Sevilla vs West Ham Predictions and Betting Tips
The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan is the stage for this highly-anticipated encounter as Sevilla and West Ham clash heads in the Europa League last 16 this Thursday. Read on for our xpert tips and predictions.
This does have the making of a thrilling European clash between two teams who would be bidding to go all the way in this competition. Who secured a first-leg advantage for themselves ?
Los Nervionenses resolute on home soil
Although they lost the second leg of their playoffs tie against Dinamo Zagreb, Sevilla's first leg doings were enough for a place in the last 16. The six-time Europa League winners, having most recently won the competition back in 2020, are also in the hunt for their first LaLiga title in quite some time with Julen Lopetegui's troops currently in 2nd position. They do have quite some ground to make up, however, and Friday's goalless draw with Alaves didn't do them any favours with Real Madrid now eight points ahead. The Seville-based outfit does have the second-best home record in the division and it is then left to see whether they can use this home advantage to secure a first-leg advantage as they bid to cop their seventh Europa League trophy.
The past few weeks haven't been kind to West Ham United who head to Spain with just one win in their last five games in all competitions. They only had themselves to blame over the weekend at Anfield as Liverpool condemned them to a 1-0 defeat in a game where the Hammers had more than enough chances to even leave Merseyside with maximum points. This poor run of results hasn't only caused them to lose touch on the top four, they were also recently eliminated from the FA Cup, thus, making the Europa League their only hope for silverware this season.
Sevilla vs West Ham Team News
Sevilla possible starting XI:
Bounou; Navas, Kounde, Carlos, Acuna; Jordan, Fernando, Rakitic; Corona, Mir, Ocampos
West Ham United possible starting lineup:
Areola; Fredericks, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Vlasic, Lanzini, Fornals; Antonio
Sevilla vs West Ham Prediction: 2-1
West Ham do have the attacking arsenal to breach this stellar Sevilla rearguard this Thursday but the hosts' home form is quite something to behold. Given this, we're backing them to come out atop via a narrow victory.
