La Liga’s bottom club, Almeria, host Alaves on Friday night, looking to end a horrendous recent run of form in La Liga.
Poor run continued against Real MadridDespite being two goals up at Real Madrid last time out, Almeria suffered a last-gasp 3-2 defeat courtesy of Dani Carvajal’s goal deep into stoppage time.
The defeat means that the Andalusians have failed to win in their last 24 La Liga games, dating back to last season. The poor run includes suffering defeat in three of their previous four matches in the Spanish top flight.
Almeria haven’t been prolific lately, as they have scored just five goals in their previous seven games in La Liga, having failed to score in three of their last five Liga games.
The Indalicos have failed to win any of their last 11 La Liga games on home soil, although they have drawn three straight Liga matches. All three of the draws have ended in 0-0 draws.
Alaves on a promising runThe visitors currently sit in 13th place in the standings, eight points clear of the relegation zone, and 12 points adrift of the European spots.
Luis Garcia’s team seems to have picked up some positive momentum lately, as a 1-0 win over Cadiz last time out means they have won three of their previous four games in all competitions.
Alaves’ last match in the Spanish top flight produced another low-scoring game, as five of their last six matches in all competitions have produced under 2.5 goals.
Los Blanquiazules ended a 25-game winless run on their travels in the Spanish top-flight by recording a 3-2 win at struggling Sevilla.
What am I backing?Although Alaves have been in form of late, I am not sure they will have enough quality to win this clash. Almeria showed promising signs against Real Madrid last time out. I can see this being a tight, low-scoring game, so the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
