National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sevilla or Barcelona that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Barcelona.
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.
Sevilla form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 8th finals.Sevilla are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. On the other hand, in the Copa Del Rey, Sevilla has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Sevilla has won their last four matches. Ever since the Real Valladolid game Sevilla has been unbeatable here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán producing four straight wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sevilla, as their goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has completely shut out the opponents for 348 minutes in the La Liga.
A nice win for Sevilla last time playing, versus Getafe. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Youssef En-Nesyri, Munir El Haddadi and Alejandro Gómez scoring for the victors. Before that match, a Copa Del Rey win away at Almeria.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sevilla, as the La Liga home game vs Huesca is only three days away.
Sevilla have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Sevilla have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barcelona form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the La Liga. When we have look at the Copa Del Rey statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Barcelona who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Cadiz. A great winning streak in away games for Barcelona as they have managed to win six matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Cadiz have they travelled home without three points.
Two travels in a row for Barcelona, whose manager R. Koeman could celebrate last time after the La Liga win against Real Betis. Before that one, a nice away victory 5-3 at Granada (after extra-time).
A quick return to home after this game, as Barcelona are hosting Deportivo Alaves in the La Liga only three days away.
Barcelona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sevilla, two draws and six wins for Barcelona. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. En-Nesyri 13 goals |   L. Messi 13 goals |  A. Griezmann 6 goals |
Sevilla missing players
Barcelona missing players
| Sevilla | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Won | W | 11 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 35 | 56 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.5 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.7 | 17.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 7.4 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 35 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Granada | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 30 |
| 9 | Levante | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Valencia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Getafe | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Eibar | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Elche | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Huesca | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 16 |