Sevilla vs Barcelona betting tips

Sevilla vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Sevilla will host Barcelona at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville on 27th February 2021 at 20:45 IST. Sevilla will be looking to leapfrog Barcelona in the La Liga points table. While Barcelona will be hoping to reduce the point gap at the top of the table after dropping points against a fading Cadiz.

Sevilla Form & Team News

Sevilla are on the back of a 0-2 win over Osasuna over the weekend in La Liga and are currently placed in the fourth position. They have played 23 matches and have won 15 matches, drew three and lost just five matches, earning 48 points in the process. They have the third best home record in the league with eight wins in 11 matches including one draw and two losses. In the 23 matches that they have played this season, they have scored 34 goals and have conceded just 16 goals, which is the joint lowest number of goals conceded this season. After losing the Champions League matches against Dortmund, they bounced back against Osasuna.

Sevilla will be without the services of their best midfielder Lucas Ocampos as he is out with an ankle injury. He is the team’s second best goal scorer and assist provider with four goals and four assists to his name. Apart from him, Marcos Acuna could also miss with a hamstring injury. Youssef En-Nesyri might get a start in front of goal as he was benched in the last match against Osasuna. He is the team’s leading goal scorer with 13 goals. He is well supported by Joan Jordan, the team’s best creator with six assists under his belt.

Barcelona Form & Team News

Barcelona are currently in the third position in La Liga with 50 points from 24 matches. They have 15 wins, five draws and just four losses under their belt this season. They have the fourth best away record in La Liga this season with seven wins from 11 matches including one draw and three losses. They have scored the most number of goals in La Liga with 53 goals in 24 matches and have conceded just 22 goals. They are coming into this fixture with a 3-0 thrashing of Elche in La Liga in the mid-week fixture.

Barcelona have a slightly bigger list of injuries than Sevilla as Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo and Sergi Roberto could miss the weekend clash against Sevilla. Antoine Griezmann might start along side Lionel Messi as he came of the bench in the last match. He is the team’s second highest goal scorer with six goals. His partner in attack, Lionel Messi is the team’s leading goal scorer with 18 goals. Messi is the leading goal scorer in La Liga so far. Griezmann is team’s top assist provider with six assists.

Odds by Casumo

Barcelona are the favorites to win all three points against Sevilla according to the Casumo sportsbook. They are placed at 2.20 odds, Sevilla is placed at 3.15 and the odds for the draw is at 3.50.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

This is expected to be a close battle as both the teams are stacked up together in the points table and the winner takes the lead. By considering the recent form, there is nothing to separate between the two sides, but the recent head to head form is slightly tending towards Sevilla.

Tip 1: Sevilla To Win or Draw

Sevilla are unbeaten in the last three head to head matches against Barcelona, including one win and two draws. Both these teams fared out earlier this season in La Liga and that match ended in a draw. The recent Sevilla win came in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. In the last ten matches that Sevilla has played in all competitions, they have won nine matches and lost just one match. In the last ten matches that Barcelona have played in all competitions, they have seven wins, two losses and one draw under their belt. Apart from that, Sevilla won all the last five matches that they played in La Liga. While Barcelona have four wins and one draw in their last five matches in La Liga. So, it is more likely that Sevilla will avoid defeat and at least salvage a point at 1.68 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Sevilla To Score First

Sevilla managed to find the back of the net first in two of the last three head to head matches, where one match ended 0-0. Even Sevilla have a record of netting first in their last ten matches in all competitions. Also, Barcelona have conceded a goal first in four of their last ten matches that they have played in all competitions. Apart from that, Sevilla have scored first in all of their last five home matches. Barcelona on the other hand have conceded first in three of their last five away matches. Sevilla are in exceptional form and with the likes of Youssef En-Nesyri, Munir El Haddadi and Alejandro Gomez, they are more likely to open the scoring at 2.07 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

Barcelona needs a win here to stay in the title race as they dropped two points in their two last matches, but Sevilla are a little too stronger at home and are likely to come out with a result favoring them. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above.

  1. Sevilla To Win or Draw @ 1.68
  2. Sevilla To Score First @ 2.07

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