Alaves v Real Madrid

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Alaves were dealt a second defeat on the trot in the Spanish top flight last weekend when they came off second best in a heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at the La Liga leaders, Girona, while second placed Real Madrid maintained the pressure on the league leaders by recording an emphatic 4-1 home win against Villarreal which in turn extended the visitors' unbeaten run in La Liga to 11 games overall.

Following that second defeat on the trot, Alaves have dropped down the La Liga table to 13th place where they possess only a three-point cushion above the relegation zone but although the hosts hold home advantage at their Estadio de Mendizorroza on Thursday night, Luis Garcia's side face a very tough challenge in the shape of Real Madrid in this clash.

The bigger picture shows Alaves have managed to capture just four wins within their total of 17 league matches played to date in the domestic top flight, but the glimmer of hope for the home side is that each of these four wins were achieved on home soil and the hosts will be hoping they can utilise home advantage once again on Thursday night.

Real Madrid kept up the pressure on the surprise package of this season's La Liga campaign, Girona, as Carlo Ancelotti's side registered a comprehensive 4-1 rout of Villarreal last weekend to remain in second place in the table and just two points behind the league leaders.

This recent impressive win against Villarreal has extended Real Madrid's unbeaten run to 11 games and Ancelotti's side will no doubt be eyeing off another three points when they hit the road to take on lowly Alaves here on Thursday night and in turn collect a 14th win in 18 games in the process.

The visitors have been dealt just the single loss so far in this season's campaign which came in the shape of a 3-1 loss away from home at local rivals, Atletico Madrid, but aside from that rare loss, Real Madrid have been dominant in the majority of their games so far in La Liga.

13 wins in 17 games to date underlines another successful start to a Spanish top flight season for Real Madrid and having won six of their nine outings this term, the visitors look in good shape to add to their points tally at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Thursday night.

Alaves v Real Madrid Verdict

Alaves know their best chance of getting the upper hand over Real Madrid will be at home but Real Madrid have lost just once in their last 10 outings on the road which includes seven wins and having also won six of the last seven meetings against Alaves, the visitors look to be in the driving seat in this fixture.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Madrid win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Madrid win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.37

Correct Score: Real Madrid 2-1 @ 8.50