preview | 2015-04-11
Statistical Preview: Sevilla FC vs FC Barcelona
Revealing Key Stats
Barcelona have won their last nine games in all competitions including their last six in La Liga
Sevilla have won their last seven games in all competitions including their last five in La Liga
Barcelona have won their last six away La Liga games, while Sevilla are the only La Liga team yet to lose a home game this season (last home loss was against Barcelona last season)
Sevilla, Chelsea, Juventus, Sampdoria, Wolfsburg, and PSG are the only teams in the top five leagues yet to lose a home game this season
Barcelona are the most disciplined team in La Liga this season with just 55 yellow cards while Sevilla have the most yellow cards (96)
Barcelona have the most ball possession in La Liga with 69.2 percent, while no other team have over 60 percent
Barcelona concede the least shots per game this term (eight). Only Bayern Munich concede less in the top five Leagues (seven)
Barcelona are the only team in the top five leagues with less than 10 fouls committed per game (9.9)
Sevilla are the team with the most fouls committed in La Liga this term (495)
Only 31 percent of Barcelona’s shots came from outside the penalty box, the lowest percentage in La Liga of 2014/15
Sevilla scored seven penalty goals in La Liga this term (only Real Madrid scored more, with 10)
Barcelona (20,018) and Bayern Munich (20,003) are the only teams in the top five leagues to have attempted more than 20,000 passes
Barcelona (10) and Lyon (eight) are the only teams in the top five leagues with more through ball assists than Sevilla (seven)
Sevilla players received four yellow cards for dives, while Barcelona received only one
Only Cristiano Ronaldo (nine) has scored more penalty goals in La Liga than Carlos Bacca (five) this season. Messi is ranked third with four penalty goals
Sixteen different Sevilla players have managed to score at least one La Liga goal this season, more than any other team
Thirteen Barcelona players and 14 Sevilla players have managed at least one assist in La Liga this season
Only Messi (19) and Griezmann (11) have more than 10 left-footed La Liga goals this term
Messi is the only player in the top five leagues with 10+ left-footed (19) and 10+ right-footed (11) goals this season
Messi has the most goals from outside the box in La Liga, the same number as all Sevilla players combined (four)
Mathieu and Suárez (both four) are one yellow card away from one game suspension in La Liga. Players with four yellow cards for Sevilla are: Beto, Trémoulinas, and Bacca
Messi scored five hat-tricks this season in La Liga while no Sevilla player has scored even one
Neymar (73) is the third most-fouled player in La Liga this season
Only three other players have caused more fouls in La Liga than Sevilla’s Krychowiak (68)
Bravo aims for a third consecutive clean sheet, he has not achieved such a streak since the first eight rounds of this La Liga season
Luis Suarez (33) is the La Liga player with third most offsides this season (on level with Cristiano Ronaldo)
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Article made possible by the collaboration of the entire Grup 14 Stats Team: Adil Elkhandouki, Javier Camacho, Sarah Khoury, Erdi and @BarcaStat.