BARCELONA VS SEVILLA COPA DEL REY BETTING TIPS
We’ve got a titanic clash today in the Spanish Copa del Rey as Champions Barcelona are taking on Sevilla at Camp Nou today. The 21:00 kickoff is more or less the fixture of the day from around the globe and I expect both sides to give 100% in this fixture, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 3.
Top UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has listed Barcelona at 2/5 for the outright victory with Sevilla trading at a lengthy 6/1. The draw pays out at 11/4, but I think both sides will be playing for the win here.
The shortest odds in the correct score market are for a 1-0 or 2-0 win in Barca’s favour, with both options paying out at 5/1. A 1-1 draw pays a slim 11/2 while a 0-0 result is also short-priced at 6/1. Sevilla to sneak an away win 1-0 pays out at 8/1. You’re going to have trouble getting a big payout unless Barca win 4-0, which pays a solid 22/1. A 3-2 victory for Barcelona pays 25/1 while 3-2 to Sevilla pays a whopping 66/1.
Barcelona are 10/11 to win both halves and that’s a solid bet in my opinion. Draw/Barcelona is priced at 7/2 and that’s not a bad selection either. If you fancy Sevilla to hold the lead at half-time, but then Barca to pull off a reverse, you’re looking at a 28/1 payout.
In terms of the first goalscorer betting, Zlatan Ibrahimovic trades at 4/1 while Lionel Messi can be backed at a 9/2 price. Bojan Krkic pays 5/1- the same price as Pedro and Thierry Henry, to notch the first goal of the match. Xavi trades at 10/1 while Andres Iniesta can be backed at 12/1.
One of the bets that jumps out at me is for the first goal to be scored via a header at 7/2. I think that this could be a pretty tight affair and that the floodgates will only open with a result from a set-piece. Zlatan knows a thing or two about getting his head onto the ball, so that’s not a bad price in my opinion.
Zlatan Imbrahimovic to score first and Barcelona to win 3-1 is my scorecast selection at 28/1.