Sevilla v Real Madrid Betting Tips [5 December 2020]

Only one-point separates Sevilla and Real Madrid as the sides try to make up for their midweek Champions League disasters with a positive La Liga result. Sevilla are 5th in the standings with 16 points from nine matches, while Madrid are 4th with 17 points from ten matches.

Sevilla were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea in their midweek Champions League match. That was a crash landing for Sevilla who have won five competitive matches in a row prior to that. Their form in La Liga is impressive, nevertheless, with three wins in a row. Two of those have come with a clean sheet and in fact ended 1-0. Indeed, low-scoring has been a recuring theme for Sevilla in La Liga this season with six of their nine matches producing under 2.5 goals. Their record of just eight goals conceded is the third-best in the division prior to this round. Sevilla’s home form is even better with three wins in their four matches this league season. Once again, two of those three wins and their lone home loss have come by a 1-0 scoreline.

Madrid were beaten 2-0 by Shakhtar Donetsk in their midweek Champions League fixture, complicating their progression hopes. Not just that, Madrid have now won just once in their last five competitive matches, while losing three. Even in the league, they are without a win in three matches, drawing one and losing two. This sequence has halted the momentum of five wins in six previous matches for Madrid. Their away form has been a mixed bag with three wins, two draws and a lone loss. Manager Zinedine Zidane is under pressure to improve immediately, but history suggests that the Frenchman revels pressure scenarios.