Alaves vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-02 12:00.
[p]A potentially priceless 1-0 win over Basque rivals Real Sociedad last week allowed Alavés to leapfrog Las Palmas and move out of the La Liga relegation zone. Head coach Eduardo Coudet is now looking for back-to-back victories for the first time since he was appointed in December, and can take heart from the fact that Alavés have won their last two home meetings against Atlético Madrid without conceding a single goal![/p]
[p]They’ve not managed three successive H2H home wins since 2002, but they’ve proven they’re capable of troubling these opponents this season having led the reverse fixture, which ended in a 2-1 defeat, for over 70 minutes. Despite those positives, only two sides in the division have earned fewer home points than Alavés’ 19, with only bottom-of-the-table Valladolid (ten) scoring fewer than their 12 home goals.[/p]
[p]Atlético Madrid also earned a clean-sheet victory last week, beating Rayo Vallecano 3-0 to tighten their grip on third place. Title aspirations appear all but over considering their ten-point deficit to leaders Barcelona, so focus may be switched to building momentum ahead of this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup as another opportunity for silverware.[/p]
[p]Doing so on the road seems realistic for a side who have been resilient on the road this term, boasting the best defensive away record in the league (GA: 13). Form on their travels has stalled of late in spite of that with just one win from their last four such league matches (D1, L2), with that record made all the more troubling by the fact that all three failures to win came against bottom-half opposition.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Nahuel Tenaglia got Alavés’ winner against Sociedad last Wednesday, but the full-back may be subject to the referee’s attention having been booked 11 times this season, three of which came in his last five games. Alexander Sørloth was on target against Rayo, but only two of his last six scoring appearances for Atleti have ended in victory (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Atlético Madrid have not received a first-half yellow card in any of their last five league matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]