On Sunday evening, Alaves and Real Sociedad clash in the Spanish top flight at the Estadio de Mendizorroza.
Wins in short supply for AlavesAlaves lost 2-0 to Basque rivals Athletic Club last time out in La Liga, meaning that they have won just one of their seven games in the Spanish top-flight.
The game was another low-scoring outing for Alaves in La Liga. Their last six Spanish top-flight matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Alaves are currently in 13th place in La Liga, ten points clear of the relegation zone in the Spanish top flight.
Luis Garcia’s team has been inconsistent on home soil of late in La Liga. However, a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in their last home game in La Liga means that Alaves are unbeaten in three matches, having also won just one of their previous five home games.
Sociedad looking to make it three straight La Liga winsLa Real have found form of late in the Spanish top-flight, having recorded back-to-back wins against Granada and Cadiz while scoring at least two goals in both wins.
In fact, Imanol Aranguiz’s team has scored at least two goals in four of their last five games in La Liga.
The recent victories have kept Real Sociedad in sixth place in La Liga, the final European spot. The San Sebastian side is now four points clear of seventh-place Real Betis.
The visitor’s recent away record in La Liga has been inconsistent, although they have lost just one of their previous five matches on their travels, recording three wins in the five-game run.
Real Sociedad has been relatively prolific away from home recently, scoring at least two goals in their previous three La Liga matches on the road.
What am I backing?Real Sociedad heads into this game on the back of a good run of form. I am backing the visitors to record a third straight win in La Liga.
