On Apr 2nd, Atlético Madrid will host Deportivo Alavés at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 4th placed Atlético Madrid is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rayo Vallecano. Koke struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 49th minute on a feed from João Félix, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rayo Vallecano couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. Atlético Madrid is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 19th placed Deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Granada. Escudero struck first for Granada in the 50th minute, but Gonzalo Escalante got the equalizer for Deportivo Alavés in the 53rd minute , but luckily for Granada it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 25th of September, Deportivo Alavés won by a score of 1 to 0. Laguardia scored the first goal for Deportivo Alavés in the 4th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Atlético Madrid couldn’t muster any offence and Deportivo Alavés ran away with the shutout win.
Gonzalo Escalante has been the most prolific scorer on Deportivo Alavés in the last five matches with two goals. For Atlético Madrid, their top scorers are João Félix and Renan Lodi, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.