Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | La Liga

Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid Preview

• Tournament: La Liga
• Venue: Mendizorroza Stadium
• Date: 3rd May

• Kick-off Time: 12:00 PM GMT

  Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid is set to take place at the Mendizorroza stadium on 3rd May in a La Liga fixture. The hosts are unable to find a consistent campaign since getting promoted to La Liga in the 2022-2023 season. Alaves finished 10th in the 2023-2024 La Liga season after getting promoted which was a great result however now they are barely escaping the relegation zone. Currently, Alaves are in 17h place with34 points in 33 games winning eight games, drawing 10 and losing 15.

  They have lost and drawn more games than victories this season signifying a poor run of form. They are just two points away from 18th place Las Palmas and four points away from 19th place Leganes and cannot afford to lose a single match otherwise they will surely enter the relegation zone. Their form in the last five games has been average winning two games, drawing one game and losing two.

  Atletico Madrid on the other are doing well compared to Deportivo Alaves but they are not up to the mark compared to their usual standards. Atletico are one of the best teams in La Liga each season and are always title contenders for La Liga and the UCL. They did manage to keep up with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in the title race however could not maintain consistency especially after losing to Real Madrid in the UCL Round Of 16 stage and to FC Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey semi-finals. Currently, they are in 3rd place with 66 points in 33 games winning 19 games, drawing nine games and losing five games. Their form in the last five La Liga games has been great winning three matches, drawing one and losing one.

Deportivo Alaves Team News

There is no latest confirmed injury for Deportivo Alaves since majority of the squad is fit. The only confirmed absentee since quite some time is defender Abdel Abqar who has a hamstring injury and can potentially return in May.

Atletico Madrid Team News

There is no latest confirmed injury for Atletico Madrid since majority of the squad is fit and manager Diego Simeone has a lot of options to field against Deportivo Alaves.

Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup

Deportivo Alaves Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Sivera

Defenders: Tenaglia, Garces, Mourino, Sanchez

Midfielders: Jordan, Blanco

Forwards: Vicente, Guridi, Martin, Kike

Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galan

Midfielders: Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher

Forwards: Sorloth, Alvarez

Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid H2H Record

Deportivo Alaves and Atletico Madrid have faced each other 25 times in their history with Deportivo Alaves winning five matches and Atletico Madrid winning 15 matches.

Key Players To Watch In Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid

Kike Garcia (Deportivo Alaves)

The 35-year-old veteran striker is Alaves' top scorer this season and is surely their goalscoring output. Kike Garcia has scored 12 goals in 31 La Liga appearances and has scored a brace for Alaves in a Copa Del Rey match this season as well. Kike has already outdone his previous season's performances at Alaves massively since before this season he only had five goals for Alaves.

Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid)

The former Manchester City forward is a man reborn at Atletico Madrid since he is slowly starting live up to his potential. At Manchester City, Alvarez had a great contribution but could have done more as well however his only issue was limited game time. At Atletico Madrid, Alvarez has racked up 50 appearances in his first season and has scored a staggering 27 goals and has six assists to his name. This includes an impressive tally of seven goals in 10 UCL appearances, 15 goals in 33 La Liga appearances and five goals in seven Copa Del Rey appearances.

Deportivo Alaves vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Although Alaves did manage to beat Atletico Madrid last year, it is surely not something which they can do regularly. Alaves were a great team last season, and their form has dipped massively whereas Atletico Madrid are one of the best teams in the world despite getting knocked out of the UCL and the Copa Del Rey. Atletico Madrid are likely to grab a win the likes of Alvarez or Sorloth scoring as well.

Predicted Score: Deportivo Alaves 0-2 Atletico Madrid

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