Deportivo Alaves vs. Eibar Match preview
Deportivo Alaves set to play host to Eibar at the Mendizorroza Stadium on Thursday, in a crucial La Liga fixture before the Christmas break.
Alaves won 2-1 away to Real Madrid and drew with 1-1 against Barcelona being the giants, and found themselves 17th in the league table. They are out of the relegation zone.
Eibar on the other hand, are heading into this clash after a 3-1 loss against Real Madrid and are currently sitting in the 14th spot just one point clear ahead of the host who is 14 points.
Match Facts
- Deportivo Alaves has registered three wins, drawn four times, and lost thrice in their last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- The Glorious one has registered three clean-sheets in the last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- Eibar has registered four clean-sheets in the last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- The Azulgranas have featured in 14 La Liga matches, won thrice, drawn six times, and lost five times in this season.
- Deportivo Alaves has failed to register any home win in the last five La Liga matches this season.
- Eibar has registered three away wins in the five matches in all competitions this season.
Deportivo Alaves vs. Eibar Head to Head
The last time Eibar beat the host was back in 2018, the match that ended 2-1 both of the teams receiving red cards. The last encounter between these pairs the match ended 2-1 in favor of Alaves.
Deportivo Alaves Team News
Midfielder Pere Pons will miss out for Alaves with a foot injury, but captain Manu Garcia returned against Celta from the bench, he is likely to start.
Centre-back Rodrigo Ely is unlikely to miss Wednesday’s game due to a knee injury which he picked on the weekend. Victor Laguardia appears to be in line to stand in for him.
Eibar Team News
Eibar has a list of injury issues as Sergi Enrich, Jose Angel, Sergio Cubero, Roberto Correa and Paul Oliveira remain sidelined in the treatment room for the visitors.
Esteban Burgos is likely to return after completing his one-game suspension for accumulation of yellow cards
Deportivo Alaves vs. Eibar Prediction
Both sides are struggling to make things work in the final third at the moment, with both having the worst offensive record in the league.
One goal could be enough to decide this game and hence both managers could go for a rather conservative approach in order to avoid defeat.
However, we expect Eibar to carry the day on Wednesday.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a draw and Betway is backing the results with 2.90 odds while 1XBet is giving 3.15 Odds.
Goals – Under 2.5
These two teams have occasionally produced less than three goals in their previous encounters; therefore chances of scoring less than three goals are likely to be recorded.
We expect few goals to be registered in this match therefore under 2.5 markets ascertained by our pundits
Betway are backing the goals with 1.43 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.48.
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