CFR Cluj vs Sevilla Prediction & Match Preview

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla
Europa League
Date: Thursday, 20 February 2020
Kick-off at 17:55 UK/ 18:55 CET
Venue: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu (Cluj-Napoca).

Cluj may be the best team in Romania, but they are about to bite off more than what they can chew, in Sevilla. The latter have been one of the best teams in Spain for quite some time, and most importantly, a few seasons prior, they had delivered three Europa titles in a row. By all means, expect a dominating victory for Sevilla.

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla Head-to-head (h2h)

• The two teams are taking on each other for the first time.

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla Match Preview

Cluj recorded a 2-0 win at home over Celtic, in their last Group Stage game. A win is a win, however it needs to be mentioned that Celtic probably had taken things lightly, which culminated in their loss. 

Moreover, earlier in the campaign, when progression to the next stage was not obvious, Celtic had defeated Cluj, with a 2-0 scoreline.

In the meantime, Sevilla experienced a rare loss in their final GS game. They were on the road, and had taken on APOEL. The scoreline was 1-0 in favor of the hosts, and ended up to be the only defeat of Sevilla in the campaign.

Be that as it may, it needs to be mentioned that, by the second-last match-day, Sevilla had more than double the number of points of any other team in the group, and had achieved progression easily.

As such, they had expectedly performed well below their usual standards, and thus had to concede loss to APOEL.

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla Prediction

As mentioned earlier, Sevilla are part of the La Liga – the league currently ranked first in terms of UEFA Coefficients, while their opposite number ply their trade in the 29th league in the list.

Sevilla regularly trade blows with some of the very best teams in the world, whereas Cluj do not have that kind of luxury, and are severely under-exposed, and under-experienced. 

Moreover, Sevilla are one of the best teams in the history of this competition, especially with their hat-trick titles just a few years back. They are also the most successful team in the contest, with a total of five winners’ medals so far, and the next best is just three by Liverpool, Juventus, Inter Milan, and Atleti.

In addition, Sevilla also have the enviable record of five wins, and zero losses in finals. 

Considering all these observations, it’s apparent that Sevilla are the most dominant team in the history of the competition, and they are easily expected to deliver a victory this Thursday, against a team from the inferior Romanian league.

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla Betting Tips

• Sevilla to Win @ 2.00 (1/1)

• Half Time/ Full Time: Sevilla/ Sevilla @ 3.00 (2/1).