The standout clash of the La Liga matchday 12 between Sevilla and Real Madrid will take place at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday. The kick-off is at 16:15 CET.

Preview

Despite the 4-0 loss at the hands of Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday, Sevilla have been in excellent form in the domestic league lately. Julen Lopetegui's side have won each of their last three La Liga matches and currently sit in 5th in the standings, with 16 points.

Real Madrid, on the contrary, have registered a single victory in their last five games across all competitions. In fact, Zinedine Zidane's men come into this encounter on the back of consecutive defeats to Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk. Nevertheless, the Whites are 4th in the La Liga table with 17 points and one game in hand compared to the Andalusians.

While Sergio Escudero, Marcos Acuna and Suso all remain unavailable for Sevilla through injuries, the majority of Lopetegui's key players are set to be in high spirits on the weekend after being rested against Chelsea in midweek.

Madrid, in turn, will be without Eden Hazard and Federico Valverde but Luka Jovic could be involved against Sevilla as the Serbian target tested negative for Covid-19 earlier this week.

Prediction

Some reports in Spain have suggested that Real Madrid's loss at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan could cost Zidane a job in the Bernabeu dugout. While the Whites will be desperate to bounce back from their recent disappointing results in Seville, Lopetegui will be looking to beat his former club. As a reminder, the Spanish coach was sacked by Madrid after just three months at the helm of the club in 2018. This fixture promises to be a hugely entertaining one.

Tip

Total over 2.5 at 1.81 with 1XBET.