Sevilla vs FK Qarabag Predictions

Sevilla secured their route to the final 32 in their last game, a 5-2 win over Dudelange, and come into this game with no pressure to find a result; they can’t even give up top spot after a terrific opening four games to their campaign. They’ve also scored an average of three goals a game in that time and have looked front runners to lift the trophy.

Qarabag have endured a mixed campaign by comparison, with losses to Sevilla in the reverse fixture to this one and APOEL in matchweek four, but a win over Dudelange means they are still very much in contention to qualify for the round of 32. They’ve both scored and conceded plenty but this isn’t a fixture they will relish, with a visit to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan not looking like it will end well for the Azerbaijani side. 

The two sides have averaged 4.75 goals between them so far this campaign and goals should be expected here again, especially with Sevilla creating an average of 8.5 shots on target per game. Qarabag can’t really match them for those statistics and come into the game as definite underdogs. 

We think Sevilla should be fairly comfortable without any pressure in this game and we’re predicting they’ll be on the right end of the scoreline at both half-time and full-time, getting an early lead and keeping hold of it for the entirety of the match. So far, they’ve scored five of their 12 goals in the first half and the remaining eight in the second, scoring well throughout the 90 minutes. 

Sevilla should run out the victors here and we think a 3-0 scoreline is a fair one in showing the Spaniards’ dominance over their opponents, who may well be overawed by the match.

A big atmosphere is expected in Sevilla and the crowd will play their part in roaring their side to a fairly easy victory in matchweek five.