Barcelona vs Sevilla Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th October 2024

Current LaLiga leaders Barcelona square up against Sevilla from the bottom half of the table on Sunday at a neutral venue. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Barcelona will be a surprise, but Sevilla look to cause an upset.

Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 24 points from their initial nine encounters. Sevilla trail by 12 points after nine rounds, leaving them as number 12 in the table on 12 points.

Barcelona took down Sevilla in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Barcelona arrive at their next LaLiga match, averaging a sensational three goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 30 goals, while also conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Sevilla travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Barcelona won the last two meetings against Sevilla, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.

Barcelona vs Sevilla Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 4-2 against Osasuna. They responded by beating BSC Young Boys 5-0, and followed that up by winning 0-3 against Deportivo Alaves. Barcelona have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 19 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.

Sevilla Form

Sevilla look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Real Valladolid by 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Athletic Club. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Real Betis by a 1-0 scoreline. Sevilla are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring six themselves.

The way Barcelona are performing right, a home win looks the most likely outcome, when Sevilla swing by. The visitors don't seem to possess enough stability currently to prevent the home side from a win.

Barcelona scored 17 goals and conceded two in their last five games against teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. They collected 15 points and five victories. Sevilla claimed zero wins and one points in their last two games against teams from the top six. They scored two times in these matches, but also conceded three goals. Barcelona claimed eight wins, zero draws as well as one defeat in the LaLiga this season. Sevilla enjoy a record of three wins, three draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Barcelona vs Sevilla Squads

Barcelona Squad

The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Hans-Dieter Flick, will select the lineup against Sevilla from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Inaki Pena (0/4), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alex Balde (0/8), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/8), Gerard Martin (0/8), Hector Fort (0/5), Inigo Martinez (0/8), Jules Kounde (1/9), Pau Cubarsi (0/9), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/3), Frenkie de Jong (0/1), Gavi (0/0), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/7), Pablo Torre (1/4), Pedri (2/9), Ansu Fati (0/1), Dani Olmo (3/3), Ferran Torres (1/8), Lamine Yamal (4/9), Pau Victor (1/6), Raphinha (5/9), Robert Lewandowski (10/9).

Sevilla Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sevilla. The 50 year-old Garcia Pimienta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alvaro Fernandez (0/0), Matias Arbol (0/0), Oerjan Haaskjold Nyland (0/9), Adria Pedrosa (0/7), Gonzalo Montiel (0/2), Jesus Navas (1/8), Jose Angel Carmona (0/9), Juanlu Sanchez (1/6), Kike Salas (0/6), Loic Bade (0/7), Marcao (0/6), Tanguy Nianzou (0/5), Valentin Barco (0/5), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/3), Djibril Sow (0/6), Lucien Agoume (0/9), Manu Bueno (0/0), Nemanja Gudelj (0/7), Saul Niguez (0/4), Chidera Ejuke (1/8), Dodi Lukebakio (3/9), Gerard Fernandez (0/7), Isaac Romero (0/7), Kelechi Iheanacho (0/5), Suso (0/3).

Barcelona vs Sevilla Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Barcelona, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Alex Balde and Gavi are all absent from the Barcelona squad that faces Sevilla at a neutral venue.

Sevilla just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Barcelona at the a neutral venue. For instance, Sevilla won't be able to field Tanguy Nianzou as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Barcelona vs Sevilla Lineups

Barcelona vs Sevilla H2H

Barcelona go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Sevilla. Barcelona generally have the upper hand against Sevilla, offering a fine 7-3-0 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

Barcelona vs Sevilla Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Sevilla come visiting Barcelona. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Barcelona vs Sevilla Betting Tips

Dodi Lukebakio shows decent form right now for Sevilla, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also look a nice prospect as he scored seven goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Barcelona claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Sevilla won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Barcelona should feel good about scoring on Sunday, since Sevilla managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Barcelona and Sevilla as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Barcelona scored an average of 1.8 goals a game, with Sevilla averaging 0.3 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Sevilla, who managed to score one time in those matches.