Tomás Yelmini
Sevilla vs Fenerbahce promises to be one of the exciting duels in the first leg of the round of 16 of this Europa League, in which several great teams of the Old Continent will be fighting for the trophy. If there is a specialist in the Europa League, Europe’s second continental club tournament, it is Sevilla. Not only is the top winner of the competition, with 6 titles, but it has never lost a final. But nothing is set in stone in soccer, and they will face a team that knows they can take advantage of their great opportunity. The locals are going through a nightmare scenario in the Spanish league, so this could be a good escape to regain confidence.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we offer you the available betting odds, our predictions and the preview for this Sevilla vs Fenerbahce Europa League match.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for the Sevilla vs Fenerbahce Europa League Round of 16 First Leg Game on March 9, 2023
- Where: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, Spain
- When: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 3 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Sevilla (-140) / Tie (+285) / Fenerbahce (+400)
- Asian Handicap: Sevilla (-0.5, -150), Fenerbahce (+0.5, +110)
- Over/Under (1.5): Over (-340) / Under (+255)
- Both teams score: Yes (-115) / No (-110).
Odds provided by DraftKings.
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Betting on Sevilla
Sevilla has gone four games without a win, in which they have also conceded twelve goals. They are coming from a huge defeat against Atlético de Madrid, who beat them 6-1, and they dropped into this Europa League after a Champions League of horrendous performance, with only one win in six games.
One of the reasons for this is the lack of defensive consistency, which has become more pronounced since Loïc Badé’s injury. Fortunately, the center-back is likely to be fit to play against Fenerbahçe. They have not been strong at their home stadium this season either, and in the cups, they won 2 out of 4, and in the league they were victorious in 4 out of 12 matches. Moroccan Youssef En Nesyri is their top scorer this season, with 12 league and cup goals.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Bono; Gonzalo Montiel, Loïc Badé, Nemanja Gudelj and Marcos Acuña; Ivan Rakitic, Joan Jordán and Pape Gueye; Suso, Youssef En Nesyri and Lucas Ocampos.
Betting on Fenerbahce
Unlike its rival, Fenerbahçe is having a very good season, as it is in second place in the Turkish Super League with a record of 16 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, a total of 51 points, 6 points behind the leader, Galatasaray. They know how to play well as visitors, having lost only 2 of 11 games in the tournament.
In addition, the visiting team is on a seven game without defeats positive streak, the last one being on January 8 against the league’s leades. It does not show a great defensive consistency, as it has kept a clean sheet in only 9 out of 23 games. To highlight, they have the top scorer in Turkish soccer, the experienced Ecuadorian Enner Valencia, who has scored no less than 26 goals in the season, between cups and league.
Probable lineup (4-3-1-2): Altay Bayindir; Ferdi Kadioglu, Samet Akaydin, Attila Szalai and Lincoln; Arda Güler, Willian Arao and Diego Rossi; Miguel Crespo; Enner Valencia and Joshua King.
JefeBet Prediction
Sevilla is not going through its best moment, but its mystique comes to the surface in this type of competitions. And even more so playing at home and in front of their own people. The local team will overcome this obstacle with effort, but with authority.
Prediction: Sevilla wins 2 to 0.
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