A great UEFA Europa League round of 16 kicks tie today as Sevilla face West Ham United and we have all the key information you need to know ahead of kick-off.

Both sides battled it out in the first leg of this round, and the Spanish side dominated and managed to find the breakthrough in the second half. The game ended 1-0.

With this upcoming match being the second leg, West Ham will be needing to perform well from the moment the game starts if they want to win the tie.

This will be a very tough task for West Ham who are a lot more inexperienced than Sevilla in Europe. The La Liga outfit have won the competition various times.

Here is everything you need to know about West Ham vs Sevilla:

Date & Start Time

West Ham United take on Sevilla on Thursday 17th March 2022 at the London Stadium. Kick off is scheduled for 8:00pm UK time.


How To Watch

Football fans in England will be over the moon to hear that West Ham vs Sevilla will be televised live on BT Sports. Coverage will start from 7:30pm.


Live Stream

If you are looking to live stream the big match, you can do so via the BT Sport app or Virgin streaming service.

You need to have an account or a monthly pass to access the live stream, so make sure you have everything you need prior to kick-off. The monthly pass costs £25.

Rafa Mir of Sevilla FC competes for the ball with Alejandro Catena of Rayo Vallecano during the LaLiga Santander match between Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla FC

Team News

West Ham have some big players missing as striker Michail Antonio and defender Aaron Cresswell face late fitness tests, whilst midfielder Jarrod Bowen is injured.

Sevilla attacker Lucas Ocampos is currently suspended, whilst Marcos Acuna will face a late fitness test to see if he can play in the tie.

Predicted Sevilla XI: Bounou; Navas, Kounde, Carlos, Augustinsson; Jordan, Fernando, Rakitic; Corona, Martial, En-Nesryi

Predicted West Ham XI: Areola; Fredericks, Dawson, Zouma, Johnson; Rice, Soucek; Benrahma, Lanzini, Fornals; Vlasic


Head to Head

The two sides have only met in this competition once, and that was in the last leg played in early March 2022. Sevilla managed to pick up a 1-0 win.


Odds

The betting markets have been struggling to pick a favourite, but it looks like at the moment West Ham are edging it.

  • West Ham to win: 23/20
  • Draw: 5/4
  • Sevilla to win: 11/5
Declan Rice celebrates Andriy Yarmolenko of West Ham United's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Aston Villa

Prediction

This should be a very good contest as they both desperately want the win to continue in this competition. We expect it to be a nervy affair, and no doubt the Hammers will find it tough. Their form at the London Stadium is good and they have beaten some huge sides at the ground. We can see them advancing to the next round of this competition.

Prediction: West Ham 2-0 Sevilla


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