Champions League full preview and statistics: Sevilla to fight Lens at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 20.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (45500 seats)

Sevilla and Lens get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lens, who are travelling more than 1900 kilometers to play this game.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sevilla and Lens.

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Sevilla form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

Sevilla have played three La Liga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

The Sevilla fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Las Palmas and win 1-0. The victory against Las Palmas came after Lukebakio's winning goal. The Sevilla manager Etxebarria was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 61st minute. Midfielder Rakitić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Rakitić hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).

Before that game, the home loss against Girona with the scoreline 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sevilla handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

There will be little rest for Sevilla after this match as they are travelling to Osasuna for a La Liga game in only three days.

Sevilla have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Lens form and stats

No Ligue 1 points yet away for Lens, from their first 3 matches.

Lens aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Guilavogui was the last player to find the net.

Lens have a lot to to correct after their unpredictable loss (0-1) to Metz in their previous game, played at home. Midfielder Aguilar was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Aguilar hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).

A 0-3 defeat away at Monaco before that.

We have checked recent matches where Lens have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Lens, the Ligue 1 home match versus Toulouse. Busy days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Lens has managed {3 goals} and let in 9 from 3 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

LensD. Machado Mena
D. Machado Mena
2 goals
SevillaN. Gudelj
N. Gudelj
1 goals
SevillaE. Lamela
E. Lamela
1 goals

Sevilla missing players

Lens missing players

Sevilla Lens
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   11 25
9 7   Won W   5 13
8 4   Drew D   1 6
8 4   Lost L   5 6
36 22   Scored S   18 46
32 17   Conceded C   18 30
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
84% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 84%
48% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 68%
16% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   64% 36%
12% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 8%
72% 67%   BTTS BTTS   64% 56%
24% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 36%
8% 13%   Failed to Score F T   9% 12%
 
4.7 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.8
4.2 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4
2.2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.4
5 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14 15.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 12.3
4.5 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 4.8
32% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 38%
 
11.8 8.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 9.9
3.8 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.3 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Lens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 5 5 0 0 10 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 7 15
2 Barcelona 5 4 1 0 13 4 2 2 0 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 9 13
3 Athletic Club 5 3 1 1 9 4 3 2 0 1 7 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 10
4 Girona 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
5 Valencia 5 3 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 9
6 Rayo Vallecano 5 3 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 2 7 3 2 0 1 4 1 -2 9
7 Atletico Madrid 4 2 1 1 10 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 7 3 6 7
8 Getafe 5 2 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 7
9 Cadiz 5 2 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -2 7
10 Real Betis 5 2 1 2 5 10 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 4 10 -5 7
11 Real Sociedad 5 1 3 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 7 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 6
12 Osasuna 5 2 0 3 7 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 -1 6
13 Villarreal 5 2 0 3 8 10 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 6
14 Deportivo Alaves 5 2 0 3 5 7 2 2 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 -2 6
15 Mallorca 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 5
16 Celta de Vigo 5 1 1 3 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 -3 4
17 Sevilla 4 1 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 3
18 Granada 4 1 0 3 7 12 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 4 8 -5 3
19 Las Palmas 5 0 2 3 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 -3 2
20 Almeria 5 0 1 4 5 11 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monaco 5 3 2 0 15 7 2 2 0 0 6 0 3 1 2 0 9 7 8 11
2 Brest 5 3 1 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 10
3 Nice 5 2 3 0 7 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 9
4 Olympique Marseille 5 2 3 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 9
5 PSG 5 2 2 1 10 6 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 8
6 Lille 5 2 2 1 7 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 4 7 0 8
7 Metz 5 2 2 1 7 9 2 0 2 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 -2 8
8 Rennes 5 1 4 0 10 6 3 1 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 7
9 Reims 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 7
10 Strasbourg 5 2 1 2 6 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -2 7
11 Le Havre 5 1 3 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 6
12 Lorient 5 1 3 1 7 7 3 1 2 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 6
13 Toulouse 5 1 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 6
14 Montpellier 5 1 2 2 9 9 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 6 4 0 5
15 Nantes 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 -2 5
16 Olympique Lyonnais 5 0 2 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 -7 2
17 Clermont 5 0 1 4 4 10 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 -6 1
18 Lens 5 0 1 4 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 3 9 -7 1

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.