In this week 21 match on the 18th of January, Real Betis will play host to Deportivo Alavés in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Real Betis sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Canales struck first for Real Betis in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Balliu Campeny got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 70th minute on a feed from Oscar Trejo earning them at least the one point. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Athletic Club. Deportivo Alavés had 11 on net, and Athletic Club had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Real Betis and Deportivo Alavés last played eachother at the Estadio De Mendizorroza on Mon Oct 18th. Real Betis won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of just over 10000 fans. Borja Iglesias scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Deportivo Alavés was frustrated by Real Betis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Betis ended the match with the shutout victory.
Joselu has been the most effective weapon for Deportivo Alavés lately. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Both Borja Iglesias and Nabil Fekir have been the hottest scorers for Real Betis in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Joaquín, Willian José, Álex Moreno, Juan Miranda and Akouokou are unavailable to play for Real Betis, while José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria’s squad will be without Camarasa, Pere Pons and Ximo Navarro.