Alaves vs Real Madrid
La Liga
Thursday
21st December 2023
Mendizorroza
The most comprehensive preview, detailed analysis and reliable predictions of the La Liga fixture between Alaves and Real Madrid.
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Alaves form analysis
Deportivo Alaves came into this run of fixtures sitting bottom of La Liga and facing a bleak outlook after winning promotion last season. However, they produced a major shock by beating Barcelona 2-1 away on November 12th courtesy of new signing Omorodion’s opener before holding off a late Lewandowski-inspired fightback. Building on this momentum, Alaves thrashed Granada 3-1 at home on November 25th thanks to an own goal, Rebbach’s strike and another Omorodion goal, showing real goal threat.
However, they were brought back down to earth with a goalless home draw against Mallorca on December 3rd. Alaves suffered late heartbreak in their next match at home to Las Palmas, conceding to substitute Kirian Rodriguez in a narrow 0-1 defeat. Their misery was compounded by a chastening 0-3 home loss to an in-form Girona side on December 19th. Overall, despite the highlight win over Barcelona, Alaves have found wins hard to come by and a lack of firepower upfront along with defensive issues make avoiding relegation an uphill battle based on this recent form.
Real Madrid form analysis
Real Madrid have shown several glimpses of their devastating attacking potential during this recent run of fixtures. On November 12th, they thrashed Valencia 5-1 at the Bernabeu thanks chiefly to a Rodrygo hat trick and braces from electric winger Vinicius Jr and Carvajal. However, Rodrygo and marquee summer signing Bellingham were the stars of the show in a 0-3 away win at struggling Cadiz on November 26th. Next up, Madrid comfortably accounted for Granada at home by 2-0 on December 2nd courtesy of goals from inform attacking midfielder Brahim and Rodrygo continuing his red-hot form.
However, they suffered a minor blip in drawing 1-1 away at high-flying Real Betis on December 9th after taking an early lead through Bellingham before conceding a sloppy equalizer. Normal service quickly resumed in an emphatic 4-1 home win over Villareal on December 18th, as Bellingham, Rodrygo, veteran super sub Morales and maestro Modric all got on the scoresheet. Overall, Madrid have showcased impressive form on both sides of the ball as they continue their march to likely title success this term.
