The first fixture of the weekend in La Liga takes place on Friday the 24th of November at the Estadio de Mendizorroza as Deportivo Alavés meet Granada.
The hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 12 points while the visitors are in 19th place on 7 points.
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Deportivo Alavés come into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona prior to the international break.
It was Deportivo Alavés who opened the scoring in the first minute of the match and led 1-0 at the interval.
However, Barcelona scored the equaliser early in the second half and netted the winner from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.
The defeat at Barcelona means Deportivo Alavés have won only 2 of their last 10 competitive fixtures in all competitions.
The wins have come over lower league Deportivo Murcia in the Copa del Rey and bottom club Almeria in La Liga.
However, it is worth noting that Deportivo Alavés are undefeated in 4 of their last 6 matches, including draws at home with Real Betis and away to Villarreal in La Liga.
Trends show in their last 31 home games in all competitions, Deportivo Alavés have recorded 27 undefeated encounters.
They are undefeated in 7 of their 10 most recent La Liga matches on home soil and have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 5 home La Liga games.
Granada make the trip to the Estadio de Mendizorroza having been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Getafe in La Liga before the international break.
It was Getafe who got the first goal in just the second minute but Granda equalised in added time at the end of the first half to take a point.
The draw with Getafe means Granada have recorded just a single victory from their 11 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The win came over Arosa away in the Copa del Rey, a game Granada were expected to win comfortably.
However, Granada have lost 3 of their last 5 matches, with the defeats coming against Osasuna and Valencia away plus Villarreal at home in La Liga.
Trends show Granada have failed to win any of their 10 most recent league games.
They have failed to win each of their last 7 away La Liga matches and have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 La Liga games on the road.
Team news: Deportivo Alavés are without the injured duo of Abdel Abqar and Aleksandar Sedlar.
They also have doubts over the fitness of Carlos Benavidez and Giuliano Simeone.
Granada travel without suspended midfielder Bryan Zaragoza. Raúl Torrente, Jesús Vallejo, and Miguel Angel Rubio are all injured and there are doubts over the fitness of goalkeeper Raúl Fernández.
Neither team are in good shape going into this match and home advantage could make all the difference. We expect Deportivo Alavés to come out on top, with under 2.5 goals scored.