sevilla are attempting to return to their best form after enduring a difficult few weeks which saw them overtaken in second place by Barcelona and also crashing out of the Europa League. With no silverware left to play for, their target for the rest of the season will be to ensure they secure a top four finish.
Julen Lopetegui’s men ended a run of four straight La Liga matches without a victory as they triumphed 4-2 over Granada in their previous fixture. They had four different goal scorers with Diego Carlos, Lucas Ocampos, Rafa Mir and Alejandro Gomez all on target.
Sevilla will be feeling confident heading into Sunday’s clash as they are unbeaten at home all season. However, they have been held twice in that run, including 0-0 draw by Real Sociedad in the home fixture prior to the win over Granada.
Real Madrid will travel to Sevilla on a high note after progressing to the semi-final of the Champions League. Although they, were beaten 3-2 by Chelsea on Tuesday, a 3-1 victory in the first leg was enough to see them through.
On the domestic scene, things could not be better for Real Madrid as they are hold a 12-point lead at the top and have suffered just one defeat in their last 11 La Liga matches. However, the 4-0 El Clasico home defeat to Barcelona shows they are not completely unbeatable.
Real Madrid have also maintained a solid record on their travels this season, suffering just one defeat in their last 10 away matches. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have also won their last four matches on the road and triumphed 2-1 at Celta Vigo in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it
Real Madrid have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by BetVictor to claim the win on Sunday. A victory for Sevilla is valued at 2/1 by Betfred while a draw is set at odds of 23/10 by SBK.
Recent head to head
Real Madrid have claimed five wins and one draw from the last six matches with Sevilla. Los Blancos came from behind to win 2-1 in the reverse fixture in November.
Players to watch
Rafa Mir is the top scorer for Sevilla this season with his effort last time out against Granada taking his tally to nine La Liga goals. The striker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 11/4 with bet365.
On their part, Real Madrid will look to Karim Benzema who can’t seem to stop scoring at the moment. The striker has found the net 14 times in his last nine matches across all competitions and is priced at 11/8 by Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Real Madrid and Sevilla have quality in attack and with both teams scoring in three of their last four meetings, a similar outcome could be on the cards at 16/19 with SBK. There were over 2.5 goals in the reverse fixture and a repeat is priced at 11/10 by Sport Nation while bet365 is offering 11/4 on over 3.5 goals.
Both teams have been level at the break in their last two meetings at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and could be set for a halftime draw at 11/10 with Unibet.
This La Liga match between Sevilla and Real Madrid will be played on Apr 17, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Sevilla vs Real Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
