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La Liga | Gameweek 9
Oct 8, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
Estadio de Mendizorroza
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Alaves
1 - 1
Betis

Bellerin (35' og.)
Rioja (62'), Omorodion (83'), Sedlar (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Perez (32')
Rodriguez (34'), Vinicius (71'), Isco (89')
Jose (90+3')

Preview: Alaves vs. Real Betis - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Alaves and Real Betis, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Real Betis will be aiming to post their third straight win in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign away to Alaves on Sunday night.

The visitors are currently seventh in the table, boasting 12 points from their first eight matches, while Alaves are down in 17th, having picked up just seven points from their opening eight games of 2023-24.


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Mallorca coach Luis Garcia on January 2, 2022© Reuters

Alaves have won two, drawn one and lost five of their eight league matches this season to collect seven points, which has left them in 17th position in the table heading into the next set of fixtures.

Luis Garcia's side won two of their three league games between August 21 and September 2, but they have picked up just one point from their last four matches and will enter this contest off the back of a 2-0 home defeat to Osasuna last weekend.

Six of Alaves' seven points this season have come at home, beating both Sevilla and Valencia, although the two-goal reverse to Osasuna last time out was a setback.

The Basque outfit secured a return to La Liga through the 2022-23 Segunda Division playoffs, so their main focus for this term is to avoid relegation, meaning that any position higher than 18th would be seen as a successful campaign.

Alaves have lost each of their last four La Liga matches against Real Betis, with their last success over the Seville outfit coming back in July 2020.

Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini reacts on September 21, 2023© Reuters

Real Betis, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of successive wins, beating Valencia 3-0 in La Liga last weekend before recording a 2-1 victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

Manuel Pellegrini's side lost their Europa League group-stage opener to Rangers on September 21, but they managed to bounce back at home to Sparta on Thursday, which has left them level on three points with the other three teams in Group C.

The Green and Whites are yet to really take off in the league this season, but they have picked up a respectable 12 points from eight matches to sit seventh in the table, four points off fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.

Real Betis finished sixth in Spain's top flight last term and are likely to be in and around the European spots once again, and the 3-0 home win over Valencia last weekend was comfortably their best performance of the campaign.

The goals have been shared around the squad in the opening weeks of the campaign, but Willian Jose is top of the charts in La Liga on three, while there is also focus on talented 18-year-old Assane Diao, who has netted twice in his two league outings this term.

Alaves La Liga form:

Real Betis La Liga form:


Real Betis form (all competitions):



Team News

Real Betis' Nabil Fekir celebrates scoring against Barcelona on January 12, 2023© Reuters

Alaves will again be missing Jon Guridi and Giuliano Simeone this weekend through injury, while Antonio Blanco is suspended following his red card against Osasuna.

Head coach Garcia is expected to resist the temptation to make wholesale changes to the side that started last time out, but Samu is set to come into the side, while there is also likely to be a starting role in midfield for Carlos Benavidez.

Luis Rioja and Alex Sola should feature in the wide positions, with Kike Garcia again likely to be given the nod over Jon Karrikaburu in terms of the centre-forward spot.

Real Betis, meanwhile, will be missing Luiz Henrique, Marc Bartra, Youssouf Sabaly and Nabil Fekir due to injury problems.

Marc Roca started in central defence in the Europa League last time out due to Bartra's absence and that could again be the case against Alaves this weekend.

Willian Jose was back from injury against Sparta, meanwhile, and he could now return in the final third of the field.

Claudio Bravo, Hector Bellerin and Rodri are also expected to be introduced back into the XI, while Diao is set for another start in a wide position.


Alaves possible starting lineup:
Sivera; Tenaglia, Marin, Sedlar, Duarte; Benavidez, Guevara; Sola, Samu, Rioja; Kike

Real Betis possible starting lineup:
Bravo; Bellerin, Pezzella, Roca, Miranda; Rodriguez, Carvalho; Diao, Isco, Rodri; Willian Jose


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We say: Alaves 1-2 Real Betis

Alaves are a tough side to back at the moment, and we are finding it difficult to predict anything other than an away win here. Real Betis will not have had long to prepare for this match, but their quality should allow them to secure an important three points ahead of the international break.



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Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data


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1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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