Sevilla have suffered just one defeat in their opening six La Liga games of the season, but they face by far their toughest test so far when they entertain rampant champions Barcelona.
Their visitors have scored at least four times in six of their seven games this term, including a 5-1 success over Feyenoord in their opening UEFA Champions League clash last week.
Fresh from a 7-2 win over Racing Santander last week, Hansi Flick's side are going to take some stopping and should come out on top of a high-scoring La Liga affair in Andalusia.
Sevilla v Barcelona Tips Summary
Best Bet - Barcelona to win & over 3.5 goals @ 10/11
Alternative Bet - Raphinha to score two or more goals @ 4/1
Bet Builder - Both teams to score, Lamine Yamal to have two or more shots on target & Jon Guridi to be booked @ 19/2
Sevilla v Barcelona Prediction
Best Bet: Barcelona to win & over 3.5 goals @ 10/11
It is difficult to see anyone stopping Barcelona after 28 goals in their opening six matches of their league campaign, and while Sevilla have won five of their last seven home games, they face a massive task against the champions.
Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and the rest look capable of terrorising any defence and it could be a struggle for their hosts to keep them under control.
Barca have netted at least four times in all but one of their seven matches this season, so there looks a strong chance there will be plenty of goals in this one.
Alternative Bet: Raphinha to score two or more goals @ 7/2
Barcelona have been brilliant this season and skipper Raphinha has been the star of the show, scoring 11 goals.
He helped himself to a hat-trick in the 7-2 win over Racing Santander last week and that has been the fourth occasion in seven appearances this term when he has made his mark more than once.
The striker has not just reserved his best performances for the Spanish top flight as he was on hand to score twice against Dutch side Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League, so he looks a big price to find the net more than once when they head to Sevilla.
Sevilla v Barcelona Bet Builder Tip
Both teams to score
Lamine Yamal to have two or more shots on target
Jon Guridi to be booked
Pays 19/2
Both teams have found the net in each of the last five clashes between these two sides and while Barca have been virtually unstoppable, there is still a strong chance that their hosts Sevilla will be able to notch.
The Blaugrana conceded twice while scoring seven against Racing Santander last time out and Feyenoord were able to score against them too in Europe, so they could take their eye off the ball if they are in a strong position and allow Sevilla to register.
Lamine Yamal has been at the centre of a lot that Barcelona have created in their superb start and we can expect him to play a full role in Saturday’s proceedings too.
The starlet has scored eight goals in his last five appearances and looks set to register at least two shots on target for the seventh successive game this weekend.
Sevilla midfielder Jon Guridi, who joined in the summer from Alaves, picked up his third booking of the season in last week’s 1-0 victory over Deportivo A Coruna having already received cautions against Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao.
He could be vulnerable to picking up another yellow card against the champions
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Key Match Stats
Both teams have scored in the last five meetings
Sevilla have won five of their last seven home league matches
Barcelona have scored 28 goals in their six La Liga games this season
Barca have won seven of their last eight matches against Sevilla
Seven of the last eight meetings have featured at least three goals
Sevilla have kept clean sheets in their last two league games but had just two shutouts in their previous 25
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