A HISTORIC FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON

Sevilla FC picked up yet another three points last night, with a 1-0 win against Cádiz CF at the Nuevo Mirandilla, thanks to a second-half strike from Lucas Ocampos. That match rounded off the first half of the season, and the statistics at this stage of the season are nothing short of spectacular. The team are in second place in the table, and are ten points clear of fifth-placed FC Barcelona, which places Sevilla in a very strong position to secure Champions League football next season. 

The 41 points that Sevilla FC picked up in the first half of the season is their second best ever start to a season, with the team falling just one point short of the record points tally set by Jorge Sampaoli's team in 2016/17. That season, the team went on to finish in fourth place with 72 points. This season, Julen Lopetegui's side have won twelve matches and drawn another five, meaning they have only lost twice. 

Bono kept his ninth league clean sheet this season against Cádiz CF

With just two league defeats, away at Granada CF and Real Madrid, the team have set a club record for fewest defeats in the first half of a 20-team league season. Furthermore, they have conceded on just thirteen occasions this season, which is not only a club record at this stage of the season, but also the fewest goals conceded by a LaLiga side this season, and the best in Europe's top five leagues alongside Manchester City. Last night saw the team keep another clean sheet, which means a ninth league clean sheet this season for Bono, who kept the most clean sheets out of any keeper in Europe's top five leagues in 2021. 

However, the fixture continue to come thick and fast, and, in the space of just five days, Sevilla FC face a trip to La Romareda for their Copa del Rey Third Round fixture against Real Zaragoza, and a LaLiga clash at home to Getafe CF, which will get the second half of the league season underway.