High-flying Sevilla look to end the year on a high on Tuesday against Barcelona. Los Nervionenses haven’t beaten Barca in a league fixture since 2015. Can they end the poor run?
Barca’s road games have been full of goals lately and bookmaker 10Bet has the odds at 2.10 for over 2.5 goals here. The odds are at 3.60 for over 3.5 goals and at 7.25 for over 4.5 goals.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: December 20th, 12:30 P.M. (EST)
Sevilla have a miserable history in the matchup, but this current Barcelona side, of course, isn’t the same as it used to be. They can’t rely on Lionel Messi anymore and the club has started a rebuilding process with a lot of younger players logging heavy minutes.
Young players tend to be inconsistent and it’s resulted in Barcelona having an up-and-down year. Xavi started his spell in charge with back-to-back league wins, but the team has now notched just four points across the last three games.
The new-look Barca side has also struggled mightily away from home winning just one road outing all season. The home sides have combined for six goals in Barcelona’s last three away outings.
Sevilla isn’t a very prolific side, especially with Moroccan goal machine Youssef En-Nesyri out injured, but they mostly get the job done on home turf. Alaves is the only visiting side to avoid defeat at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium this season.
The home form has actually been outstanding throughout the calendar year with Sevilla finishing winless just three times. If they can keep it up in 2022 then Real Madrid’s run to the La Liga title might not be an easy one after all.
With En-Nesyri on the shelf, Rafa Mir has started to carry a heavy load during his debut campaign. The 24-year-old had an outstanding season with 13 goals for a struggling Huesca side last term and he’s slowly starting to find his feet on a higher level as well having notched a team-high five goals.
Mir finds himself on a bit of a slump ahead of the matchup against Barcelona boasting only one goal from his last eight league appearances but facing a shaky defense might just be exactly what the doctor has ordered. It could be a very tough night at the office for the Barca youngsters again as Sevilla has scored two-plus goals in seven of their eight home games in 2021-22.
