Espanyol take on the visitors Alaves at “RCDE Stadium” in the round 30 of the Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played in Barcelona on Sunday, April 1st.
Espanyol have turned into a solid mid-table club of the Spanish elite division in recent years. The side has enough strong performers in the squad together with an experienced head-coach, but still it is not enough because of a great inconsistency of the team which can beat Real Madrid and at the same time to save a draw against Levante only by a miracle. At the moment “Periquitos” sit on the 14th position in the LaLiga standings with 35 points earned. The club is able neither to reach the Eurocups zone nor to relegate, being 14 points above the dangerous zone. In general, Espanyol stay in a comfortable situation now which allows them to play calmly. In the latest encounter the team has lost to Betis with 0:3 scoreline on the road and now it wants to rehabilitate for that failure while the home clash is a great opportunity to do it.
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Concerning Alaves, the side has stuck in the relegation zone for a while, having deserved 12 defeats in 14 opening tackles. But everything has changed with the appointment of Abelardo Fernandez. The new head-coach has managed to improve the game quality and gather the footballers. As a result, “Babazorros” currently occupy the 16th place in the LaLiga table with 31 points taken. Step by step Alaves are drifting away from the relegation zone, however, the team has slowed down lately, recording only one triumph with four losses in five recent encounters. But it should be noted that the side has failed against Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Betis and Valencia which are truly tough opponents. Still, it is worth mentioning that the club has managed to score goals in the fights against Betis, Real Sociedad and Valencia.
Espanyol and Alaves have met three times within the Spanish elite division and all of that head-to-heads ended with 1:0 scoreline: twice in favour of the upcoming hosts and once with “Babazorros” victory. But this time I expect for more open game in which both rivals will manage to score.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
