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Deportivo Alaves

Deportivo Alaves have had a good season so far as they lie 7th on the La Liga table. Although they have somewhat lost some steam with the team losing two out of the last three league matches, while they have lost three out of the last four in all competitions.

One good thing going on for Alaves is that they are unbeaten for 7 home matches in the league so far. An impressive record to have if you want to stay up in the league. And some of these games have also come against big teams. Alaves defeated Real Madrid at home a few weeks back.

Alaves have also scored at least one goal in the last 6 home matches. Averaging 1.1 goals per match. This is a good quality to have going forward and this game against. Athletic Club will not be different in terms of goals

Deportivo Alaves potential starting eleven:

Pacheco Duarte Laguardia Navarro Aguirregabiria Wakaso Pina García Jony Calleri

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao are on one of the best forms of their lifea after a period of languishing in the relegation zones. After having been faced with the threat of relegation, the back-to-back wins over Huesca in the Copa del Rey have helped improve their confidence levels.

Bilbao are now just a point away from moving outside the bottom three but they have never excelled when it comes to away matches. They have also lost their last 3 away matches, which is a bad statistic to have going into this game.

Atletico and Deportivo have been close to identical in terms of goals scored and conceded over the last six matches. The two teams have been relatively similar on this front and they are expected to play out a draw. Alaves will be quite nervous about the possibility of dropping outside the top five places.

Athletico Bilabo potential starting eleven:

Herrerin, Ander Capa, Y. Alvarez, Unai Nunez,  O. de Marcos Raul Garcia, Dani Garcia, Benat, I. Cordoba, Williams, Aritz Aduriz

Head To Head

Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo Alaves have locked horns a total of 15 times in La Liga having faced off for the first time in 1999. Bilbao has the upper hand in this fixture. They have won 9 of the 15 matches played while Alaves has three victories to its name. Only three games were draws