Sevilla vs Real Madrid: Preview, Tips, Head‑to‑Head, and More as Ejuke and Adams Aim for a Major Upset

Real Madrid will travel to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday with their second‑place finish in La Liga already secured. The match against a confident Sevilla side, however, carries more significance than the standings suggest.

The hosts come off three consecutive league victories under Luis Garcia Plaza, while the capital club is in the midst of a public crisis, with Alvaro Arbeloa fighting for his future and Jose Mourinho the heavy favourite to take charge this summer.

For Nigerian supporters, the focus is on two Super Eagles in Sevilla colours.

Akor Adams has been one of the few constants in an otherwise chaotic Sevilla campaign and currently leads the club’s La Liga scoring charts with 10 goals and three assists.

The Kogi‑born striker has found his sharpest form in the run‑in, scoring three times in his last six top‑flight appearances, including the winning penalty in a 2-1 home victory over Atletico Madrid in April.

He averages a goal every 195 minutes, placing him among the division’s leading centre‑forwards.

Fran Beltran of Girona FC competes for the ball with Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke of Sevilla FC. Copyright: xJosexLuisxContrerasx

Chidera Ejuke has had a quieter season, registering one goal and one assist in 25 league appearances and earning an average FotMob rating of 6.7.

The right‑winger’s most notable recent cameo came in the 1-0 win over Real Sociedad on 4 May, when he entered the match as a substitute and achieved a 7.7 rating in 89 productive minutes.

Ejuke remains one of Sevilla’s most direct dribblers, with WhoScored describing him as “very strong” in one‑on‑one situations. He will look to exploit the aging Real Madrid full‑back pair if given the chance in transition.

Match preview

Luis Garcia Plaza was appointed Sevilla head coach on 24 March, replacing Matias Almeyda while the Andalusian club sat just three points above the drop zone. His arrival has reshaped the season.

Sevilla have won four of their last six La Liga games to climb to 12th on 43 points, leaving them four points clear of the relegation places with two matches remaining.

The Andalusians enter matchday 37 on the back of three consecutive league wins, defeating Real Sociedad 1-0 at home, Espanyol 2-1, and Villarreal 3-2 away at the Estadio de la Ceramica last weekend.

Mathematically, a second‑division drop remains a faint possibility, but a victory or a draw on Sunday would essentially secure another top‑flight season at the Sanchez Pizjuan.

Their home record has been mediocre this campaign, with 25 points from 18 home matches leaving them with only the 14th‑best home return in La Liga.

Real Madrid, in contrast, boast the second‑best away record in the division, taking 34 points from 18 outings on the road.

The club is confirmed as runners‑up on 80 points, 11 clear of third‑placed Villarreal and short of newly crowned champions Barcelona at the top.

The story behind those numbers is less flattering than the position suggests. Xabi Alonso was sacked in mid‑January after a poor sequence, and Arbeloa was promoted from Real Madrid Castilla to take temporary charge.

A 2-0 home defeat by Barcelona on 10 May officially ended any title hopes, and although Arbeloa’s side responded with a 1-0 win over Real Oviedo at the Bernabeu in midweek, the atmosphere around the club remains tense.

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe against Manchester City. Photo by IMAGO

Kylian Mbappe was booed by sections of the home support when he came on as a substitute against Oviedo, and the France captain pointedly complained afterwards about being treated as the squad’s “fourth‑choice forward.”

Despite the noise, Sevilla still have a chance at a European place, sitting five points behind seventh‑placed Getafe, which would represent a dramatic turnaround from the wreckage of February.

Head‑to‑head

Recent history between the clubs reads less like a rivalry and more like a one‑way procession.

Sevilla have not beaten Real Madrid in any of their last 14 meetings in all competitions, losing 12 of those games in the process.

Los Blancos have, in fact, been unbeaten against Sevilla in every fixture played between the sides since 2018, picking up four straight wins in their last four encounters.

The reverse fixture this season was a 2-0 win for Real Madrid at the Bernabe