Barcelona aims to widen their lead at the top of the La Liga table as they welcome inconsistent Sevilla to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday night.
BAR vs SEV Match Details
Date: Sunday, 20 October 2024 / Monday, 21 October 2024
Time: 21:00 (CET), 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
BAR vs SEV Match Preview
Apart from a surprise 4-2 loss to Osauna, Barcelona has made a near-perfect start in the 2024-25 La Liga season with new manager Hansi Flick overseeing eight wins from the first nine league matches with 28 goals scored. Youngster Lamine Yamal is enjoying a sensational campaign contributing to nine goals while Polish goal machine Robert Lewandowski has bagged 10 already. Raphinha has also shown his class in recent matches after contributing two of his four assists this season, alongside five goals, in the 3-0 win over Deportivo Alaves before the international break to bounce back from that surprise result. The Catalan giants are leading Real Madrid by three points and would like to extend their momentum as they welcome Sevilla in their fourth league game this season. Barcelona will encounter a challenging schedule this week facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League and then taking on the holders in the highly anticipated El Classico next weekend. Having not lost a home game since January of this year, the team should have no difficulty securing all three points in this clash.
After finishing a low 14th last season, Sevilla has been in fine form sitting 12th this time after registering 12 points from nine matches and maintaining a three-game unbeaten run. They have lost just once in the last five league matches and share equal points with Las Palmas, Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao. The side registered a 1-0 win against Real Betis in the Seville derby before the international break with Dodi Lukebakio scoring the only goal from the spot. Another victory will propel them to the top 10 of the table but they make a daunting trip to Barcelona to face the leaders. The visitors have failed to win this fixture since March 2007 and haven’t won on away trips in 25 years. The team has also suffered 115 losses overall in this but they will be desperate that the 200th meeting between them doesn’t end in a sour taste. Despite the odds against them, Garcia Pimienta will hope to cause a miracle.
BAR vs SEV Recent Form (La Liga)
BAR: WWWLW
SEV: WLWDW
BAR vs SEV Predicted Lineups
Barcelona
Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, E Garcia, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Sevilla
Nyland; Carmona, Bade, Salas, Pedrosa; Agoume, Gudelj; Lukebakio, Fernandez, Ejuke; Romero
BAR vs SEV head-to-head
Played - 199
BAR won - 115
Drawn - 39
SEV won - 45
BAR vs SEV Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Robert Lewandowski
Vice-captain Picks: Raphinha, Lamine Yamal
BAR vs SEV Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Nyland (Cr - 8, Pts -194)
DEF: Kounde (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 322), Martinez (Cr - 8, Pts - 262), Carmona (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 220)
MID: Yamal (Cr - 9, Pts - 558), Casado (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 171), Ejuke (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 198), Pedri (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 342), Lukebakio (Cr - 9, Pts - 316)
FW: Lewandowski (Cr - 9, Pts - 613), Raphinha (Cr - 9, Pts - 617)
Vice-captain: Raphinha
Captain: Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona vs Sevilla Match Prediction
It will be a shock if Barcelona does not register all three points in this fixture despite Sevilla’s improved form over the last games. We predict a 2-0 win for Flick’s side.
