Sevilla host Wolfsburg in a UEFA Champions League Group G fixture as they continue the search for their first win in the competition. Wolfsburg have been resurgent in recent weeks and will be confident of coming away from Spain with something.
Sevilla have generally done well under the management of Julen Lopetegui so far as they are challenging near the top end of La Liga. However, they have been disappointing in the Champions League and are bottom of the group.
The Spaniards suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Lille in their previous Champions League fixture as they failed to build on Lucas Ocampos’ early opener. That was incidentally their first defeat in the competition having played out draws in their previous three fixtures.
Sevilla head into Tuesday’s match off the back of another draw as they were held 2-2 by Alaves in a La Liga fixture last Saturday. They were made to come from behind twice with Lucas Ocampos once again on target while Ivan Rakitic struck a late equaliser.
Wolfsburg are also coming off a draw as they were held 2-2 by Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga last Saturday. They fought back from two goals down with second half efforts from Wout Weghorst and Lukas Nmecha earning them a share of the spoils.
The Germans have looked a different side since Florian Kohfeldt took charge following the sacking of Mark Van Bommel. The manager is yet to taste defeat and led the team to their first Champions League win of the season when they claimed a 2-1 victory over Salzburg last time out.
Like Sevilla, Wolfsburg have also been plagued by draws lately and have been held twice in their four Champions League matches.
How the bookies view it
Sevilla are considered favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 17/20 by Unibet. SBK has Wolfsburg at odds of 39/10 to claim the win while a draw is valued at 11/4 by BetVictor.
Head to head
Sevilla and Wolfsburg played out 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture back in September.
Played to watch
Lucas Ocampos has impressed for Sevilla in recent weeks and has scored in three of his last four matches across all competitions. Vbet is offering odds of 11/5 on the winger to find the net on Tuesday.
Wolfsburg’s turnaround under the new manager has coincided with an upturn in form from Lukas Nmecha. The striker has found the net five times in his last six appearances for the German side and is priced at 10/3 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in the reverse fixture and a repeat is priced at 19/20 by SBK. Both goals in the reverse fixture were scored after the break so the second half could be tipped as the highest scoring half at 11/10 with Sporting Index.
Sevilla and Wolfsburg were also level at the break in the reverse fixture and could be set for a halftime draw at 6/5 with bet365.
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