Espanyol - Sevilla (Copa del Rey)

In the last meeting of this week, Espanyol takes Sevilla for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 2.88 for a home win, with a draw at 3.30 and 2.50 for the victory of the guests. The hosts won two consecutive games before this round, as in the last round of the tournament were able to remove the team of Valencia. Guests of Sevilla are in excellent shape and in several months in a row are unbeaten.

Espanyol are located in the middle of the table in Primera Division. The team is far from the places entitling participation in tournaments, but also far from the danger zone. The team`s ambitions are associated with staying in the elite, but for the King`s Cup hardly hope for something, because there are quite serious teams in the race. Anyway the victory over Valencia should not be overlooked, especially in this first game with Sevilla, the coach Gonzalez will try to take advantage. We were impressed by the choice of Gonzales for the starting team over the weekend, when the attacker Caicedo was on the bench, even after he managed to bring his team to victory over Valencia with two hits. This time, Gonzales will rely on his skill for this important meeting and generally there are no serious problems with the other players.

Guests are in very good shape and recorded victory after victory in all competitions. The team fights for the third place with Atletico Madrid in Primera Division and remains two points behind them. From the beginning of 2015, Sevilla played five matches, as they conceded only one goal. Their last rival in the Copa del Rey - Granada, was removed very easy with a total score 6-1. Sevilla continue with some difficulties connected with several problematic players, but their reserves are not so weak.

Espanyol traditionally played hard against Sevilla and it is likely that visitors will take the lead in this first game.

Prediction Espanyol - Sevilla: 2
Security: 7/10
Odds: 2.50 at bet365