Sevilla at Real Madrid 1/19/19 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:20 PM ET

Real Madrid met a harmless loss on the road against Leganes in the second leg of the Copa del Rey but still managed to move on. They have now been really good in the start of the new year and will now have another tough task coming their way, as they will host Sevilla on Saturday. Sevilla are also coming off a loss in the Copa del Rey but also went through to the next round.

Real Madrid (10-6-3) are coming off a bad performance against Leganes on the road, losing by 0-1 in a match where they used mostly reserves. But they had won the first leg by 0-3 and moved through to the next round. Last week in the La Liga they beat Betis by 2-1 on the road but that was just their second win in five matches in 2019 (2-2-1). Real Madrid are now sitting at the 4th spot of the league table with 33 points, just as many as Sevilla above them.
Sevilla (9-4-6) played a balanced match against Athletic Bilbao but lost by 1-0 at home in the Copa del Rey, but Sevilla had won the first leg by 3-1 and moved through. Last week they also met with Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga where they also lost by 0-2 on the road. They have now won just one of their last five matches dating back to last season (1-2-2). Even so, Sevilla are still sitting 3rd in the La Liga with 33 points, five behind Atletico Madrid.

Sevilla destroyed Real Madrid by a strong 0-3 at home earlier in the season and have now won three of the last five against Real Madrid, with all five matches featuring Over 2.5 Goals. But Real Madrid have been dominant as hosts against Sevilla in recent years, staying undefeated over the last decade (11-0-0). Real Madrid’s matches at home don’t feature a lot of goals this season but this match-up traditionally favors goal-fests. The spread for Real Madrid also looks really good here.

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