Sevilla vs CFR Cluj Prediction Betting Tips & Match Prediction

Sevilla vs CFR Cluj Prediction

For a decade now Sevilla have rivalled Atletico Madrid as the “Iron Men” of La Liga, often fighting on multiple battle fronts, usually punching above their weight, regularly emerging victorious. It happened again at the weekend. Just when it seemed that Sevilla, after a string of poor results had been replaced by Getafe as the team to join the established order of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico in next season’s Champions League competition, the Andalusian battlers showed their mettle.

Sevilla thrashed Getafe 3-0 in their own home stadium. As Getafe had just beaten Ajax in the Europa League for their best win of the season, and Sevilla’s form had been abject, the Andalusians performance was even more sensational.

Cluj surprised many with their gutsy display against Sevilla last week. The Romanian champions took the lead in the second half, and looked like they might pull off a major upset until Sevilla grabbed an equalizer ten minutes from time.

Cluj followed up that great performance with a 2-0 away win over Universitatea Craiova, effectively wrapping up their domestic league campaign. For the third-straight season Cluj were crowned Romanian champions, finishing six points clear of second-placed Craiova.

Sevilla vs CFR Cluj Recent Meetings

Last week, Sevilla went into their game with CFR Cluj during something of a crisis for coach Julen Lopetegui. In ten games in all competitions in 2020, his Sevilla side had won just three,
drawn four and been beaten three times.

That sequence would continue against Cluj. The Romanian side took the lead on 59 minutes courtesy of a penalty scored by Ciprian Deac. Then, on 82 minutes, Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri saved his team’s blushes by grabbing an equalizer.

Sevilla vs CFR Cluj Stats & Analysis

Had Sevilla not equalized during the first leg in Romania, and Cluj had won 1-0, the Spanish side would still have been favourites to turn things around in the second leg at their Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. However, not only did Sevilla draw that game, they then went on to thrash arch-rivals Getafe in la Liga in what was their best performance of the season.

Suddenly Sevilla are back in the La Liga top-four, and it’s a case of “Crisis? What crisis?” But can Cluj yet pull off the upset? Coach Dan Petrescu has just led his team to their third-straight Romanian league championship, so they will be on a high.

However, coming off such a stunning performance, Sevilla’s confidence will be sky-high, making them an even tougher proposition for the Romanians.

Sevilla vs CFR Cluj Bets

Expect to see a dominant, confident display from Sevilla, with their trademarked controlled aggression outclassing Cluj and leading to three goals without reply, a 4-1 aggregate victory, and progression to the Europa League Last 16.

Sevilla 3-0 CFR Cluj –8.25
Youssef En-Nesyri To Score First – 5.50