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Real Madrid to take the spoils at Alaves on opening day

Deportivo Alavés vs Real Madrid - 14/08/2021

12/08/21
Real Madrid to take the spoils at Alaves on opening day
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This weekend sees the start of the new Spanish La Liga season and features this upcoming clash between Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Saturday evening.

Deportivo Alaves just about survived last season in La Liga as the hosts finished two leafgue places and four points above the relegation zone and they’ll be hoping that they can perhaps produce a better showing this time around and avoid any last minute dramas.

Realistically, Alaves will be looking to take points off the teams around them in the division while this upcoming fixture against Real Madrid poses a threat to their opening day hopes, especially as the last meeting at home to their visitors ended in a heavy 4-1 defeat back in January.

Alaves finished the season in promising fashion at home, winning three of their last four games but these wins were against Huesca, Villarreal and Granada, who, with no disrespect, are of inferior quality to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid narrowly missed out in the La Liga title race at the end of last season as they were pipped at the post by a two-point margin by eventual winners and crosstown rivals, Atletico Madrid, so the visitors will be looking to go one step better this season.

Nevertheless, it was a solid campaign by Real Madrid who suffered just one defeat on the road throughout the whole of last season, while the visitors ended last term with a strong sequence of results.

Real Madrid were unbeaten in their last 18 matches overall in La Liga which included 13 wins, while on the road, the visitors were also unbeaten in their last 14 games which included nine wins as well.

Real Madrid have also won seven of their last nine games on their travels and along with their previous supremacy over Deportivo Alaves in recent exchanges, the visitors look in good shape to start their new La Liga campaign off with a winning start.

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has a number of dangerous attacking potential at his fingertips with the likes of prolific striker, Benzema (23 goals last season) leading the way up front.

In addition, Real Madrid have won four of the last five meetings between the two clubs and look set for further success here.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
182458
2
0 - 3
2.99
20°
1.45
7.50 4.75 1.45 1 1 -1
FT
1 - 4(0 - 0)
-
- - -
La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Madrid 95 38 29 8 1 61
2
Barcelona 85 38 26 7 5 35
3
Girona 81 38 25 6 7 39
4
Atlético Madrid 76 38 24 4 10 27
5
Athletic Bilbao 68 38 19 11 8 24
6
Real Sociedad 60 38 16 12 10 12
7
Real Betis 57 38 14 15 9 3
8
Villarreal 53 38 14 11 13 0
9
Valencia 49 38 13 10 15 -5
10
Deportivo Alavés 46 38 12 10 16 -10
11
Osasuna 45 38 12 9 17 -11
12
Getafe 43 38 10 13 15 -12
13
Celta Vigo 41 38 10 11 17 -11
14
Sevilla 41 38 10 11 17 -6
15
Real Mallorca 40 38 8 16 14 -11
16
Las Palmas 40 38 10 10 18 -14
17
Rayo Vallecano 38 38 8 14 16 -19
18
Cadiz 33 38 6 15 17 -29
19
UD Almería 21 38 3 12 23 -32
20
Granada CF 21 38 4 9 25 -41

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