Alaves take on the visitors Real Madrid in the round 18 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Thursday, December 21st at Estadio Mendizorrotza (Vitoria-Gasteiz).
A year ago, Deportivo Alaves competed in the second-strongest and significant division in Spain. The team's main goal is to avoid relegation back to Segunda. So far, the Glorious is managing this task fairly well, sitting outside the relegation zone in 13th place. They occasionally earn points and even win matches. However, in the majority of their games, they still suffer defeats – 9 losses in 17 rounds. In the two recent matches of the championship, Alaves suffered two consecutive losses: first at home to Las Palmas (0-1), and then away to Girona (0-3). Mostly, the team loses away. However, at the Mendizorrosa stadium, besides Las Palmas, they have already managed to win this season against Osasuna (0-2) and Athletic Bilbao (0-2). Against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, the Glorious have already competed away, losing to both with an identical score of 1-2. Now it's time for another test against another La Liga giant.
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I think the hosts are not in for anything good in this match. The Royal Club have no room for error. Real Madrid consistently secures victories in the championship. Yes, occasionally Carlo Ancelotti's wards make mistakes; you can't always win. In October, there was a draw with Sevilla (1-1), and in November, with Rayo Vallecano (0-0). The team also used up their points loss quota in December, settling for a draw two rounds ago against Betis (1-1). After that, Belligham and company defeated Villarreal (4-1) and secured their 13th victory in the championship in 17 rounds. In football, of course, anything can happen. But it's unlikely that anything will occur in the match against Alaves that would prevent Real Madrid from adding another three points to their tally.
I believe there's no need to reinvent the wheel in this match. The difference in class between the opponents is enormous. One sets the goal of winning gold medals, while the other is content with simply retaining their place in La Liga. In 17 rounds, the hosts suffered 9 defeats in the championship, while the visitors secured 13 victories in the same number of matches. The head-to-head statistics also overwhelmingly favor the Madrid team, with Real Madrid winning 9 out of the last 10 encounters. I don't expect a surprise in this match; I anticipate the routine victory of the team that is significantly stronger.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win.
