Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid meet in a match in the 20th round of La Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, at 20:00, at Estadio Mendizorrotza.
The reigning La Liga champion appears in this duel after two defeats in a row, defeats that kidnapped Real’s chance to win two trophies, the Super Cup and the Spanish Cup. In the first competition, they were eliminated in the semifinals (1-2 against Athletic Bilbao), while in the dispute of the Spanish Cup they were defeated by Alcoyano, the team in the 3rd league, with the score of 1- 2, after extensions. In the championship, the “galactics” are undefeated in the last eight stages, during which they obtained six victories.
On the other hand, Deportivo has suffered no less than four defeats in the last five games played in all competitions. The most recent failure was suffered at home, against Sevilla, with the score of 1-2. It was the second defeat in a row that Alaves suffered at home, after the one recorded in front of the leader Atletico Madrid, with the same score. At the moment, Abelardo Fernandez’s band is the first ranked above the relegation zone, having one point more than the next ranked, Elche.
Even if the current form is not the best, Real Madrid has a team capable of producing victories, regardless of the opponents they meet. It is a duel between two teams that are in a crisis of results, but the value of the guests turns them into favorites. We bet on at least one point won by “galactics”, but also on at least two changes to the table.
The two bands have met 21 times so far;
Real is in the lead, with 16 wins and only 3 defeats;
Madrid occupies the second position in La Liga, with 11 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats;
Alaves: Pacheco – Navarro, Laguardia, Lejeune, Duarte – Aguirregabiria, Pina, Battaglia, Rioja – Joselu, Mendez;
Absent: Rodrigo Ely (injured);
Coach: Abelardo Fernandez;
Real Madrid: Courtois – Vazquez, Ramos, Varane, Mendy – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Hazard, Benzema, Asensio;
Absent: Rodrygo, Daniel Carvajal (injured);
Coach: Zinedine Zidane;
PREDICTION: Real Madrid to win @ 1,60
