National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Osasuna or Sevilla that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Osasuna form and stats
Last season, Osasuna's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the round of 32.Osasuna have performed here at Estadio El Sadar this season with 6 wins from 9 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3.
Osasuna travelled for their previous game, a trip to Elche that ended 1-1. The attacking player Ávila was named "man of the match" for Osasuna with a rating of 7.63/10. Ávila scored one goal.
In the match before, 2-2 away to Real Betis (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) (Copa Del Rey). The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Osasuna have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Atletico Madrid in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio El Sadar.
Osasuna has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. From these home matches, Osasuna have conceded only 8 goals.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the round of 16.Sevilla have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Rakitić scored in Sevilla's previous match, the home game against Cadiz that ended 1-0. Attacker Rakitić got a player rating of 8.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Rakitić scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 67 successful passes (of 75 total).
Previously, the Copa Del Rey win away at Deportivo Alavés. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Sevilla in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Sevilla, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
After this away game Sevilla return home for a La Liga game against Elche. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Sevilla are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sevilla have conceded 14 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Osasuna wins - draws - Sevilla wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Ávila 7 goals |   E. Lamela 3 goals |
Osasuna missing players
Sevilla missing players
| Osasuna | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Scored | S | 23 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12.3 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Girona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 14 | Almeria | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Elche | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 6 |
