Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sevilla will lock horns in Duisburg on Tuesday night as they both seek to book a ticket to the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Wolves had a bit of a cold streak towards the end of the Premier League season which ultimately cost them qualification for next season’s edition of this Europa League competition. Their only respite would be if they end up winning this year’s title which would automatically promote them to the Champions League which is the top tier European club competition.
Wolves got past Olympiakos in the round of 16. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg back in March, a first-half penalty from Raul Jimenez was all they needed to advance to this quarter-final.
Sevilla have had tremendous success in this competition. They have won all three of their previous Europa League quarter-finals and have won this cup five times, with their last success coming in the 2015/16 season.
They have looked really great to close the season. They finished fourth in the La Liga, behind Atletico only on goal difference and are on an 18-game unbeaten run in all competitions – a run that dates back to the beginning of February. They have won 6 of the last 7 games, including the impressive 2-0 win over Roma on Thursday night to move on to this last 8.
Sevilla look quite formidable at the moment. They are on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning six of the last seven games. Wolves meanwhile have looked rather shaky, particularly since the restart. They’ve won three and lost three of their last seven games and they did not look convincing in their 1-0 win over Olympiakos in the second leg of their round of 16 match. Experience comes into play when we get to these latter stages of the tournament and Sevilla have a wealth of it. We feel that they have a mental edge over Wolves and that may well be what will get them over the top. We are backing Sevilla to qualify to the next stage @ 1.60 with Betway as our first betting tip for the game.
The game is also likely to be a close encounter. Both teams play solid defensively, especially so for Sevilla for whom defence is their bread and butter. They’ve kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 fixtures. They also just allowed 34 goals in the 38 La Liga games they played this season which is quite a feat. On the flip side, neither of these teams have been lighting it up on the final third in their recent matches. With this in mind, we are predicting a tight, low-scoring encounter with a few opportunities afforded for either side. Betway betting app’s price for Goal Under 2.5 is 1.50. We see great value in snapping this up as our final betting tip for this encounter.
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