Sevilla will host Real Madrid in the second match of the round of 16 of the Spanish Cup on the upcoming Thursday at their home ground. The first encounter between the competitors ended with the score of 3:0 in favor of the Royals, and for Nervionenses to advance to quarterfinals of Copa del Rey, they have to score at least thrice in the net of Blancos.
For Sevilla, the upcoming encounter will be principal in a way, as the Red-and-Whites didn’t look so bad in Madrid, but managed to lose miserably. There is confidence, that the Sevilians will try to show some high level of football in front of their own crowd and there is no doubt, that we will not see Sampaoli’s 100% first squad.
Zinedine Zidane will also preserve his leaders, as literally in three days Blancos have to play at Sanchez Pizjuan once again, only within Primera. Besides, Real break records on a number of matches without defeats and a certain motivation in the game is present in the team from the capital of Spain. Within the championship of Spain, Real have had seven away matches, in which they had five victories with two draws and zero defeats.
Under Sampaoli’s management Sevilla do not concede much, while Real’s defense is considered best in the league. Nevertheless, bookmakers consider, that the game will be high, but one can argue with that, as both Sevilla and Real will not have their strongest footballers on the pitch.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals in the match
