Los Blancos have been in solid if unspectacular form in recent weeks, and that should see them record a victory in Andalusia but there's also value in backing against goals
For Real Madrid and Barcelona there are only a handful of fixtures which will be highlighted at the start of the season as matches where they could potentially drop points.
A visit to the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan certainly falls into that category, and while Los Blancos have generally a strong record in the Andalusian capital they will be all too aware of the challenge that faces them.
That challenge could be a little less fervent than in recent seasons given Sevilla's topsy-turvy start to the current campaign, with Unai Emery's men proving to be pretty unpredictable; they are the only side in the division to have lost to Las Palmas but they have also beaten Barcelona.
The sides come into Sunday's clash after differing results in the Champions League midweek, with Madrid earning a win over PSG which qualified them for the last 16, while Sevilla lost against Manchester City to leave them all but mathematically out of the competition.
Nevertheless, there should be a special atmosphere at the Sanchez Pizjuan for a game which sold out days ago, with these two sides sharing a healthy mutual dislike which has created a pretty strong rivalry.
bet365 who as ever are streaming the game live for UK based customers price a home win at 13/5 (3.60)while Madrid are offered at a tempting looking 9/10 (1.90) and the draw can be backed at 3/1 (4.00).
Recent history suggests that this will be a high scoring game with eight of the last nine meetings producing over 2.5 goals, a selection which can be backed at just 4/9 (1.44).
The history books also show us that Sevilla are the favourite victim of Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portuguese forward netting 21 times (19 in La Liga and two in the UEFA Super Cup) against the Andalusians and Madrid's number seven can be backed at 8/13 (1.63) to score once more.
Ronaldo has not been at his best in recent weeks though, and Madrid continue to be without some key players. Sevilla too will be missing some big names with the likely absence on striker Kevin Gameiro a crucial blow.
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