After the midweek round in La Liga, we are returning to the normal season matches in Spain, and 10 new games are expected of us. There are enough fixtures you can bet on, but I cannot miss this one, between the teams of Alaves and Barcelona, a game that promises to be one of the best in the round (and eventually valuable to the bettors).
Alaves Team News
Alaves is a mid-table team, but recently, the players in the club have been given 110% of themselves to practise really nice football. This can be seen easily by their results in the past 5 games, for example – 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The good news for the team from Vitoria-Gasteiz is the fact that there aren’t any seriously injured players, and there is no absence of players due to international duties. The team loves to defend, but the players playing there are also very dangerous on counter-attacks. Barcelona’s style is perfect for Alaves, especially if the home team manages to hold the draw till the 50-60th minute.
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona is a team in a deep crisis, and the bookies are seeing in this the option to raise the odds in order to catch some wrong predictions and bets on the team from Catalonia. However, I believe that after the 2-3 wrong steps, Barca will no longer suffer against teams from the mid-table and lower.
Despite the management crisis, there is a bad situation with lots of injured players – Ter Stegen, Torres, Gavi, Alonso, and Joao Felix will certainly miss the match. Questioned remain Raphinha and Sergi Roberto. Still, I believe there are enough quality players in the team from Catalonia, and I expect each injury to be covered adequately.
Head-to-Head Games
When it comes to head-to-head matches, we can clearly see that Barcelona has an advantage. In the last 5 games, Barca won 3 of them, while 2 games finished as draws. The last Alaves’ win was in 2016, and it was away from home.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 46 | WDLWD |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 85 | LWWWW |
Alaves – Barcelona Betting Prediction
For my betting tip, I decided to take the risk because of the odds and place a bet on Barcelona. The team has its problems, but I believe they will overcome them and eventually win for the second time in a row this week. Alaves will try to defend bravely, but one goal for Barcelona might crush the home team’s ambitions. If you do not want to risk betting on the outcome, you can play goals. We probably won’t see many in this match.
Betting Tip: Barcelona to Win
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.93
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