Mbappé’s seven goals frame Real Madrid’s home test against Sevilla

The table gap makes Madrid’s home record decisive

Real Madrid begin this pre-match round as the provisional #4 side in La Liga, with 18 points from 8 games. Sevilla are provisional #5 with 14 points from 8 games, leaving Real Madrid 4 points ahead. Barcelona lead with 24 points, so the hosts trail the leaders by 6 points and Sevilla by 10.

The strongest contrast is venue performance. Real Madrid have won all 4 of their home games, scoring 13 goals and conceding 2, with 2 clean sheets. Sevilla are unbeaten in 4 away games, recording 2 wins and 2 draws while scoring 8 goals and conceding 5. Their listed eight-match form samples are mixed: Real Madrid’s sequence is Win, Win, Win, Loss, Win, Win, Loss, Win; Sevilla’s is Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Win, Loss, Draw.

Mbappé carries Madrid’s clearest goal threat

Kylian Mbappé has 7 goals and 2 assists in 8 appearances, while J. Bellingham has 3 goals and 2 assists in 8 appearances. Both teams most often use 4-2-3-1, with Real Madrid using it in 8 matches and Sevilla in 7.

Real Madrid will be without R. Asencio, Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior; F. Mendy is questionable. Sevilla list J. Guridi, Marcao, I. Romero and M. Sierra as unavailable, while G. Kochorashvili is questionable.

Can Madrid’s home defence, which has conceded 2 goals in 4 home games, limit Sevilla’s away attack without Vinicius Junior and with F. Mendy questionable?