Kick-off on 17.01.23 22:00.

The Glorious Ones began their campaign with three straight 1-0 wins — over Segunda B side Lleida, third-tier Mérida, and Valladolid. In the latter match, the Blue and Whites gained a numerical advantage in just the fifth minute. S. Sevilla recorded both a goal and an assist. The Nervionenses defeated Velarde from the Cantabrian regional league, 2-0, Juventud Torremolinos from the Segunda B, 3-0, and then routed Primera Federación club Linares, 5-0. En-Nesyri scored a hat trick, and Jesús Navas provided two assists.

Watch Alavés vs Sevilla online — the sides haven’t faced each other in the modern history of the Copa del Rey. Since the early 2000s, the Basques have reached the Round of 16 five times, but only twice since 2007. Deportivo was knocked out at this stage on two occasions. In the 2002/03 season, the team from Vitoria-Gasteiz fell to Murcia (1-2, 0-0). In the 2006/07 edition, they tried to challenge Barcelona (0-2, 2-3).

In the 2003/04 campaign, the team eliminated Valladolid (1-1, 0-0), and in the 2017/18 tournament — Formentera (3-1, 2-0). They also progressed in the 2016/17 Copa del Rey by edging Deportivo La Coruña (2-2, 1-1). Between 1981 and 2000, the club reached the Round of 16 only once — in the 1997/98 Copa del Rey, when they upset Real Madrid (1-0, 1-2). Stream Alavés vs Sevilla online.

Over the past two decades, the Nervionenses have consistently made it to this round, with the sole exception being the 2013/14 season, when they were knocked out in the Round of 32. Sevilla exited in the Round of 16 six times during this period. In the 2005/06 edition, they lost to Cádiz (2-3, 0-0). Two years later, they were narrowly eliminated by Barcelona (1-1, 0-0).

In the 2011/12 campaign, Valencia had the upper hand (0-1, 2-1), and in the 2016/17 edition, Real Madrid advanced at their expense (0-3, 3-3). In the 2019/20 Copa, the Red and Whites were beaten by Mirandés, 1-3, and last season they lost the Seville derby to Betis, 1-2. Watch Alavés vs Sevilla online.