Real Madrid vs Sevilla prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-02-24 20:00.
Real Madrid might be about to sign Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but manager Carlo Ancelotti will be keen for his players to stay focused on the present after drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano last Sunday. “Sometimes there are draws that hurt a little,” he said, but after nearest title challengers Girona lost on Monday, they remain six points clear at the top of La Liga.
However, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga were sent off and booked respectively at Rayo, ruling them out of this clash with Sevilla, meaning that Ancelotti will again have to reshuffle his backline, although Antonio Rüdiger could return. Los Blancos go into Sunday on a 17-match league unbeaten run at the Santiago Bernabéu (W14, D3) and only once this campaign have they conceded 2+ goals in a La Liga home fixture.
The next side tasked with ending that formidable streak, Sevilla have gone on a four-game sequence without defeat in La Liga (W2, D2) themselves since their Copa del Rey exit in late January to lift themselves seven points clear of the relegation zone heading into this weekend. Following a 1-0 win over Atlético Madrid, last Saturday’s goalless draw at Valencia came at the cost of Marcos Acuña picking up a hamstring injury and joining their substantial list of unavailable players.
They’ll get no sympathy from their hosts – even if both teams share similar injury woes – as Sevilla look to go three league away outings unbeaten for the first time this season (W1, D1). You’ll get long odds on the Andalusians achieving that feat however, as the last time they won an away H2H was in December 2008 (D1, L15), a match in which current Sevilla defender Sergio Ramos played for Real Madrid!
Players to watch: Joselu has scored three times across Real Madrid’s last four league games, twice making it 1-0 in the opening 15 minutes, while five of Youssef En-Nesyri’s last six goals for Sevilla have come on the road, including two in Madrid against Rayo earlier this month (W 2-1).
Hot stat: Real Madrid have conceded just twice in La Liga after the 75th minute this term – a league low prior to this round of fixtures.