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Espanyol vs. Alaves: Spanish Championship Match Prediction
Espanyol will play in the fifth round of La Liga at their home Stage Front. Espanyol were promoted last season, but will the Catalans be able to retain their place in the elite championship? What can we expect from the match against Alaves on September 14? Our experts have assessed the teams' chances and prepared the best bets for the game. All the answers are in this betting tip
Command Analysis
Espanyol
SpainCurrent form
After a dismal start to the La Liga season, Espanyol host Alaves for the second consecutive home game at the Stage Front. The hosts beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 last time out, their first success in the current championship. A quick look at the Parrots' head-to-head record against the visitors suggests a tense game between the rivals, but having won three of their last five head-to-head meetings, the Catalan side can hope to make it two wins in a row in La Liga for the first time since April 2022.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sidelined: Exposito (knee injury), Calero (ankle injury) and Cabrera (injury)
Interesting trends for betting
- Only one of the last 11 meetings has seen one team win by a few goals
- One of the nominees for the La Liga U23 Player of the Month award for August, Alejo Veliz has scored one of Espanyol's two goals this campaign
Estimated line-up : Garcia – Terejo, El Hilili, Gomez, Carbero, Romero – Milla, Graguera, Lozano – Puado, Roca.
Deportivo Alaves
SpainCurrent form
Luis Garcia's Alaves have made a brilliant start to their campaign, occupying the European places in La Liga ahead of this weekend's clash. While much of that success has been down to good home form, they were able to stun fellow countrymen and European entrants Real Sociedad 2-1 in their final La Liga away game to claim a first win in four head-to-head encounters. The picture is looking increasingly bright for a team who have lost just one of their last six La Liga matches and will now be aiming for three top-flight wins in a row for the third time this calendar year.
Disqualifications and injuries
Novoa Ramos is out of action today (heel injury).
Interesting trends for betting
- Summer signing Toni Martinez has scored two goals in his first two La Liga appearances for Alaves
- The visitors have kept a clean sheet just once in their last eight away league games
- Alaves have lost just one of their last six La Liga matches
Probable lineup : Sivera - Ortiz, Villaribre, Pica, Jay - Guevara, Blanco, Benavides, Romero, Rioja - Garcia.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
Two of the visitors' last five matches have ended in a draw
7.60Bet Alaves to score in the second half
The bet came in in the last two games
1.65Espanyol to score in first half
In three of the last six games the bet has won
2.18Tip and bets
The opponents had a good rest and today they can pay attention to the attack, which will help not only to please the fans, but ultimately give a result. The guests concede a lot on the road, but are quite effective in attack. Moreover, in the last face-to-face meeting in 2022, three goals were scored, which we do not exclude today.
Our prediction is both will score and we are betting on it with odds of 2.14
Bet on the outcome
Today it is difficult to give preference to anyone - both clubs are approximately equal in strength and motivation, and for these opponents this match is worth six points, because they will most likely finish at approximately the same level. We suggest paying attention to the option of a peaceful outcome in the confrontation, which could well suit everyone today.
Prediction - draw for 3.20
Bet on corners
Most likely, the teams will focus on defense, and therefore it is unlikely that there will be an overabundance of corners.
Our prediction is total under 8.5 corners with odds of 1.66
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