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The Andalusians are in very bad shape recently, while on the other hand Alaves played several good matches in row under command of new coach Abelard. Let’s add that the two teams drew 1-1 at the same stadium last year, while Sevilla won in front of its fans 2-1

Deportivo Alaves

Right because of that Alaves fans believe that their team can make a positive result against the favoured Andalusians, especially as it won four previous home matches. True, only two of them were won in the league and against two last positioned teams in the table, Malaga and Las Palmas, while in the Copa del Rey Alaves defeated Getafe and second-division Formentera, which qualified them for the quarter-finals.

However, for the Basque team it is the most important that it started to win in La Liga as after 13 rounds it had just six points, but after arrival of new coach Abelard Alaves won even three out of five played matches, and right now it occupies the 18th place in the table and has just one point fewer than 16th-positiond Deportivo. Let’s add that Swedish forward Guidetti joined the team several days ago, while this match will skip injured defenders Vigaray and Hernandez, forward Burgui and suspended stopper Alexis.

Probable lineups Deportivo Alaves: Pacheco – Aguirregabiria, Ely, Maripan, Duarte – Ibai, Garcia, Pina, Alfonso – Guidetti, El Haddadi

FC Sevilla

Unlike their next opponents, who are in very good mood ahead of this league match, the guests from Andalusia come to Basque country after dreadful four-game winless streak in the league of three defeats and one draw, which is why Sevilla moved down to the fifth place in the La Liga table. True, they still have just three points fewer than fourth-placed Real Madrid but on the other hand Villarreal and Eibar have closed in on just one and two points, respectively, so their qualification for the Europa League has become questionable.

Sevilla management had fired coach Berizza near the end of previous year and instead of him has brought Italian coach Montella, but he suffered a significant blow in his debut as Sevilla lost at home to city rival Betis by even 5-3. In the meantime Montella won Cadiz two times in the Copa del Rey, which qualified Sevilla for the quarter-finals. We need to add that he cannot count for match with Alaves on injured stoppers Carrico and Pareja.

Probable lineups FC Sevilla: Rico – Corchia, Kjaer, Lenglet, Escudero – N'Zonzi, Pizzarro – Navas, Banega, Nolito – Ben Yedder

Verdict:

Of course, the guests from Sevilla have much stronger team than their next opponents but the Basques are in much better shape at the moment, and consequently we expect fully open and uncertain match.

Pick: both teams to score 1.77 - 77/100 @1XBet