Espanyol vs Alaves Prediction & Tips
Espanyol and Alavés face at RCDE Stadium, in a match for the 6th round of La Liga. At this stadium, the history of direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. Indeed, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 13‑06‑2020, in a match for the La Liga, Espanyol won by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by B. Espinosa (45′ ) and Wu Lei (47′ ), for Espanyol. In this match, the home factor can play an important role, as both teams have significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
After 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is in the 16 th position, having won 2 points. In the penultimate match, they lost at home, in a match against Atlético Madrid, by (1‑2). Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 12 conceded, against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats at home, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded. Espanyol has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, you haven’t won any of the last 5 matches.
Espanyol’s team comes for this game with a 2×2 tie on the trip to Real Betis, thus continuing without a win in this La Liga: the team’s goals were signed by Aleix Vidal and Leandro Cabrera. In this round against Deportivo Alavés, coach Vicente Moreno must focus on maintaining ball possession and the attacks organized by the runners: Óscar Melendo is one of the main responsible for creating the offensive process. On the other hand, forward Raúl de Tomás is the highlight of Espanyol, who is very strong at the time of submission. Out of this game are Javier Puado, Yangel Herrera, Oier Olazábal and David López, all with physical problems.
The away team is currently in the 20 th place, without any points conquered, after 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Valencia, by (3‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Osasuna, by (0‑2). This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Alaves has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6.
In this competition, they have lost the last 4 matches they played. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches, and their offense hasn’t been much of a goal, as they haven’t scored any goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition . In 9 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Deportivo Alavés’ team enters this game with a setback, by 0-2, against Osasuna, thus adding the fourth consecutive defeat in this La Liga. In this away game, coach Javier Calleja must use a more defensive team, with a low block, exploring only the space of the opponent’s defense back through counterattacks. Joselu is Deportivo Alavés’ top scorer with 1 goal scored. Out of this game is Pere Pons due to physical problems.
Espanyol – Alaves FREE TIPS
Alaves – Win @ 3.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
