Sevilla – Real Madrid Prediction & Picks (09.05.2018)

Sevilla and Real Madrid face at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, in a match for the 34 th round of the First Division. Real Madrid won at home by (5-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 12-09-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 15-01-2017, in a match for the First Division that ended with the victory of Sevilla by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by Sergio Ramos (85 ‘Autogolo) and S. Jovetić (90’), for Sevilla, and Cristiano Ronaldo (67 ‘), for Real Madrid. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Real Madrid presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Sevilla:

The home team plays against Real Madrid a match of the 34th day, which had been postponed, after 15 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats in their matches for the league until now. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. For the championship, Sevilla won 13 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 35 matches in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal.

For this round and after a sequence of nine games without victories for all competitions, he managed to return to the road of victories, because in his last game he won Real Sociedad 1-0 for La Liga. It is important to observe his performance in these conditions in his domains, where he beat nine of his seventeen games, leaving him with five draws and only three defeats. In this context he presented a satisfactory performance in both sectors, as he scored on average 1.59 goals and suffered 1.18 goals per game. For this game, coach Joaquín Caparrós must choose the usual 4-2-3-1, presenting defensive consistency and a good volume of play in his midfield, thus seeking to favor striker Luis Muriel, the team’s top scorer, with seven goals and an assistance. It should be noted that this game refers to the round of delay, that is, with this match there are only three games left for Sevilla to try to conquer a place of access to European competitions.

Real Madrid:

The visiting team plays against Sevilla a match of the 34th day that had been postponed, after 21 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses in their matches for the league until this moment. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 36 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 38 goals scored and 24 conceded. For the championship, Real Madrid won 21 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 matches they played as a visitor. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 35 matches in this competition, he only had 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.

For this round and unlike his adversary of this duel, Real Madrid arrives without knowing defeats exactly six games for the competitions he is playing. In this context we highlight that the meringues managed to reach the final of the Champions League, but, on the other hand, still fighting in the Spanish championship to finish in a place of access to the next edition of the Champions League. We remember that in his last game he tied at El Clásico against Barça, away from home, 2-2. As he will act outside his domains, we will observe his performance in these conditions for the championship, where he won ten of his seventeen games, also being five draws and only two defeats.