Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Alaves
Match Time & Date:
03/02/2024
18:30
Prediction: 2-2
Barcelona
Barcelona will be aiming to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Osasuna when they take on Deportivo Alaves on Matchday 23. The Catalan outfit quickly bounced back from a shocking 5-3 loss to Villarreal, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to clinch the trophy. Ferran Torres has joined the likes of Joao Felix, Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Raphinha, Inigo Martinez, Marcos Alonso, and Gavi in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Basques, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win and they are surely capable of making life difficult for Barcelona, who have been having their ups and downs of late. Taking everything into account, there is a big value in betting on draw. Both Abdel Abqar and Jesus Owono are back from the international duty, while Andoni Gorosabel serves a one-game ban.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
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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