Real Madrid vs Sevilla Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 25/11/2021, 23:29  by Indran | Modified on 26/11/2021 at 00:29 in LaLiga Predictions

The league leaders Real Madrid welcome third placed Sevilla to the Santiago Bernabéu in this crucial La Liga fixture. Madrid are on 30 points from 13 matches with Sevilla just two points behind on 28 points. Madrid had a mid-week win in the Champions League which secured their passage to the knockout stage. Their focus can now be solely on the league. They are on a great run of form with five successive wins and are unbeaten in their last eight matches. A win for Madrid will open a five point gap between them and Sevilla. They are one point ahead of Real Sociedad who are second but have played an extra game. Karim Benzema will again be the key man for Madrid as he has scored ten goals this season and also has seven assists. The home team’s tally of 30 points in 13 matches is their highest since the 2016/17 season at this stage.

Sevilla had a morale boosting 2-0 win over Wolfsburg in the Champions League and will be confident entering this match. They know that a win is desperately needed to keep pace with leaders Madrid and three points in this match will take them above Madrid.They face an uphill task as they have not won away to Madrid in their last 12 matches. The last time they won in Madrid was in December 2008. In seven away matches in the league Sevilla have only lost once with three draws and three wins. Sevilla have not won against Madrid in the last five encounters and this is the longest streak without a win since 2003.