UEFA Super Cup: Manchester City vs Sevilla Odds
De Bruyne Out With Injury
Champions League and Europa League Winners Clash
Manchester City were nearly unstoppable last season. They managed to pull off a treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. Because City won the Champions League, they’ll face off with Sevilla on Wednesday in Greece. Sevilla qualified for this season’s UEFA Super Cup by making an incredible run in the 2022-23 Europa League. So we’ll look at the Manchester City vs. Sevilla odds as the UCL and UEL winners meet.
Manchester City vs Sevilla
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Head-to-Head
Manchester City and Sevilla have met four times previously, and Man City have won all four matches. In last season’s UEFA Champions League group stage, Man City beat Sevilla 4-0 away and 3-1 at home. City finished first in the group, while Sevilla came in third and were demoted to the Europa League. Man City and Sevilla also met in the 2015 Champions League group stage, where Man City picked up 2-1 and 3-1 wins.
Man City Missing Talisman
Manchester City played a good game in the FA Community Shield vs. Arsenal but conceded a deflected last-minute equalizer. City then lost in penalties as Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri uncharacteristically missed. The Cityzens bounced back last Friday by defeating newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in their EPL season opener. Erling Haaland scored with his first touch of the match and added another before the end of the first half.
However, midfielder Kevin de Bruyne came off with a reaggravated hamstring injury in the first half. Mateo Kovacic replaced De Bruyne, who led the EPL in assists last season, and Kovacic could start on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola confirmed that De Bruyne will be out for at least the next few weeks. Regardless, Manchester City have been one of the most popular picks for betting on soccer over the last few seasons.
De Bruyne also came off for City in the first half of the Champions League final, and they persevered and got a 1-0 win over Inter Milan. Ilkay Gundogan, who also started the UCL final, is now at FC Barcelona. Two other starters from that match are injured as John Stones and Ruben Dias are expected to miss the game vs. Sevilla. In any case, the Manchester City vs. Sevilla odds price City as 1.5-goal favorites.
Sevilla’s Season Off to Losing Start
Winning the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League was a massive silver lining in an otherwise forgettable Sevilla season. Sevilla finished 12th place in La Liga and exited the Champions early again. It was Sevilla’s seventh Europa League title, and they’ve never lost in the final. After 120 grueling minutes, Sevilla managed to win in penalty kicks over Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma.
Now, Sevilla will make their seventh appearance in the UEFA Super Cup. Only Real Madrid and Barcelona will have played in the Super Cup more after Wednesday’s match. After winning their first UEFA Super Cup appearance, in 2006, Sevilla have lost five straight. They last appeared in this match in 2020, losing 2-1 to Bayern Munich in extra time. Sevilla have lost their last three Super Cup appearances in extra time.
Sevilla’s form last season improved when Jose Luis Mendilibar took over as coach, but his team couldn’t avoid defeat on Saturday. Javi Guerra scored a late winner for Valencia as Sevilla fell 2-1 in their La Liga opener.
Defender Loic Bade got a red card on his La Liga debut but will be available for Wednesday’s match. However, The future of keeper Yassine Bounou is up in the air as Real Madrid reportedly want him to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois. If Bounou sits the match out or signs for Real before Wednesday, Sevilla have Marko Dmitrovic to replace him.
Match Analysis & Odds
While six of the last eight UEFA Super Cup matches have gone into extra time, there will be no extra time in the event of a draw. Instead, the match will head straight to penalties. Here, a draw displays +420 odds but Sevilla have lost all four of their matches vs. Manchester City.
Even without some key players, Man City are still loaded with talent. Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol can fill in at center back without Ruben Dias and John Stones. Gvardiol, who became the second-most expensive defender in history with a £77 million transfer from RB Leipzig, could make his first start for City here.
The Manchester City vs Sevilla odds price City as -600 favorites to lift the cup Man City -1.5 shows +105 odds. Pep Guardiola’s City also come in at -265 odds to win in 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Sevilla are +700 moneyline underdogs. Sevilla +1.5 is priced at -135 odds but they lost both of their matches to Manchester City last season by a multi-goal margin. Sevilla also sit at +350 odds to lift a first Super Cup in their last six appearances. At least three goals have been scored in every meeting of this fixture and the oddsmakers price over 3.0 at +115 with a heavy buyback of -145 on the under.
