On Saturday evening, Deportivo Alaves will look to boost their chances of automatic promotion as they welcome Tenerife to the Estadio de Mendizorroza.
The home team are currently in fifth place in the Segunda, four points adrift of the automatic promotion spots in the Spanish second tier. A four-game winless run in the league has hindered their chances of automatic promotion.
Luis Garcia’s team has struggled to score goals, as they have failed to score all four of their winless matches in the Segunda. That lack of goals has contributed to their last four matches producing under 1.5 goals.
One positive for the home team of late has been their form on home soil, as Alaves are six games unbeaten on home soil, having recorded four wins and two draws.
A four-game winning run was ended by back-to-back home goalless draws against Cartagena and Lugo. Alaves has a solid recent defensive record on home soil in the Segunda, having kept seven clean sheets in their last nine home matches.
The Islanders are in midtable in the Segunda table, ten points adrift of the promotion play-off berths and eight points clear of the relegation zone.
A 4-1 home win over Las Palmas last time out ended a three-game winless run for Tenerife in the Segunda.
The game ended a run of low-scoring league games for the visitors, as their previous 11 Segunda matches had produced under 2.5 goals.
Tenerife has struggled for away victories of late, as they have won just once in their previous eight home matches in the Segunda, a run that includes four straight games without a league victory.
Their recent away games in the Spanish second tier have also been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their previous six matches.
Forebet predicts that Alaves will record a narrow victory to enhance their chances of winning promotion to La Liga this season.