League leaders Real Madrid look to widen the gap on Sevilla, when they go up against each other at on Sunday. Defending their position at the top is of course a high priority. Sevilla will of course relish the chance to spring a surprise, though. Ranked as number 1 Real Madrid have scraped together 30 points from 13 matches. With 28 points, Sevilla earned themselves a place as number 3 in the La Liga following 13 encounters.
Entering the match as a favourite, Real Madrid will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak in the La Liga. They should be in with a decent chance of adding a win to their account. The visitors will no doubt make life as difficult as possible, though, with their current form not too shabby.
Real Madrid head into their next La Liga match, averaging a highly respectable 2.4 goals per game in their last 10 matches. They scored a moderate total of 24 goals, while also conceding 10 goals. That amounts to an average of 1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring 2 times.
Sevilla travel to their coming match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in 10 matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 8 goals against. An average of 0.8 goals against a game. They hung on to 5 clean sheets in this streak.
Our Predictions
Stats and facts for Real Madrid and Sevilla.
- Real Madrid has won the last 3 matches in a row;
- Real Madrid unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row;
- Real Madrid unbeaten the last 15 matches in a row at home;
- Real Madrid has won in the last 4 of 5 matches.
- Sevilla unbeaten the last 6 matches in a row;
- Sevilla unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row when playing away;
- Sevilla scored in the last 12 of 14 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Sevilla's last 6 of 8 matches.
Current form — Real Madrid v. Sevilla
Real Madrid are looking formidable
Real Madrid look to have found a rich vein of form right now with yet another win last week. Real Madrid have really been enjoying their football in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. They went on to beat Granada by 1-4, before also getting the better of FC Sheriff in a 0-3 victory.
Sevilla paddling along.
Results have been on par, so to speak, for Sevilla in recent weeks as results have been as expected, whether positive or negative. Sevilla look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches, they first beat Real Betis by 0-2, before drawing 2-2 with Deportivo Alaves. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Wolfsburg by a 2-0 scoreline.
Form on both sides make this seem like a relatively equal contest on paper. Real Madrid have grabbed the role as fairly big favourites, though, with the bookies offering a price of 1.70 for a win. Should this price be too low for your liking, depending on your preferred betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.
Real Madrid v. Sevilla — fixture history
It finished all square on when Real Madrid last faced Sevilla in the La Liga. With both denying to back down the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. Real Madrid have been able to win 60% of their last 10 encounters against upcoming Sevilla in the La Liga. In other words, they have a 6-1-3 recent record, with the latter winning 30% of the matches. Real Madrid have had the upper hand against Sevilla in their 10 most recent matches. They will look to assert their dominance once again this coming Sunday.
Current standings in the La Liga
The La Liga standings show that Real Madrid and Sevilla are 2 points and 2 spots apart at the moment. Real Madrid will be looking to claim all three points this coming Sunday to show, they deserve the position at the fun end of the league table. Despite being outsiders, Sevilla will no doubt try to make life difficult for the favourites. There is every reason to be excited to see how this game pans out.
Top scorers markets
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Vinicius Junior. He is one of the Real Madrid players, who is showing decent form right now. He managed to find the back of the net 3 times in his most recent outing. Surely, he will want to add more goals against Sevilla.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Lucas Ocampos to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently. Lucas Ocampos netted 2 goals for Sevilla in their latest matches.
