Almeria v Alaves

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Almeria's worrying winless run in this season's Spanish La Liga campaign continued last weekend when they were dealt a 3-2 defeat away from home at Real Madrid and although the visitors really pushed the second placed team from Madrid, it ultimately ended up in being another disappointment for Gaizka Garitano's side, while Alaves registered a second win on the trot with a 1-0 home win against Cadiz.

Having drawn six but also losing 15 games within their 21 league matches played to date and yet to record a win so far this term, Almeria consequently sit bottom of the La Liga table where they find themselves 10 points adrift of fourth from bottom club, Sevilla, and safety ahead of Friday night's clash with 12th placed Alaves.

Form and results on home soil at their Power Horse Stadium have been shared equally between draws and losses as the hosts have registered five of each within their 10 home games so far in this campaign, but the bigger picture paints an even gloomier outlook as Almeria have now failed to win any of their previous 24 league matches in La Liga.

Almeria have also failed to win any of their last 11 home games as well.

Alaves will make their way to the Power Horse Stadium in confident mood having picked up back-to-back wins in La Liga against Sevilla 3-2 away from home and a 1-0 home win against Cadiz which will give the visitors a timely boost as they look to lift themselves up into the top half of the La Liga table.

Alaves have only picked up two more wins than their hosts, Almeria, though so far this season but nevertheless, this has enabled Luis Garcia's side to avoid being dragged down into the relegation battle below them and occupy the relative safety of 12th place where they currently possess a useful looking eight-point cushion above third from bottom club Cadiz.

Five of Alaves' six wins to date so far this season have been recorded on home soil at their Estadio de Mendizorroza which means the visitors have managed to capture just the single victory from their previous 11 outings on the road which came in the form of the aforementioned 3-2 win at Sevilla but the visitors might just hold the edge over Almeria who have performed poorly both at home and away so far this term.

Almeria v Alaves Verdict

Alaves have certainly enjoyed the lion's share of success over their upcoming opponents Almeria as the visitors have lost just once in their last nine meetings between these two clubs and having posted recent back-to-back wins in La Liga, Alaves perhaps look the more likely to take the spoils again on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Alaves win @ 2.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Alaves win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Alaves 1-0 @ 8.00