Real Madrid vs Sevilla prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-19 20:00.
[p]Real Madrid will aim to continue their very impressive H2H record against Sevilla and keep pace in the La Liga title race when the sides meet at the Bernabéu on Saturday.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has temporarily put rumours of his job being on the line to one side to guide Los Blancos to successive one-goal victories in league and cup. His side start the round four points shy of leaders Barcelona and with little margin for error in the La Liga title race, meaning improvements on home form are imperative. Madrid are looking to avoid a third successive home defeat this weekend following losses against Celta Vigo in the league and Manchester City in Europe, with their last set of back-to-back home league defeats coming back in March 2019! As defeat to Celta ended a run of ten straight league wins at the Bernabéu, belief should remain that they can get back on track here. [/p]
[p]Sevilla conceded an injury-time equaliser against Valencia in their last La Liga away game to go four league matches on the road without victory (D1, L3). Despite that late setback, Los Nervionenses responded well last Sunday with a 4-0 thrashing of strugglers Real Oviedo and begin this weekend in ninth place, five points from both the European places and the relegation zone. MatĂas Almeyda’s men secured a 4-1 triumph over Barcelona in October, so he could become the fourth Sevilla boss in history to win his first top-flight games against both Madrid and Barça, and the first since 1969![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Madrid have not lost at home against Sevilla since December 2008 (W17, D1) and are unbeaten in their last 13 H2Hs at any venue (W11, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Madrid’s last eight games have featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Madrid have picked up one yellow card or fewer before half-time in nine of their ten home games this season.[/p]
[p]Four of Sevilla’s last five away league matches have been 0-0 at half-time.[/p]
[p]Sevilla have conceded exactly once in their last three away matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Jude Bellingham has either received a yellow card or provided an assist in each of his last four games and has never been on the losing side against Sevilla (W4, D3). Lucien Agoumé has contributed to a goal (G1, A3) or been booked (YC7) in eight of 12 starts this season.[/p]
[p]Madrid’s Brahim DĂaz is away at the Africa Cup of Nations for hosts Morocco, as are Sevilla’s Nigerian players Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their H2H dominance, backing Madrid to win with over 2.5 goals seems logical here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]