Sevilla v PSV Eindhoven Betting Tips [16 February 2023]

Spanish side Sevilla will be at home to take on Dutch side PSV in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 playoff. Sevilla are in this competition after failing to advance in the Champions league while PSV finished second in their group to set up this clash. Over the years, Sevilla have found it quite comforting playing in the Europa League and they will hope this one masks their inconsistent season. Sevilla are coming from a 2-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga but a poor start to the season means they can’t get much in the way of silverware domestically. They come into this game placed 12th in La Liga and are also out of the Copa del Rey. It means this competition presents their best opportunity for European football next season. Heading into this game, Sevilla have kept three clean sheets in five matches, won three, and only failed to score in one, a 3-0 loss to Barcelona. They’ve scored two or more in two of their last three matches. At home, they have done well in recent games, winning the last four and scoring in all five. Three times in four home matches they’ve scored two or more goals and they are unbeaten in 31 home matches in the Europa League.

Unlike Sevilla, PSV are still in contention for the Dutch league title and will also be going in seriously for the Europa League title. They come into this game unbeaten in their last four games, three of which were wins, including the most recent, a 6-0 win over Groningen. PSV have a good scoring run coming into this game; they’ve managed two or more goals in each of the last four matches. They’ve failed to score in just one of their last five matches and have two clean sheets in the five matches. The Dutch side has lost just two of the last 10 matches but comes into this game without a win in three straight away matches. PSV have no clean sheet in eight away matches and have managed just one in 10. They have two wins only in the last five Europa League matches away from home, while they’ve failed to score in three of five.

PSV haven't had a smooth run away from home. Coming into this without a win in three away matches doesn’t really place them well. They face a side that has a good run at home and also in the Europa League. The Spaniards have a way around the Europa League and our prediction for the Sevilla v PSV game is a home win.