Barcelona vs. Sevilla Betting Tips: Side with Sevilla in the fouls market
La Liga leaders Barcelona face Sevilla on Friday night in their temporary home of the Estadi Lluis Companys, which held the Olympic games back in 1992. The match can be seen live on TNT Sports at 19:45, and we’ve previewed the action and provided you with our best bets.
Barcelona sit top of the pile in the Spanish top-flight having collected 17 points from a possible 21 so far this term. The Catalans have won every game in the Olympic Stadium since making the switch from the Nou Camp, which includes three league wins and a thumping 5-0 victory over Royal Antwerp in the Champions League.
Europa League specialists Sevilla started their campaign with a respectable performance in the European Super Cup where they lost out on penalties to Manchester City. However, It has been a mediocre start to their latest La Liga campaign for the Andalusian side, with their seven points from six matches leaving them 11th in the standings at this early stage.
Barcelona vs Sevilla Tips
We’ve dipped our toe into the match fouls market provided by Unibet for our main play on Friday and have taken a lean towards the visitors conceding over 12.5 in the match. At the time of writing 10/13 is available with both Unibet and BetUK.
Barcelona are undefeated against Sevilla in their last 20 matches across all competitions, a quite staggering statistic considering how problematic Sevilla can prove to be for many teams, especially in European competition.
Xavi’s side are drawing an average of 13.4 fouls per game this season. Sevilla have plenty of foul-merchants in their ranks, from Erik Lamela to Marcos Acuna and Segio Ramos. The visitors will look to break up Barcelona’s play and backing them to give away Over 12.5 fouls could be a sensible wager here.
We’re also recommending a small punt on Sevilla centre-back Loic Bade to record Over 0.5 Shots at 5/2. It’s rare you see a price as big as this on bet365 for a player to have just one or more shots and although Bade’s side face a tough task on Friday, we think he’s worth some consideration.
The Frenchman has registered Over 0.5 shots in three of his last four matches. A scorer in the Europa League against Manchester United last season, the 6ft 3 defender can be a real threat at set-pieces and 5/2 looks a little too big for just one shot here. For those looking for something at a longer price, Bade is 8/1 to have a shot on target with the same bookmaker.
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