Alaves hosts Sevilla in round 27 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, March 4th at Estadio Mendizorrotza (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Alaves is ranked 19th in the La Liga standings with 21 points after 26 rounds. José Luis Mendilibar's team gained five victories and six draws and suffered 15 losses. The Glorious Ones are in the relegation zone due to very poor results throughout most of the season. In the last 14 rounds of the Spanish Championship, they beat only Valencia at home (2-1) and earned eight points. On February 26, Alaves lost a victory in the away confrontation with Getafe (2-2). The Basques took the lead twice after goals from Gonzalo Escalante and Edgar Mendez, but the Blues, who were left with ten men in the 32nd minute, escaped defeat in the second half.
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Sevilla is ranked second in the standings with 54 points after 26 matches. Julen Lopetegui's team gained 15 victories and nine draws and suffered two defeats. The Andalusians continue to fight for two trophies. They are participating in the Europa League, where they will face West Ham in the 1/8 finals. However, the main efforts of the Red-Whites are focused on the championship of Spain, where they are the only potential opponents of Real Madrid in the race for the title. The unbeaten run of the Sevillians in La Liga lasts 12 rounds, although they have often tied in recent weeks. In particular, four of the last six matches ended in draws. On February 27, Sevilla beat Betis in the city derby at home (2-1). Goals by Ivan Rakitic (from the penalty spot) and Munir El Haddadi gave the Red-Whites their second consecutive home victory in La Liga.
Sevilla has been playing successfully against the Basques in the Spanish championship in recent seasons. The Andalusians have not lost to Alaves since January 2018 (0-1). After that defeat, the Red-Whites gained five victories and three draws in the next eight games. The sides have already sorted things out in the current championship. On November 20, 2021, Sevilla hosted Alaves in the match of the 14th round, and the confrontation ended in a 2-2 draw. The hosts avoided defeat thanks to Ivan Rakitic, who equalized in the 92nd minute. Now Alaves is in poor shape, which affects the results of the team. Sevilla, which has an advantage in the class and experience of the players, needs to score points against such an opponent. An away victory will allow Lopetegui's men to reduce the gap from Real Madrid and continue the fight for the champion’s title.
Prediction for the match: Sevilla to win