Alaves vs Leganes prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-29 15:15.
[p]Only three sides head into the La Liga weekend off the back of consecutive defeats, and Alavés are one of them. Their miserable run of seven defeats from eight matches leaves them just three points clear of the relegation zone, and with two of the three sides in that drop zone having played fewer games, the pressure is well and truly on.[/p]
[p]AlavĂ©s’ latest disappointing result saw them squander the lead in a 2-1 defeat to AtlĂ©tico Madrid, leading to boss Luis GarcĂa hitting out at the officials, bemoaning “that all the decisions are falling against me which is risking my job”. A return home may be just what he needs then, with AlavĂ©s’ league record at home this season making for better reading, accounting for ten of their 13 points (W3, D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Another thing in their favour is that their opponents Leganés have never managed an away H2H win (D6, L5)! And with a current five-game alternating streak of wins and losses (W2, L3) this league season, it’s hard to tell which Leganés side may turn up here, though the smart money wouldn’t be on a home win, as they’ve failed to triumph in any of their seven La Liga away games this season (D4, L3).[/p]
[p]Sitting in 14th place and a point better off than their hosts ahead of the weekend, Leganés remain a stubborn outfit, with those four draws a league high for away games this season. And considering they’ve won three of their past five matches in all competitions (L2), with those defeats only arriving against sides who finished in last season’s top-four in Girona (4-3) and Real Madrid (3-0), this may be a very tightly contested game.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alavés’ Jon Guridi has scored two goals in his last three appearances, with his last four league goals arriving before the 15th minute or after the 75th minute. Munir El Haddadi may threaten for Leganés, as he’s struck in both of their last two road matches, as part of a streak which has seen him score five of his last six goals away from home.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Alavés have scored first in four of their six La Liga home games this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]