Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Preview
Barcelona are one game away from retaining their Copa del Rey title as they face off against Sevilla on Sunday in the Copa del Rey Final. After having claimed the Spanish League title recently, the Catalans will be looking to put another trophy on the board. These two met in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season, Barcelona taking a 5-4 thrilling win. But there was a win each in the two La Liga contests this season, but after their midweek Europa League exertions, will Sevilla have the stamina to produce another win over Barca?
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Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Tips
Will there be more silverware added to Barcelona’s trophy cabinet? Having missed out on the Champions League title, they can make amends somewhat with a win in the Copa del Rey. Barcelona are the all time leaders in Copa del Rey titles having won it 27 times before in the history of the competition. They are also the current reigning champions so will be looking for a title defence to boot. Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in last season’s final. Barcelona managed to hold on to their supremacy in a tight La Liga race so will be full of confidence and the Catalans put together an immensely strong run of form down the final straight in La Liga. Over 3.5 goals is a price of 5/6 for the Copa del Rey Final betting. Barcelona have won their last five games played and have been in immense scoring form having netted 24 goals in total in those five games, averaging just under five per game.
There is no stopping Luis Suarez in front of goal at the moment it would seem. The former Liverpool man has been in tremendous scoring form having netted 14 goals in his last five appearances for his club. That’s immense and with both Suarez and Messi being odds on prices in the anytime goalscorer market, the first goalscorer market instead will have more appeal. There Suarez is 11/5 to open the scoring with Messi at 5/2. Barcelona have a strong record in recent meetings with Sevilla but they did lose against them earlier in the season, out on the road in La LIga. These two also played the UEFA Super Cup match at the start of the season and that was a thrilling game, Barcelona winning it 5-4. Hopefully the Copa del Rey Final is as good as that. Each of the last nine meetings has seen both teams score and they have all gone over 2.5 goals as well. Both teams to score is a 4/6 quote. Barcelona hold a W8 D1 L1 record in their last ten against Sevilla in all competitions.
Sevilla have been a pretty strong cup side over the last decade. They have won the Europa League four times and they have claimed the Copa del Rey title twice as well. They produced a wonderful second half performance against Liverpool in the Europa League Final in the week, not playing well in the first half but then really upping their game to win 3-1. Striker Kevin Gameiro looked brilliant again and Euro 2016 is going to miss him as he hasn’t been called up to the French squad. If you consider that both teams have scored in each of the last nine meetings, then it’s fair to assume Gamerio is going to be value at 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market. Not one single away win did Sevilla land in the La Liga season and overall in all competitions, won just five games away from home, including the Europa League Final against Liverpool. Two of those five away wins were in the Copa del Rey. Sevilla have lost five of their last eight (W1 D2) away from home. Of note, the last time these two met in the Copa del Rey was back in 2010 in an earlier round when Sevilla won on away goals in the tie.
Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Odds
Barcelona 1/4, Draw 5/1, Sevilla 9/1
Barcelona v Sevilla Predictions
The Catalans have been at it down the final stretch of the season. They have been irrepressible and Luis Suarez has been the catalyst to it all. At the end of the day, Barcelona are likely to have too much in the tank for Sevilla, however, as they showed on Wednesday night against Liverpool, they can get amongst the goals, so look for both teams to score.
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