Barcelona vs Sevilla LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Sevilla are winless in their last 17 Laliga games against Barcelona at Camp Nou (D2 L15), their worst current run without an away win in the competition since their 3-0 win in December 2002.
Barcelona have not lost in 25 of their last 26 Laliga games against Sevilla (W19 D6), scoring at least four goals in three of their last four matches against them. The only Sevilla win in this time was in October 2015 under Unai Emery (2-1).
Barcelona have lost just one of their last 32 league games at Camp Nou (W28 D3), against Osasuna on the penultimate matchday of last season, keeping a clean sheet in six of the last eight home games in the competition. If they avoid defeat, Sevilla will equal their longest ever run without an away defeat in Laliga (currently W4 D4), recorded under Unai Emery between March and September 2015 (nine -W5 D4).
Barcelona are the team with the most wins (83) and most away wins (59) against Sevilla in Laliga. Barcelona's ground is also where Sevilla have their worst away defeat percentage (77.7% -minimum six league away games) in the competition.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi has scored more goals against Sevilla in Laliga than against any other opponent (29, also 37 in all competitions).
However, it could be just the second time he has failed to score in consecutive games against them in the competition. Of the 70 penalties Lionel Messi has taken in Laliga, Sevilla is the only team he has missed against after the 90th minute of a Laliga game, in October 2011, with goalkeeper Javi Varas saving the shot and Sevilla avoiding the defeat.
In 119 appearances for Sevilla in Laliga, Ivan Rakitic scored one more goal (26/25) and assisted one more (28/27) than had in 200 games for Barcelona in the competition.
FC Barcelona manager Ronald Keeman has lost his only Laliga managerial game against Sevilla in Laliga, losing 1-2 at home as Valencia boss in March 2008.
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Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui has lost by a four-goal margin in each of his two league visits to Camp Nou as manager: 5-1 in his last game for Real Madrid in October 2018 and 4-0 in this exact fixture last season.
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