Real Madrid v Sevilla

Real Madrid, currently 13 points behind the leaders Barcelona, know that anything less than a win tonight, will be a severe blow to their hopes of winning La Liga. They do have two games in hand on Barca?..so the outlook isn't all gloomy, but they need to keep winning to keep the pressure on the Catalans.Real's home form in the Bernabeu is sound enough. Won 6, Drawn 0, Lost 1 reads well and at 4/9 with Stan James they will be worthy favourites. Sevilla's away form is not so impressive?..Winning 1, Drawn 3, Lost 4. The outright odds with Stan James are Real Madrid?.4/9, Draw?..11/4, Seville?.11/2 David Beckham should return to the side tonight after shaking off a niggling injury and he'll be annoyed at suggestions that he was dropped and not injured in the last game. He'll be keen to show the doubters. Beckham is 5/2 to score at anytime. Roberto Carlos was definitely dropped although it looks as if he'll return tonight and he's a 9/2 shot to score at anytime. Also back is Ronaldo who returns probably at the expense of Michael Owen, and the chubby one is odds on 5/6 to score at anytime. Sevilla are a strong physical side and are currently lying in 5th place in La Liga, only a point behind Real Madrid, so this will not be a walk over for the Galacticos by any means. They will be on a high after beating Betis in the Seville derby on Sunday, but the flip side of this is that it will have taken a lot out of them physically. Their star turn is Baptista who has scored 7 goals this season and he is a very tempting 10/1 to score first. On the face of it then a home win would be the obvious outcome. Poor away form from Sevilla and the physical and mental demands of the Seville derby might just make this a relatively easy home win for Real. Buoyed by their last gasp win at Santander they will be hoping to kick on and upwards. Use our free bet guide to bet for free on the game