Alaves – Eibar SOCCER PICKS
Deportivo Alavés and Eibar meet at the Mendizorroza Stadium, in a match for the 27 th round of the First Division. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 04-11-2018, Eibar won at home against (2-1). Unlike what would be expected, the record of recent direct confrontations is favorable to Eibar, who in the last 5 matches won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 5 th and 10 th of the league table, in reality it is a match between the 7 th best team in home matches and the 20 th best in away matches.
Deportivo Alavés:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 40 points won, after 11 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Celta de Vigo, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Villarreal, by (1-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Deportivo Alavés has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1, for which they have won 19 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 12 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 12 matches they played ended in Under 1,5 goals. In 26 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 4 of the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Alavés is doing a campaign over the expected in La Liga, does not lose four days ago, which has won 2 and tied 2, and goes in search of another positive result to try to enter the qualifying zone for the next UEFA Champions League. The main characteristic of the team is the strength of its defensive sector, which suffered only 29 goals in 26 games and is the sixth strongest in the competition, so much that it suffered only 2 goals in the total in the last four days, but the attack, on the other hand, is quite inefficient, scored only 27 goals and is the fourth worst in the competition, so much that he did not score in 4 of the last 7 rounds, being a team that prioritizes the defensive sector, but on account of this style of the game ends up having a low offensive volume. At home the Alavés has been somewhat irregular, but it is the team that lost the least, with only 1 defeat in 12 games, and has the third worst attack, with 13 goals scored in 12 games, but it is the team that suffered the fewest goals, with only 7 goals suffered, showing again his offensive problems and defensive solidity. For the game against Eibar, coach Abelardo has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with what he has better.
Eibar:
After 8 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 34 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Athletic Club, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Celta de Vigo, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 8 points in away matches and 26 at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 20 conceded at home, against 25 goals scored and 15 conceded at home. In the last 10 away matches Eibar has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 8 away matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Eibar is doing a lackluster campaign in La Liga, alternating between good and bad results, and goes in search of the 3 points to try to enter the fight for a place to access the Europa League next season. The team has a reasonable offensive sector, which scored 34 goals in 26 games and is the seventh best of the competition, but the defense needs to be more solid, having suffered 35 goals and is the sixth weakest. As a visitor Eibar has acted very badly, has the second worst use of the national championship, and the second worst attack, with only 9 goals scored in 20 matches, so much that he did not score goals in 5 of the last 8 games away from his dominions, being a team that falls a lot of offensive performance in this type of situation. For the match against Alavés, coach Mendilibar has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with maximum strength.
