Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0
Best Odds: 28/1
Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona will lock horns with each other in La Liga this week. The match between Quique Sánchez Flores’s side and Hansi Flick’s team will be held at Campo de Futbol de Mendizorrotza and is scheduled to kick off 8:30pm UK time on Wednesday.
Deportivo Alaves
Deportivo Alaves are a modest but established club in La Liga. They do not tend to challenge for the European places in the league table, but they do not get dragged into a relegation fight either.
El Glorioso ended up 15th in the La Liga table last season and will be happy if they end up in a similar position this time around. However, Alaves are in real danger of going down to the Segunda Division at the end of the season. Quique Sanchez Flores’s side are third from bottom in the La Liga table at the moment with 37 points from 35 matches, two points behind 17th-placed Girona.
Alaves will head into the La Liga match against Barcelona this week on the back of a 1-1 draw with Elche away from home in the league. It came after a 4-2 loss at the hands of Athletic Bilbao in front of their fans in La Liga, which followed a 2-1 victory over Real Mallorca at Campo de Futbol de Mendizorrotza in the league.
Team News:
Deportivo Alaves are likely to line up in a 5-3-2 formation against Barcelona. Antonio Sivera will be in goal for the home team. Angel Perez, Jonny, Nahuel Tenaglia, Victor Parada and Abde Rebbach will be the five defenders. Pablo Ibanez, Antonio Blanco and Jon Guridi will be the three midfielders. Toni Martinez and Ibrahim Diabate will be the two centre-forwards.
Barcelona
Barcelona won La Liga last season and have retained their title in the 2025/26 campaign. Under manager Hansi Flick, the Catalan giants have been playing wonderful football and have been a joy to watch this season.
The Catalans secured the title win after beating Real Madrid in El Clasico last weekend. After the match, Barcelona midfielder Pedri said: “It feels like a dream come true; we wanted to win it here, like this, in a Clasico that will go down in history.”
Barcelona will head into the La Liga game against Deportivo Alaves this week on the back of a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou in El Clasico. It came after a 2-1 victory over Osasuna on the road in the league, which followed a 2-0 victory over Getafe away from home in La Liga.
Team News:
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Deportivo Alaves. Joan Garcia will be in goal for the Spanish champions. Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin and Joao Cancelo will be the four defenders. Gavi and Pedri will be the two holding midfielders. Marcus Rashford, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez will be the three attacking midfielders. Ferran Torres will lead the line for Barcelona.
Key Factors to Consider
- Deportivo Alaves have won just 1 of their last 6 La Liga games.
- Deportivo Alaves have conceded 54 goals in 35 La Liga games.
- Lamine Yamal has scored 16 goals and given 1 assist in 31 La Liga matches for Barcelona this season.
- Robert Lewandowski has scored 13 goals and provided 2 assists in 28 La Liga matches for Barcelona this season.
- Barcelona have scored 91 goals and conceded 31 goals in 35 La Liga matches this season.
Conclusion
Deportivo Alaves are in danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season, while Barcelona have already won La Liga. However, it is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for the Blaugrana in this particular La Liga game.
Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0
Best Odds: 28/1
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