Alaves vs Real Madrid Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Deportivo Alaves have managed to climb out of the bottom three and the relegation places ahead of this match day as they now take on a struggling Real Madrid side this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 13th April, 2025: UK – 3:15pm / US ET – 10:15am / US PT – 7:15am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Alaves vs Real Madrid may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Alaves Preview: Much-needed victory
Deportivo Alaves, with former Celta Vigo boss Eduardo Coudet at the helm, have climbed out of the bottom three and the relegation places ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures courtesy of a much-needed victory in their most recent outing last weekend.
The Basque side defeated Girona by a goal to nil in Catalonia last weekend via a 61st minute strike scored by Carlos Vicente. Alaves have now suffered just one defeat in their last five matches in La Liga.
Real Madrid Preview: Verging on a Madrid-level crisis
Real Madrid have put themselves into a position where defeat in the Basque Country this weekend could mean they are plunged into a crisis, very much in relative terms, after a couple of poor weeks.
Poor performances have now given way to poor results with Los Blancos following up a 2-1 defeat at home to Valencia by then suffering a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Arsenal in the first-leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie in midweek.
Alaves Team News: Several suspensions
Alaves are dealing with several suspension issues ahead of the visit of Madrid to the Basque Country this weekend as goalkeeper Antonio Sivera is missing through suspension alongside both Jon Guridi and Tomas Conechny.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Jesus Owono; Santiago Mourino, Abqar, Diarra, Manu Sanchez; Joan Jordan, Antonio Blanco; Carlos Vicente, Carles Alena, Carlos Martin; Kike
Unavailable: Antonio Sivera (Suspended), Jon Guridi (Suspended), Conechny (Suspended)
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Real Madrid Team News: Intriguing decisions
With Madrid needing to go all out against Arsenal in midweek, they could rest and rotate here but they also cannot afford to drop any more points in the league. They have some key newer injuries such as Ferland Mendy and Dani Ceballos.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Fran Garcia; Brahim Diaz, Modric, Fede Valverde, Bellingham; Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
Unavailable: Militao (Injured), Dani Carvajal (Injured), Mendy (Injured), Dani Ceballos (Injured)
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Alaves vs Real Madrid Prediction
Deportivo Alaves have scored 33 goals and conceded 44 with Eduardo Coudet brought in to play a more aggressive and adventurous style of football and whilst that may have hurt their results at times this season, there has been an improvement in terms of the entertainment level. They now face a Real Madrid side that are focused on the UEFA Champions League and haven’t been good enough even with their full focus this season. Alaves will fancy their chances of scoring in what could end up being a messy game for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
Alaves vs Real Madrid Tip: Over 2.5 goals
