On Thursday evening, Sevilla host Krasnodar in Group J of the Europa League, as the two teams look to seal their spot in the knockout stages.
The situation is slightly complicated, as Krasnodar are currently top of the group on 12 points, with Sevilla second and third place Standard Liege both on nine points. The Andalucian side will qualify with a victory and could win the group depending on the scoreline, while the visitors would seal qualification and top spot with just a draw.
Sevilla have a stellar recent record in this competition, as the Spanish side has recorded wins in 11 of their last 13 matches. In fact, their only two blips in that run were away defeats against Krasnodar and Standard Liege this season.
The home side’s recent games in the competition have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six matches.
Sevilla have won their last six home games in European football’s secondary competition, while they have also kept clean sheets in four of their last five home matches.
Krasnodar have enjoyed a good European campaign so far, winning four of their five group games. The Russian side has also won seven of their last nine matches in the Europa League.
Krasnodar’s most recent Europa League games have been high-scoring affairs, with over 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last nine matches.
The visitors have a poor recent away record in this competition, though, winning just two of their last eight matches on their travels.
Their recent away games on their travels in the Europa League have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five matches. Krasnodar have also failed to score in just one of their last nine away games in the Europa League.
Forebet predicts that Sevilla will record a victory in a high scoring game, which would seal top spot for Pablo Machin’s team.