Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Preview – La Liga 4th November 7.45pm
Looking at the match outright odds on this La Liga fixture, it’s hard to picture it being a top five clash. But that is what it is and Barcelona are heavy favourites to come out on top in the battle at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening. Atletico Madrid are the only side to have stopped Barcelona winning in this season’s La Liga and Sevilla are going to have their work cut out for themsevles in this match, having suffered three defeats in their last five games.
Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Tips
Barcelona will be defending a four point lead at the top of La Liga going into the weekend as they face up to Seville. It has looked pretty easy for Barcelona this season as they have dropped only two points in their ten league games so far, that coming in a draw at Atletico Madrid. Barcelona have won all five of their league home games then this season in the Spanish top flight and they have only conceded one home goal this season as well. Barcelona to win to nil at bet365 will have some appeal at a price of 6/5, especially with Sevilla being a low-scoring side. There has been no problem with Barcelona’s output this season as they have averaged 3.6 goals per game at the Nou Camp this term. A solid 2-0 correct score at bet365 is an appealing price of 15/2. That’s because Sevilla are not a bad defensive side at all but they lack output. Four of Barcelona’s nine league wins this season have been by a 2-0 scoreline.
Lionel Messi is the bet365 first goalscorer favourite at a price of 7/4 and he is on twelve league goals for the season. After failing to score in two league outings, he got himself back on the scoresheet last weekend with a goal as Barcelona won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao. Luis Suarez and Paco Alcacer are 1/2 and 4/6 respectively in the anytime goalscorer market for the match. Barcelona have been winning at half time in four of their five league games (D1) this season at the Nou Camp and they are 8/15 to be ahead at the break in this one. Their only goal conceded at the Nou Camp this season came in the second half and 61% of their own goals scored at home in La Liga this term have been in the second half of matches. They won all four meetings against Sevilla last season and three of those wins by Barcelona where to nil as well across league and cup meetings.
Overall the Catalans are on a six match winning streak against Sevilla in all competitions and have lost just one of their last nineteen against them in all competitions in a tremendous W15 D3 L1 record. Sevilla starts the weekend in fifth place, but after a bright start they have started to struggle and they have gone W2 L3 in their last five league games. All three of the defeats in that sequence happened away from home as well and notably, two of them were against Atletico Madrid and Valencia two of the four sides above them in the table. Sevilla have failed to hit the back of the net in their last three away games now and overall in their W2 D0 L3 record on the road this season, have netted only two goals. Their tally of league goals stands at eleven (Barcelona, in contrast, have 28) and only Leganes have scored fewer of the current top nine in La Liga. Given current form and head to head form against Barcelona, Sevilla may struggle at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona v Sevilla Betting Odds
Barcelona 2/11, Draw 13/2, Sevilla 14/1
Barcelona v Sevilla Predictions
Barcelona to win: The Catalans have looked unflappable on home soil this season in the league and have turned over sides easily enough. This is one of the tougher games they have faced this season, but still, the stats suggest it is going to be easy for them. Barcelona to win 2-0 looks appealing for this one.
