Sevilla needed extra-time and penalties to go past the lower-division sides Cordoba and Andratx in the previous two rounds of Copa del Rey.

They are hoping to cause less drama to their fans on Thursday afternoon when Los Rojiblancos travel to Estadio de la Romareda to take on Segunda Division side Real Zaragoza in the last 32 round of the competition.

The visitors go into this as pretty clear favorites since their rivals have not quite been pulling up any trees of late in the second class of Spanish football.

Real Zaragoza lost three matches on the bounce in Segunda Division. They have conceded seven unanswered goals along the way.

The latest of the failures came on Sunday afternoon when the team led by Juan Ignacio Martinez fell 2-0 away at fellow bottom-half strugglers Mirandes (2-0).

Zaragoza have won only two of eleven outings at home since the start of the season in Segunda Division.

Sevilla, on the other side, still have Real Madrid within the striking distance at the top of La Liga ladder, especially after Los Blancos’ shocking 1-0 loss at Getafe on Sunday.

Los Rojiblancos won three of the last five away games in the league despite playing the likes of Celta Vigo, Real Betis, Real Madrid, and Athletic Bilbao in the process.

Real Zaragoza vs Sevilla Head-to-head
These two teams met each other in the quarterfinal of Copa del Rey eight years ago when Sevilla advanced 4-0 on aggregate, courtesy of a 4-0 win in the reverse fixture on the home patch).

The two outfits also last locked horns in La Liga eight years ago when Sevilla celebrated another 4-0 victory at their Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Only one of the last six head to head matches between these two teams provided goals at both ends.



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塞维利亚在前两轮国王杯比赛中需要加时赛和点球才能击败低级别球队科尔多巴和安德拉克斯。

周四下午，他们将前往罗马雷达球场，在最后32轮比赛中对阵第二赛区的皇家萨拉戈萨队。

客队很明显是最受欢迎的球队，因为他们的对手在最近的西班牙足球二流比赛中表现不佳。

皇家萨拉戈萨在第二赛区输掉了三场比赛。在这一过程中，他们已经丢了7个没有进球的球。

最新的一次失利发生在周日下午，胡安·伊格纳西奥·马丁内斯率领的球队以0 - 2的比分输给了同为下半阶段苦苦挣扎的米兰达斯(2-0)。

萨拉戈萨本赛季在第二赛区的11场主场比赛中只赢了2场。

另一方面，塞维利亚仍然和皇马保持着在西甲联赛中领先的距离，特别是在周日蓝军0 - 1输给赫塔菲之后。

在过去的五场客场比赛中，洛斯·罗吉布兰科斯赢得了三场胜利，尽管他们与塞尔塔·维戈、皇家贝蒂斯、皇家马德里和毕尔巴鄂竞技等球队交手。

萨拉戈萨对阵塞维利亚
这两支球队在8年前的国王杯四分之一决赛中相遇，当时塞维利亚以4-0的总比分晋级，并在主场的另一场比赛中以4-0的比分获胜)。

这两支球队上一次在西甲交手还是在八年前，当时塞维利亚在他们的雷蒙桑切斯皮胡安体育场庆祝了另一场4-0的胜利。

在过去的六场比赛中，这两支球队只有一场在两端都有进球。