Sevilla hosts West Ham United in the first leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 10th at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (Sevilla)
Sevilla is the most titled club in the history of the Europa League. And it's not surprising that the Red-Whites are again considered one of the contenders for victory in this tournament. They got into the UEL playoffs after they took third place in the Champions League group. I remind you that the Andalusians earned only six points in six matches. Salzburg and Lille were ahead of them. In the UEL 1/16 finals, Sevilla faced Dinamo Zagreb. The Spaniards made a result in the first leg, winning at home with a score of 3-1. The Croats won the second game (1-0), but this was not enough for them to go further. Sevilla has always performed very well at home in the Europa League. In the previous 17 matches, the Red-Whites did not suffer a single defeat (15 victories and two draws).
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West Ham has become a really strong team under the management of David Moyes, which even claims the highest places in the Premier League standings. Let me remind you that the Hammers are ranked fifth at the moment, lagging only a few points behind the Champions League zone. West Ham took first place in the Europa League group without any noticeable difficulties. The English club managed to score 13 points in six matches. Interestingly, the Irons suffered their only defeat from Dinamo Zagreb at home (0-1). Five out of six games in the group stage ended in “Both teams to score — no.” Beyond that, West Ham managed to score at least one goal in the last six UEL matches.
Never before have Sevilla and West Ham played either official or friendly matches. Sevilla played its last Europa League game against a representative of the Premier League back in 2020. Then the Red-Whites turned out to be stronger than Manchester United in the semifinals (2-1). I'm sure it would be much fairer if these teams met at a later stage of the tournament. Looking at their squads, I think they deserve at least to get into the semifinals of the Europa League. Of course, Sevilla will try to win. And I think that the team will be able to do it. It's not so much about strength, but about the European Cup experience of the Spaniards, which is much larger.
Prediction for the match: Sevilla to win with 0.0 handicap
