Betting tips for Sevilla VS Lazio 20.02.2019

Sevilla and Lazio face each other this Wednesday at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, in a challenge to count for the second leg of the sixteen of the Europa League final. After winning the first leg in hostile territory, Sevilla are in front of the tie and have the knife and cheese in hand, although their current shape is far from being the best. On the other side arrives a Lazio that has equally disappointed with its latest exhibitions, and its permanence in the proof is secured by a thread.

Sevilla arrive here after qualifying as Group J leader, ahead of FK Krasnodar, Standard Liège and Akhisar. The Sevillistas are a team with great pedigree in the race, they were tricampeões of the Europa League in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16, and from there that only returned to dispute the proof in the last season, where they did not go beyond the group stage. After disappointing results like defeats against Barcelona (6-1) and Celta de Vigo (1-0) and a draw at home against Eibar (2-2), the team still showed signs of improvement after beating Lazio -1) in Italy but quickly came back to disappoint by losing against Villarreal (3-0) on Sunday.

With only 3 victories in the last 10 competitive games, Sevilla's form is far from being positive, being that the opponent is also going to be on his best days. Playing at home in European competitions, the Sevillians won all three matches against Standard Liège, Akhisar and Krasnodar with 14 goals scored and 1 conceded. Nolito, injured, and Éver Banega, punished, are the two confirmed casualties. It is important to mention that Sevilla has played several players in the last challenge, and will enter here in maximum strength.

Lazio, on the other hand, arrives here after qualifying as 2nd place in Group H, behind Frankfurt and ahead of Apollon Limassol and Marseille. Last season, the Aquile reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Red Bull Salzburg. The Aquile come here in the hangover of two consecutive defeats, first against this Sevilla (0-1) and then against Genoa (2-1), thus adding 4 losses in the 8 games played since the beginning of 2019. Outside of doors in the League Europe, the whole of the city of Rome lost against Frankfurt (4-0), beat Marseille (1-3) and lost against Apollon Limassol (2-0).

Further complicating matters, the team can not count on the names of Jordan Lukaku, Wallace, Luis Alberto and Parolo, all injured, and still seeing Bastos, Luiz Felipe and Milinkovic-Savic all in doubt. The team arrives here at a disadvantage on the undercard and needs to enter with an offensive stance and look to turn the result as quickly as possible. However, the Italians have not scored more than one goal in any of the last 7 consecutive matches, and scoring just one goal here may not be enough.



None of the teams are in a positive moment, but given the result of the first leg, the home factor and the pedigree in the event, Sevilla is the big favorite to win this game.