Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Alaves
Match Time & Date:
24/02/2024
09:30 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Mallorca
Deportivo Alaves will look to put an end to their three-game winless run when they face Mallorca in the La Liga round 26. The Basques produced a fine performance in a goalless draw with Real Betis at the weekend, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s game. Defender Aleksandar Sedlar remains on the sidelines with an ACL injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Los Bermellones, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Real Sociedad and given their difficulties on the road, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Both Antonio Raillo and Siebe Van Der Heyden are banned for the match, while fellow defender Pablo Maffeo is sidelined with a knee injury. In the first half of the season the two sides played out a goalless draw.
Highlighted Player (Predrag Rajkovic):
Predrag Rajkovic is a professional footballer who plays for Stade Reims and the Serbian National team. Born on the 31st of October, 1995, the Serbian goalkeeper spent his youth career with Hajduk Velijko and Jagodina before signing a professional contract, his first, with the latter in 2012.
His first professional appearance came on the 9th of March, 2013, in a Serbian Superliga match against Partizan. A two-year stint at Red Star Belgrade succeeded Rajkovic's time at Jagodina, after which he moved to Israel to join Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015. At Aviv, the six-foot-tall established himself as a first-team regular, and in his four-year spell at the club, he made 192 appearances, kept 90 clean sheets and won the Toto Cup.
The 24-year old now plays in Ligue one with Stade Reims and is on a contract that expires in 2023. At the International level, Rajkovic is a former youth international and has capped at every youth level for Serbia. He made his senior team debut meanwhile on the 14th of August, 2013, in a friendly match against Colombia.
Highlighted Team (Alaves):
Alaves is a Spanish football club located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava. The club were founded in 1921 and they play their home games at Estadio Mendizorrotza. The capacity of the stadium is 19,840 and it has to be noted that it is the third oldest stadium in Spanish football. After spending several years in the Spanish Segunda Division, los Babazorros returned to the top flight in 2016.
The color of Alaves’ home kit is blue and white and the club’s local rivals are fellow Basque sides Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Osasuna and Eibar. Alaves made it to the UEFA CUP final in 2001, but they were beaten by Liverpool 5-4 in a thrilling football clash. Anyhow, that is still regarded as the club’s biggest success. Los Babazorros booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on four occasions and they have yet to win the Primera Division trophy.
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