The La Liga teams have either played 28 or 29 of their 38 matches at this point, which means there is still plenty of time for movement in the standings. FC Barcelona leads the table with 64 points, five ahead of Real Madrid (with Real Madrid holding a match in hand). Below the top two, there is a real scrum, as the next seven teams are all within nine points of one another, which means that there will be a fight down the stretch for those third- and fourth-place finishes, which send a team to next year’s UEFA Champions League. Sevilla FC currently sits in third place, with 51 points, two points clear of Atletico Madrid. On Friday, Sevilla will welcome Barcelona with a chance to gain a point, or perhaps even three, on the table leaders. As you plan your sports betting for the weekend, take a look at our preview. Let’s see how the La Liga Odds will be for the Sevilla vs Barcelona.
La Liga Betting: Sevilla vs Barcelona Odds & Pick June 19
- When: Friday, June 19, 2020, 4:00 pm ET
- Where: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Sevilla
- TV: beIN SPORTS
- Radio: None
- Live Stream: fuboTV
- La Liga Odds: FC Barcelona 1.99 / Draw 3.82 / Sevilla FC 4.15
Why should you put your money on Barcelona?
Barcelona hosted the last-place team in La Liga on Tuesday as Leganes came to town. Almost certainly headed for relegation, Leganes offered little in resistance. Barcelona opened the scoring a few minutes before halftime, as Ansu Fati tallied. The hosts picked up an insurance goal in the 69th minute, as Lionel Messi was able to convert from the penalty spot, and the match ended with that 2-0 score.
Barcelona held the ball for 75 percent of the match but was unable to do much in terms of generating multiple chances. They only launched eight shots (to four for Leganes), with five on target (to two for Leganes). The match was salty in terms of physicality, as each team committed 16 fouls, and Barcelona picked up five of the eight yellow cards that were handed out. Barcelona came out of this with an ugly win, but it will be interesting to see how the league leaders do coming back from such a battle just three days later.
Why should you bet on Sevilla?
Sevilla comes in looking for a much better effort than they put in against Levante their last time out. Levante is in the lower half of the La Liga table, but they were able to snatch a draw away from Sevilla at home on Monday. The match went into halftime as a scoreless draw, but Sevilla looked ready to take control after the intermission, as Luuk de Jong scored in the 46th minute. However, Sevilla could not add to their lead, and then Levante benefited from an own goal in the 87th minute and held on for the draw.
Sevilla possessed for 61 percent of the match and outshot the hosts, 9-7 (4-3 on target). The teams combined for 22 fouls, with one yellow card each. The action was muted for much of the contest, as Sevilla struggled to put together the same dynamic offense that they had shown on multiple occasions before La Liga shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. If you like Sevilla, you see them taking advantage of a Barcelona team that relies so heavily on Lionel Messi to get its scoring. Of course, Messi has been torching opponents for years, so it is an approach that works, but it also makes the Barca offense unidimensional.
Sevilla vs Barcelona Final Score Prediction
Barcelona still has a lot of work to do if they want to clinch the La Liga title, as they have not shown the consistency to pull away from Real Madrid and the rest of the league. They were able to pluck two goals out of a mess of a match on Tuesday, but I’m worried about their legs after that match. Sevilla comes in with an extra day of rest, but their offense has not gotten untracked yet after the resumption of play. I see this turning into a bit of a standstill, and I predict a 1-1 draw.
