As part of one of the central matches of the Spanish championship round, the players of Real Madrid and Sevilla will come face to face. Will the favorite manage to get a victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal evaluates the chances of rivals for success.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid currently leads the standings of the Spanish championship, with 30 points on its account. "Creamy" managed to win 9 victories and drew three times, having suffered one defeat in 13 matches. In the last three meetings, Carlo Ancelotti's team managed to defeat Elche, Rayo and Granada, missing in each of the matches. As part of the 5th round of the group stage of the LCH, the Royal club managed to defeat Sheriff with a score of 3:0, making an early exit to the LCH playoffs.
Sevilla
As for Sevilla, at the moment the Nervionians are in the top three of the Spanish championship, with 28 points to their credit. On account of the "red and white" 8 wins, 4 draws and only 1 defeat in the national championship. Lopetegui's team managed to beat Osasuna, Betis, before parting ways with Alaves in the match of the 14th round. In the fifth round of the group stage, the Sevillians were finally able to get a victory, beating Wolfsburg 2-0. It should be noted that the guests remained in third place in their quartet. Everything will be decided in the match of the 6th round of the group stage, in Austria, against Salzburg.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Hazard (out of form), Bale (calf injury), Militao (knee), Ceballos (ankle) - all Real Madrid. Navas (muscle injury), En-Nesiri (muscle injury) - Sevilla.
- Under question:
- Diego Carlos (muscle injury), Cunde (injury), Ocampos (injury) - all Sevilla.
Statistics and figures:
- Real Madrid - the favorite of the meeting;
- Madrid have an 8-match unbeaten streak;
- Sevilla have not lost in 3 matches in a row;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended in a draw – 2:2.
Forecast
It is worth noting that Real Madrid confidently and successfully plays against Sevilla, as evidenced by the 4 victories of the cream in the games against Nervion. I believe that the home team has every chance to win the battle against a difficult opponent again.