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Real Madrid and Sevilla measure forces at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, in a meeting for the Copa del Rey (Eighth finals). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, who has 5 wins in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stage was on 20-03-2016, in a game by the Primera Division that finished with the victory of Real Madrid by (4-0). The goals of the match were scored by K. Benzema (6 ‘), Cristiano Ronaldo (64’), G. Bale (66 ‘) and Jesé (86’) for Real Madrid. In this match the home factor may play an important role, since Real Madrid has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Real Madrid
The home team arrives at this stage of the Copa del Rey (Round of 16) after having eliminated Cultural Leonesa after a 6-1 home win and a 1-7 victory away on the previous undercard. This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 11 wins and 4 draws as a visitor, with 41 goals scored and 12 conceded, against 10 wins and 5 draws at home with 43 Goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last game he played for the FIFA Club World Championship, he beat Kashima Antlers at home (4-2) after extra time. In the last 10 home games Real Madrid have recorded 7 wins and 3 draws. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has been regularly scoring as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In his matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 55 of his last 63 home matches there were more than 1.5 goals and in 46 of the last 63 there were more than 2.5 goals. This is a team that often scores first: opened the scoring in 13 of their last 15 games, of those 13 reached the break in lead in 10 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 ‘in 10.
The merengue team comes to this game with a 4-2 victory over Kashima, thus winning the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan: goals scored by Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals). In this match for the King’s Cup, the French coach Zinédine Zidane must line up the team in 4-3-3 benefiting possession of the ball and the organized attacks. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer of Real Madrid with 10 goals scored. Watching the last 10 games played, it is possible to verify that the home team has great offensive competence, but failures in the most backward sector: scored on average 2.6 goals and suffered an average of 1 goal per game. For this game the coach can not count on Gareth Bale, Lucas Vazquez, Kovacic and Odegaard, players who are injured.
Seville
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the Copa del Rey (Round of 16) after having eliminated Formentera with a 9-1 home win and a 1-5 victory away on the previous undercard. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 23 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, won 11 victories and 4 defeats, with a total of 39 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 10 games as a visitor Sevilla have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but their attack has been regularly marked Scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
The Sevilla team arrives at this game with an elastic victory at home against Formentera, by 9-1, in game for the second round between the teams, thus gaining access to the round of 16 of the King’s Cup: the goals were scored by Ben Yedder (3 goals), Vietto (3 goals), Ganso, Pablo Sarabia (2 goals). In this away game, coach Jorge Sampaoli is expected to keep the team in 3-5-2, preferring the midfield and the long balls to attack, especially for Luciano Vietto: the Argentine is the top scorer of the Sevilla with 6 goals scored. Looking at the last 10 games, it is possible to see that the visitors scored an average of 3.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game, that is, like their opponent, they have offensive skills and failures in the defensive line. For this match the visiting coach can not count on Tremoulinas, Krohn-Dehli, Escudero and Mercado, players who recover from injury.
Prediction: Both Teams To Score – Yes @ 1.67