Linares Deportivo and Sevilla face each other at the Estadio Municipal de Linarejos, in a match for this phase of the Copa del Rey (2nd Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before. Attention to the home factor, since Linares Deportivo tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Linares:
The home team reaches this stage of the Copa del Rey (2nd Round) after a win away (0‑3) with Inter de Madrid. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Linares Deportivo won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to come back.
The Linares Deportivo team comes to this match after a 0x3 victory in the visit to Inter Madrid, thus advancing towards the next round of the Copa del Rey: the team’s goals were scored by Fran Carnicer and Chendo (2). It should be noted that the premises are in the third Spanish division. In this match against Sevilla, coach Alberto González must maintain his usual tactical scheme, 4-3-3, with Isra Cano, Chendo and Rubén Sanchidrián being the most offensive references of the team. Apparently, there are no major player absences for this game.
Sevilla :
The visiting team reaches this stage of the Copa del Rey (2nd Round) after having eliminated Ciudad de Lucena, with a win by (0‑3) in the previous round. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away draw against Real Betis by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Sevilla won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. This is a team that does not usually have difficulties to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 they reached the break in lead in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90 ‘in 9 .
The Sevilla team comes to this game after a 1×1 draw in the visit to Real Bétis, ending two consecutive wins for La Liga: the only goal of the team was scored by Suso. In the first round of the Copa del Rey, the visitors beat Ciudad de Lucena by 0x3. In this away game, coach Julen Lopetegui must keep the team 4-3-3, focusing on maintaining possession and organized attacks, especially through the flanks. For this game the visiting coach can count on all his players.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,44
