Wolves vs Sevilla Europa League Quarter Final 2020

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ last six competitive victories have been ‘to nil’, after they beat Olympiacos 1-0 to progress to a first European quarter-final since 1972. They have now conceded just one first-half goal across their last five UEFA Europa League (UEL) outings, and have a perfect record (W10) when scoring first in Europe this term.
Despite scoring an impressive average of 2.44 goals per UEL game this term, goals have not come as readily recently: 11 of their last 12 competitive games featured under 2.5 goals. Meanwhile, Wolves’ last five competitive matches witnessed the same HT/FT outcome.
Five-time competition winners (UEL/UEFA Cup) Sevilla are on an 18-match unbeaten run (W9, D9 – in all competitions) after beating Roma 2-0 to reach this stage. That was their fifth game from their previous seven that they won ‘to nil’, despite not scoring before the 20th minute in any of those fixtures.
Furthermore, six of their nine UEL matches this term were goalless at HT and only two of their games saw both teams score. Keeping it tight and striking late has been profitable for the Spanish side in Europe this season: they are yet to concede before 55’, and six of their ten second-half goals this campaign came on or after 75’.
Players to watch: Raúl Jiménez, who bagged the winner for Wolves against Olympiacos, has netted 19 of his 27 competitive goals this term in the second half. Meanwhile, Youssef En-Nesyri scored the game’s final goal in two of Sevilla’s last three UEL matches.
Stat attack: The last four competitive goals that Wolves have conceded arrived in either first-half or second-half injury-time.
An opposition player was sent off in both of Sevilla’s last two UEL games.
Sevilla have received an average of 2.33 yellow cards per UEL knockout game (Wolves: 2.50).
Sevilla are unbeaten against English clubs in UEL H2Hs (W3, D2)