Molde vs Sevilla Betting Tips and Predictions

The 1st leg last week finished 3-0 to Sevilla with Fernando Llorente scoring twice. It was a much needed boost for a player who hasn’t been prolific this term and they will need him to provide support to Kevin Gameiro, who also netted in the fixture and has a great record in the competition overall. Sevilla couldn’t back it up at the weekend though as they let a 2 goal lead slip to draw 2-2 against Rayo Vallecano in Madrid.

Molde’s season hasn’t yet commenced with Norwegian football running through the summer and they looked to be struggling for match sharpness last week, certainly against a side of Sevilla’s caliber. It is now 3 months since they won any form of game after a series of friendly defeats prior to the 1st leg in Southern Spain.

Reason for Betting Tips

Sevilla are a class act in this competition and Unai Emery is not the kind of manager to take any game lightly. They won 8 of their 9 knock-out matches in the Europa League last year to claim a richly deserved second consecutive trophy and they could well have far too much class again for Molde here.

They have struggled away from home in La Liga but won 3 of their 4 away games in their run to the final of the Copa del Rey and backing Sevilla to win at 8/13 here looks a solid bet with Molde not in a good place right now. It would also extend Sevilla’s unbeaten run in all competitions to an impressive 15 games.

Recent Form

All competitions, most recent first:

Molde: LDLWWW

(played only 1 competitive game in 2016, which was last week’s 1st Leg)

Sevilla: DWWDDW

Statistics

Sevilla have scored twice or more in all of their last 5 Europa League games away from Seville. Molde have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 9 at home in this competition.

Team News

Molde: Gulbrandsen and Rindaroy are both suspended.

Sevilla: Pareja is injured while Krychowiak is a doubt and is unlikely to be risked from the start given Sevilla’s 3-0 advantage.

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