Alaves and Getafe will face off at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Saturday night as both teams aim to climb La Liga’s table in gameweek 37.
Alaves looking to recover from defeat by Real Madrid last time outThe home team suffered a 5-0 hammering at Real Madrid last time out. The defeat ended a four-game unbeaten run in the Spanish top flight for Alaves.
Their recent decent form has moved Alaves up to 11th place in the table, safe from the threat of relegation with just two Liga games remaining.
Alaves recent games have not been short of goals, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four Liga outings.
Luis Garcia’s team is unbeaten in three home games in La Liga, having lost just once in seven home games in the Spanish top flight. Their recent home matches have been relatively low-scoring in the Liga, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their previous seven games.
Getafe ending the season in poor formThe club from the Spanish capital is currently in tenth place in the table, just a point above their hosts in La Liga. A run of three straight defeats has dashed their hopes of mounting a late European charge.
In fact, a 3-0 home defeat against Atletico Madrid means that Getafe has won just once in their last seven matches in the Spanish top flight.
Getafe has been struggling for goals lately. The visitors have failed to score in any of their three straight defeats.
Jose Bordalas’ team has not been the best of travellers lately in La Liga. They have won once in nine away games and failed to score in four of their previous five away matches.
What am I backing?Neither team has much left to play for this season, as both sit in La Liga’s midtable heading into the penultimate round of games. I expect this to be a cautious and low-scoring affair, so I am backing under 2.5 goals scored.
