2nd spot in the La Liga table for Sevilla at present, a potent showing. The match-going supporters pray for more points as 7th-placed FC Barcelona visit Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
- Sevilla have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in La Liga
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Barcelona have scored away.
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.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla, who have the most scored goals (20) at home in La Liga, have been very solid at home in the La Liga so far, with 22 points collected from 8 matches (7-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
Sevilla's last game was hosting Atletico Madrid (placed 5th) and winning 2-1. Rakitić (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.32/10. Rakitić scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).
A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Del Rey before that, with Andratx (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Sevilla perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sevilla as a small favourite), we find three games. Sevilla has won one of these, drawn zero and lost two.
Sevilla are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 8 matches. Sevilla have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Barcelona form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Barcelona's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the La Liga. FC Barcelona only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws.
Barcelona go into this game after a win, the home game against Elche that ended 3-2. González came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Elche last time out, making the manager Hernández Creus feel like a tactical genius. The attacker Dembélé got a match rating of 8.0 in that game. Dembélé served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).
It was a Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Bayern München wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.FC Barcelona have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Sevilla won two, FC Barcelona were winners in six and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 8 goals |   R. Mir Vicente 5 goals |  L. Ocampos 4 goals |
Sevilla missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Sevilla | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 65% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 76% |
| 35% | 62% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 18% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 35% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 41% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 65% |
| 53% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 24% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 5 | 3.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 14 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 13 |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 38% | 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 32% |
| 10.6 | 11.1 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
- FC Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sevilla have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sevilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Barcelona have scored away.
- Sevilla have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the most scored goals (20) at home in La Liga
- Sevilla have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in La Liga
- Sevilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Valencia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Athletic Club | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Mallorca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Granada | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Elche | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alavés | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 13 |
| 19 | Getafe | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 8 |