Alaves – Espanyol : Preview & Prediction
Alaves, the bottom side in La Liga, must beat Espanyol Barcelona to keep their hopes of staying up. Alaves are six points behind 17th-placed Granada, who are in the relegation zone. The partners of Joselu (13 goals) won their last two games against Rayo Vallecano (1-0) and Villareal (2-1)… Two great performances that must be repeated in the last three games. Espanyol Barcelona, 13th in the general standings, have an 8 point lead over the red zone… A lead that should be more than enough for the Catalan club. The teammates of Raul de Tomas (15 goals) have been struggling since mid-April as they have only taken 1 point from 12 distributed. After 3 defeats in a row at Atletico Madrid (2-1), Rayo Vallecano (0-1) and Real Madrid (4-0), Espanyol stopped this bad dynamic but remained in check against Osasuna (1-1) at RCDE Stadium. With only 1 win and 11 defeats in 17 league games this season, Espanyol’s away record is poor.
Espanyol need just 1 point to secure their place in the next round.
Alaves must win to stay alive. A loss or draw would send the club into La Liga 2.
Alaves have won two of the last four games.
Espanyol have taken just 1 point from their last 4 games.
Alaves are unbeaten in their last 3 meetings at Mendizorrotza: 2 wins and 1 draw.
Alaves must win this game or risk relegation to the Spanish 2nd division on Wednesday night.
Alaves – Espanyol : Betting Tips
Under 2.5 Goals Odds: 2.25
