ALA vs RB Dream11 Match Prediction: Deportivo Alaves will be playing hosts to Real Betis as both sides look to climb higher from mid-table in the league. Alaves currently finds itself 15th in the league with 19 points, whereas, Real Betis is at the 13th spot with 23 points.
Match Details
Date- Sunday, January 5
Kick-Off- 8:30 PM (IST)
Venue- Mendizorroza
Deportivo Alaves
Tomas Pina is the only player who’s ruled out due to an injury for the hosts. Luis Rioja is expected to come in place of Oliver Burke at the left flank. Head-coach, Asier Garitano should persist with his two ideal forwards, Joselu and Perez
Real Betis
William Carvalho is on the sidelines due to an injury till next month, which could make way for Andreas Guardado and Sergio Canales to pair up in central midfield. Carles Alena recently joined Betis on a loan deal from Barcelona but is unlikely to start with immediate effect. Loren Moron could start ahead of Borja Iglesias to lead the line of attack, Juanmi and Alfonso Pedraza are also out due to injuries.
ALA (Expected Playing 11)- Pacheco; Duarte, Laguardia, Ely, Navarro; Rioja, Garcia, Wakaso, Vidal; Joselu, Perez
RB (Expected Playing 11)- Robles; Mandi, Feddal, Bartra; Emerson, Guardado, Canales, Moreno; Joaquin, Moron, Fekir
Lucas Perez will be the danger man at the attack for Alaves. Perez has eight goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 70.6% from 1266 minutes in the league this season.
For Real Betis, Joaquin has been one of the standouts in midfield. The 38-year-old has six goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 85% from 17 appearances this season.
Joselu has also been lethal in the final third for Alaves. The centre-forward has bagged seven goals from 1288 minutes this season.
Loren Moreno has been a real asset for Real Betis. Moreno has eight goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 65.8% from 17 appearances this season.
Deportivo Alaves has only lost to Real Madrid and Sevilla at home this season. Taking things into consideration, Alaves start as favourites against Real Betis.
Goalkeeper- F Pacheco
Defenders- A Mandi, M Bartra, R Ely, R Duarte
Midfielders- S Canales, Joaquin-Rodriguez (C), M Wakaso
Forwards- Joselu, L Perez (VC), Fekir