Alaves v Seville: LaLiga Action on Match-day 27

The Estadio de Mendizorroza sees Friday action as Alaves take on Seville – 9:00pm GMT.

Champion’s League hopefuls Seville, travel to Alaves on Friday, as second takes on nineteenth in the League.

Struggling Alaves, welcome fancied their opponents this Friday

With one draw, which followed a defeat, Alaves’s recent form has not been great. They will be looking to return to winning ways in this next match.

Also, Alaves’s success this season will ultimately depend on their ability to break the habit of not winning, as they failed to secure a win in 13 of their last 14 fixtures. Now they have 5 matches won, 15 games lost and 7 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in nineteenth place, with a total of 21 points having won five meetings, drawn seven games, and lost 15 fixtures.

When Alaves host Seville, they will do so on the back of four victories, three darts, and six losses on their own ground.

A win in this fixture would take Alaves’s points to 24 in the League.

Seville go into this meeting with 54 points secured

Seville come to this game on the back of a 2-1 home win against Real Betis at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Also, slow and steady wins the race, Seville are showing that they know by avoiding defeat in 18 of their last 19 fixtures, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. Their position is second in the League and they have 54 points, that is, 15W, 2L and 10D having won 15 matches, drawn 10 matches, and lost two games.

Seville’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Alaves. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won five fixtures, drawn six meetings, and lost two games.

A win in this fixture, would take Seville’s points from 54 to 57, so far this season.

Good atacking and defensive team

Seville have a solid defence, with only 18 goals conceded in their previous matches. They have a good scoring average of 39 goals (38 from open play and one penalty). Their stand out attacking players have been Rafa Mir (2), Papu Gomez (2), and Ivan Rakitic (1).

Seville are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Julen Lopetegui is concerned that Friday’s fixture could see him without five of his key players

Alaves v Seville – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Seville with a greater number of wins. In the last 22 meetings, they have enjoyed 12 wins, to Alaves’s four victories. Additionally, Seville have been hugely successful away to Alaves of late, winning 20 meetings times in the last eleven. The last time both teams met in this competition was November 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.

Performance Report

For Alaves, Joselu is one of the top performing players after having scored
two goals in 26 League fixtures so far, while Rafa Mir has netted
two goals in 26 League matches this season for Seville.

Other standout players for Alaves are Joselu and Mamadou Loum with two goals both and for Seville are Rafa Mir and Papu Gomez with two goals each.