In this week 4 match, on Saturday Sep 3rd, Sevilla plays host to Barcelona in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sevilla sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Almería. Óliver Torres scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 30th minute, but Largie Ramazani got the equalizer for Almería in the 42nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 55th minute on a goal by Umar Sadiq. Sevilla looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while barcelona sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Real Valladolid. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Barcelona in the 24th minute, then Pedro Gonzalez Lopez added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ousmane Dembélé In the end, Real Valladolid was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Barcelona and Sevilla last played eachother at the Spotify Camp Nou on Mar 3rd. Barcelona won by a score of 3 to 0. Ousmane Dembélé scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 12th minute, then Gerard Piqué added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Sevilla couldn’t muster any offence and Barcelona ran away with the shutout win.
Barcelona is fortunate enough to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Sevilla hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Thomas Delaney and Rafa Mir, and they each have 1 goal.