Barcelona is asking for the Primera División title. With nine matches won, a cross and a zero in the loss column, they are found in the first place and the only competitor who, at least at the moment, knows little about them, is Valencia’s four-studs from underneath.
Perhaps the most impressive is that the Catalans only released three goals during these ten games – comparing to the table race and the Champions Real Madrid’s nine. The flap against them is on a total of eight points, so the worst of the threat is being shaken off.
In addition to that, a place in the Champions League finals is in practice clear, despite the fact that it only became a stick, 0-0, in the away game against Olympiakos this week.
As we got used to in recent years, Sevilla is in this layer behind the absolute peak, now like five. They got a flying start of the four-win season and a cross, now losing three of the last five series. During the week before the match there have been two 2-1 wins – one against Spartak Moscow in CL and another against Leganés here in La Liga.
17 straight home matches won in Primera División
The winning matches despite – Sevilla does not impress at all, either in the game or with the results. To face the world’s perhaps toughest away game, Barcelona at Camp Nou, is a bit of a nightmare. Of course.
Just as the situation has been before, the away game begins to be a bit of a ghost for Sevilla. Before the cup win against Cartagena, housed in the third division, four straight losses were scored – three of them with margin and only one goal ahead in all.
Stronger does not become Sevilla’s shares when Daniel Carrico, Nico Pareja and Joaquin Correa, all injured, are missing.
Forget the crossroads against Olympiakos – hardest panic after that either … and Barcelona is in top form. The Trees are only ridden on a regular basis and, as mentioned, 17 home matches on the rake in Primera División have ended up in profits. The five under the playing year, all with at least two baljors margins.
Last year’s identical meeting ended 3-0 to the Catalans. The undersigned believes in similar figures now.
PREDICTION:Barcelona win @ 1.73