Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th December 2024

Deportivo Alaves enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 16th in the table Deportivo Alaves have amassed 15 points after 16 matches. On 32 points, Athletic Club rank fourth with 16 matches played this season.

Deportivo Alaves are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Athletic Club. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Sunday.

Deportivo Alaves are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 20 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Athletic Club managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded eight goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.8 goals an average per game.

Athletic Club got the better of Deportivo Alaves in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Prediction

Deportivo Alaves Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Deportivo Alaves, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid, followed by a 1-1 draw against Leganes. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 2-2 match with Osasuna. Deportivo Alaves claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Real Madrid got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Villarreal got hammered in a 2-0 victory. Fenerbahce was the most recent victim in a 0-2 win for Athletic Club. Athletic Club managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding six times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Athletic Club picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Estadio Mendizorroza to challenge Deportivo Alaves.

Deportivo Alaves fought their way to one wins and three points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Athletic Club won three of their previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga. They scored nine and conceded three goals and collected 11 points. Deportivo Alaves are looking at a record of four wins, three draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club have a record of nine wins, five draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Squads

Deportivo Alaves Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Eduardo Coudet, will select the lineup against Athletic Club from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Antonio Sivera (0/16), Jesus Owono (0/0), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/15), Adrian Pica (0/6), Aleksandar Sedlar (0/6), Hugo Novoa (0/4), Manuel Sanchez (0/13), Moussa Diarra (0/11), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/14), Santiago Mourino (0/9), Ander Guevara (0/14), Antonio Blanco (0/15), Carlos Protesoni (1/7), Joan Jordan (0/9), Jon Guridi (2/14), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/8), Antonio Martinez (3/13), Asier Villalibre (1/7), Carlos Martin (1/10), Carlos Vicente (3/15), Kike Garcia (5/15), Luka Romero (0/6), Stoichkov (0/13), Tomas Conechny (1/9).

Athletic Club Squad

Here is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The 60 year-old Ernesto Valverde will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex Padilla (0/5), Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (2/10), Andoni Gorosabel (0/6), Daniel Vivian (2/14), Inigo Lekue (0/7), Oscar de Marcos (0/13), Unai Nunez (0/3), Yeray Alvarez (0/9), Yuri Berchiche (0/14), Ander Herrera (0/8), Benat Prados (1/14), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/13), Mikel Jauregizar (1/14), Mikel Vesga (0/10), Nico Williams (1/15), Oihan Sancet (7/14), Unai Gomez (0/16), Adama Boiro (0/6), Alex Berenguer (3/16), Alvaro Djalo (1/11), Gorka Guruzeta (4/16), Inaki Williams (4/16), Javier Marton (0/3), Nico Serrano (0/3).

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Team News

Deportivo Alaves could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Athletic Club. Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco can't be called up by the Deportivo Alaves-manager, with both serving a ban.

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Lineups

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club H2H

Athletic Club got the better of Deportivo Alaves in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively. Deportivo Alaves enter the match against Athletic Club with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Results

The previous ten matches between Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club were not exactly one goal-fest after another as under 2.5 goals came out nine times.

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kike Garcia, who is performing well for Deportivo Alaves. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Athletic Club.The visitors will be looking to Oihan Sancet to find the net once again, after managing three LaLiga goals for Athletic Club in recent matches.

Deportivo Alaves claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Deportivo Alaves on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Athletic Club in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club. Under 2.5 goals came out nine times in these with Deportivo Alaves managing an average of 0.4 goals, and Athletic Club 0.9 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Deportivo Alaves, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Athletic Club's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.