Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Alaves
Match Time & Date:
18/10/2020
12:30 PM
Prediction: 0-0
Elche
Deportivo Alaves and Elche go head to head at Estadio Mendizorrotza on day 6 of the new La Liga campaign. Alaves did well to beat Athletic Club 1-0 in the Basque derby before the international, but it has to be noted that defender Duarte was sent off in the dying minutes of the match. As a result, the 24-year-old is out of contention for Sunday’s clash. Elche, on the other hand, have been impressive at the back of late, with the team eyeing their third consecutive clean sheet in the Spanish top flight.
The newcomers are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Sunday’s showdown, meaning that a low-scoring affair is on the horizon. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. In their last meeting in a competitive game the two sides played out a goalless draw.
Highlighted Player (Lucas Perez):
Lucas Perez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo La Coruna as a striker. Lucas Perez was born in La Coruna on 10 September, 1988 and he started his youth career at Alaves. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for Atletico Madrid C and in 2009 he signed for Rayo Vallecano.
Lucas Perez scored 25 goals in 44 appearances for los Vallecanos, but he played no more than seven matches for the first team. In 2011 he joined Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv, but two years later he moved to PAOK, where he played 32 league games for the Greek outfit (scoring nine goals).
Lucas made it to the Greek Football Cup final with PAOk in the 2013/2014 season, but Panathinaikos emerged triumphant in the title game. On 12 August, 2015, Lucas signed a four-year deal with his home-town club Deportivo La Coruna and he impressed in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign, scoring 17 goals for the Galician outfit.
Highlighted Team (Elche):
Established in 1923, Elche is a Spanish club that competes in La Liga. Los Franjiverdes welcome their rivals at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, the stadium which can hold up to 33,732 spectators. The venue was opened on September 8, 1976.
Elche wear white shirts with green stripe and white shorts when playing at home, while black is the dominant colour of their away jersey. The club’s biggest success came in 1969 as Elche made it to the Copa del rey final. Los Franjiverdes faced Club Atletico de Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final, with the Basques winning the match by one goal to nil.
The likes of Mario Pasalic, Ivan Bolado, Garry Rodrigues, Goran Djorovic, Albert Nadj, Wakaso, Moha, Carlos Sanchez, Ioan Andone, Enzo Roco, Dominique Malonga, Richmond Boakye, and Sory Kaba are some of the notable players who were part of the team in the past. Elche have never represented Spain in European competitions.
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