Match Report
13 points for Sevilla (5th), 21 for FC Barcelona (1st): an 8-point gap. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Sevilla ran at 1.43 scored and 1.29 conceded, FC Barcelona at 4.43 and 1.
FC Barcelona entered with ten wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
40 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sevilla 4, draws 7, FC Barcelona 29, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%. Goals have risen lately: 5.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.55 across the full history.
The venue was Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, with room for 42,714 spectators. With 100 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, J. Martínez Munuera was the man in the middle. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sevilla: Youssouf Fofana (19') · FC Barcelona: Raphinha (22'), Raphinha (52'), Raphinha (69')
Key stats
Possession: Sevilla 31% · FC Barcelona 69% · Total shots: 7-24 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 1-3