The penultimate fixture in the Spanish La Liga this weekend takes place on Monday the 18th of October between Deportivo Alavés and Real Betis.
The game will be played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 19th place on 3 points and the visitors are in 10th place on 12 points.
Some tactical work today at Ibaia 📝#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/Q4NtAy1Lc9— Deportivo Alavés 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@alaveseng) October 13, 2021
Some tactical work today at Ibaia 📝#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/Q4NtAy1Lc9
Deportivo Alavés come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao prior to the international break.
The only goal of the game came in the 44th minute and Deportivo Alavés could not find the equaliser in the second half. That was the 6th defeat of the season for Deportivo Alavés having played 7 games.
The only victory of the campaign came at home in their most recent fixture at the Estadio de Mendizorroza as Deportivo Alavés defeated defending champions Atletico Madrid 1-0.
It was a tremendous result for a team who were on 0 points after 5 La Liga fixtures and they managed to prevent the visitors from scoring having taken the lead in the 4th minute.
Trends show Deportivo Alavés have won just 1 of their last 8 league games and they have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4. Home from shows Deportivo Alavés have lost 3 of their last 4 La Liga fixtures, with the only win being the victory over Atletico Madrid.
Real Betis make the trip to the Estadio de Mendizorroza having lost 2-0 at Villarreal in their previous game.
Having conceded a goal right at the end of the first half, Real Betis did not have an answer to that disappointment in the second half and conceded another in the 69th minute. That was the first defeat for Real Betis in 7 games in all competitions.
Real Betis have remained undefeated in 6 of their last 7 matches, recording 3 wins and one draw in La Liga. The wins came at home against Getafe and away to Granada and Osasuna. Real Betis were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Espanyol.
Away from in La Liga shows Real Betis have lost only one of their last 9 on the road, with 5 of those 8 undefeated matches ending in a draw. In Real Betis's last 3 away games against Deportivo Alavés we have seen under 2.5 goals scored.
Team news and Deportivo Alavés do not have any fresh injury concerns ahead of the game. They should be at full strength.
Real Betis are without the injured duo of Víctor Ruiz Torre and Youssouf Sabaly although the latter is close to a return.
Deportivo Alavés previous home game produced their best result of the season to date and they will be hoping for more of the same.
However, Real Betis have proven to be tough to beat this season and the away team will fancy their chances of taking maximum point and keeping a clean sheet in the process.