Preview: Alaves vs Girona – prediction, workforce information, lineups

Girona shall be aiming to make it back-to-back wins in Spain’s high flight once they proceed their marketing campaign away to Alaves on Monday evening.

The dwelling facet are 14th within the La Liga table, two factors away from the relegation zone, whereas Gironas are twelfth, three factors above their opponents on this match.

Match preview

Alaves have a report of seven wins, 5 attracts and 12 defeats from their 24 league matches this season, with 26 factors leaving them in 14th spot within the division, solely two factors away from the relegation zone, which is occupied by Mallorca, Levante and Real Oviedo.

The Basque outfit will enter the match of a 1-1 draw with Sevilla, they usually have picked up seven factors from their final 4 video games in Spain’s high flight.

Eduardo Coudet’s facet have a comparatively strong dwelling report this season, gathering 18 factors from their 12 matches in entrance of their very own followers, boasting a report of 5 wins, three attracts and 4 defeats.

Alaves have gained 10 of their 30 video games in opposition to Girona all through historical past, however they suffered a 1-0 defeat when the 2 groups locked horns within the reverse match earlier this time period.

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Girona have gained two of their final three matches in opposition to Alaves, together with a 1-0 victory within the corresponding sport between the 2 sides in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.

The Catalan outfit will enter this contest off the again of an enormous consequence, beating the reigning champions Barcelona 2-1 on dwelling soil, so confidence ought to be excessive within the camp.

Michel’s facet have gained 4 of their final seven league matches and have solely suffered one defeat, which was shock 1-0 reverse to basement facet Real Oviedo.

Girona presently occupy twelfth spot within the division, 5 factors outdoors of the relegation zone, whereas they’re solely really 5 factors off seventh-placed Celta Vigo.

Michel’s workforce have picked up 13 factors from their 12 matches on their travels this season.

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Team News

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Alaves will welcome Jonny Otto again into their squad following a suspension, however Ville Koski and Carlos Protesoni are out of the competition resulting from harm issues.

Toni Martinez starred within the workforce’s 1-1 draw with Sevilla final day trip, and there’ll as soon as once more be a spot within the remaining third of the sphere for the 28-year-old.

There aren’t anticipated to be any actual surprises within the Alaves XI for this match, with Carles Alena and Lucas Boye each in line for spots within the remaining third.

As for Girona, Joel Roca was despatched off within the conflict with Barcelona final day trip, and the midfielder will subsequently be suspended in opposition to Alaves.

Azzedine Ounahi, Alex Moreno, Juan Carlos, Portu and Donny van de Beek are nonetheless sidelined with accidents, in the meantime, so the away facet shall be removed from at full energy.

Head coach Michel might title the identical facet that began in opposition to Barcelona, together with a place within the remaining third of the sphere for Thomas Lemar.

Alaves attainable beginning lineup:

Sivera; Tenaglia, Garces, Pacheco, Otto; Calebe, Blanco, Suarez, Alena; Martinez, Boye

Girona attainable beginning lineup:

Gazzaniga; Rincon, Reis, Blind, Martinez; Tsygankov, Lemar, Witsel, Martin, Gil; Vanat

We say: Alaves 1-1 Girona

This is a really attention-grabbing match, as Girona have been glorious in opposition to Barcelona, however this shall be a unique take a look at on their travels. Alaves are in first rate type themselves, and we expect the factors to be shared in a low-scoring draw.

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