Football Previews
10th placed Alaves will hope to continue their good run with at least a point against this impressive Athletic Bilbao team.
Alaves have had a good season so far – they are currently 10th in the league table with 48 points from 35 games.
They trail 9th placed Espanyol by only 2 points and a win in this game could see them topple Espanyol.
They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 league games and they have lost only 3 of their last 10 league games.
They have won 3 of their last 6 home games, and took 4 points from their last 2 home games.
Athletic Bilbao are currently 6th in the league table with 62 points from 35 league games.
They are currently on a run of 4 straight league wins and they have lost only 2 of their last 10 games, winning the remaining 8.
Away from home, they have also been in good form – they have won 4 of their last 5 away games, and they have scored at least 1 goal in those 5 matches.
Bookmakers make Bilbao slight odds-on favourites to come out on top in this tie (1.85).
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Alavés last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Real Betis | 1-4 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Eibar | 0-0 | D |
| 23/04/17 | (a)Las Palmas | 1-1 | D |
| 17/04/17 | (h)Villarreal | 2-1 | W |
| 08/04/17 | (a)Espanyol | 1-0 | L |
| Athletic Bilbao last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Celta Vigo | 0-3 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Real Betis | 2-1 | W |
| 24/04/17 | (a)Eibar | 0-1 | W |
| 14/04/17 | (h)Las Palmas | 5-1 | W |
| 07/04/17 | (a)Villarreal | 3-1 | L |
Last time they met: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Alavés
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| October 19, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 20:00 | Deportivo Alavés |
| October 20, 2018 | ||
| Real Madrid | 12:00 | Levante |
| Valencia | 15:15 | Leganés |
| Villarreal | 17:30 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Barcelona | 19:45 | Sevilla |
| October 21, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 11:00 | Getafe |
| Eibar | 15:15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Huesca | 17:30 | Espanyol |
| Real Betis | 19:45 | Real Valladolid |
| October 22, 2018 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 20:00 | Girona |
| October 24, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 18:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
| October 26, 2018 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 20:00 | Espanyol |
| October 27, 2018 | ||
| Girona | 12:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Athletic Bilbao | 15:15 | Valencia |
| Celta de Vigo | 17:30 | Eibar |
| Levante | 17:30 | Leganés |
| Atlético de Madrid | 19:45 | Real Sociedad |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 | Deportivo Alavés | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Valladolid | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Levante | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Eibar | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Girona | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Leganés | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Huesca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 |
Spanish Primera Results
| October 7, 2018 | ||
| Valencia | 1 - 1 | Barcelona |
| Sevilla | 2 - 1 | Celta de Vigo |
| Espanyol | 3 - 1 | Villarreal |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Real Betis |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 0 | Huesca |
| October 6, 2018 | ||
| Leganés | 1 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Deportivo Alavés | 1 - 0 | Real Madrid |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Levante |
| Girona | 2 - 3 | Eibar |
| October 5, 2018 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 3 | Real Sociedad |
| October 1, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 1 - 1 | Getafe |
| September 30, 2018 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 0 | Leganés |
| Levante | 2 - 1 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Villarreal | 0 - 1 | Real Valladolid |
| Huesca | 1 - 1 | Girona |
| September 29, 2018 | ||
| Real Madrid | 0 - 0 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Eibar | 1 - 3 | Sevilla |
| Barcelona | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 1 | Valencia |
| September 28, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2 - 2 | Espanyol |
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