Alaves vs Valladolid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-17 19:00.
[p]AlavĂ©s went into the international break on the back of three successive defeats, a streak only matched by upcoming visitors Real Valladolid. Luis GarcĂa’s men remain sandwiched in mid-table, yet a five-point gap to the top-five in La Liga illustrates that things aren’t all doom and gloom.[/p]
[p]The hosts were routed 3-0 by league leaders Barcelona in their last home game, which ended a three-game unbeaten run on their own patch to start the league campaign (W2, D1). Recent H2H history does suggest that Alavés can get back on track here as they’ve won seven of their ten top-flight home H2Hs (D2, L1), with the single defeat coming way back in October 1954![/p]
[p]Valladolid have endured a miserable international break in the relegation zone, just two points better off than basement boys Las Palmas. After starting the season with a 1-0 win over Espanyol, they picked up just two points from the next available 24, with conceding late goals a particular problem – their last three league defeats came by a 2-1 scoreline with the deciding goal arriving on or beyond the 80th minute.[/p]
[p]Valladolid must also find a way to accumulate points on their travels as they’ve lost all four away league games this season. That extended their winless streak in top-flight road games to eight (D1, L7), and having conceded an average of 2.63 goals per match in this sequence, the visitors have a lot to work on their defensive performances.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: AlavĂ©s will hope defender Manu Sánchez can extend his impressive personal record as he’s yet to concede a goal against Valladolid in four H2Hs. Looking to spoil that record could be Darwin MachĂs, who has a personal-high five assists in seven top-flight H2Hs (W5, D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Valladolid haven’t scored a first-half goal in their last eight league games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]