Sevilla will face Deportivo Alaves at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan for the 20th gameweek of the Spanish La Liga in an attempt to avoid a possible relegation, Bet extract reports.
With 19 games played, Sevilla is one point clear of the relegation zone, with Alaves trailing Quique Sanchez Flores’ team by the same amount.
Juanlu Sanchez’s goal three minutes before the end of regulation allowed Sevilla to secure a 2-1 victory and advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey. Somehow, sevilla withstood the storm during their visit to Ferrol, a second-tier team.
Although the Andalusian team needed the win as they were going through one of the worst top-flight campaigns of the twenty-first century, supporters are concerned since their W3 D7 L9 record is uncannily similar to their last La Liga season of 1999–00.
But this Friday’s matchup offers Sevilla the perfect chance to end their run of home losses as they take on Alaves, a team they have defeated seven times in the previous nine meetings in front of their fans.
Babazorros, who are only one point ahead of the Andalusians in the standings, begin the 20th La Liga gameweek with optimism after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the Copa del Rey third round by defeating Real Betis in a thrilling 1-0 triumph.
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Without a question, this is a promising beginning to 2024 for Alaves, who just a few shorts of a spectacular victory in San Sebasian away from the Champions League hunters Sociedad, managed to steal a crucial point in a 1-1 draw.
Alaves haven’t celebrated a victory since the beginning of the season, and despite their best efforts, they are still unable to win away from home. Of their ten La Liga visits, they have managed just four points out of a potential thirty (D4, L6).
To make matters worse, they have scored only three goals in their last seven competitive games, two of which have come in Copa del Rey games. Their productivity in the final third has been poor. Because of this, we hope that the Andalusians will be able to turn every shortcoming of their guests into an essential victory.