Alaves-Real Madrid is a match valid for the 18th day of La Liga and is played on Thursday at 9:30pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
By the time it takes the field against Alaves away, Real Madrid will already know the result of top-ranked Girona. And this in any case is not good for the hosts. Who will be forced to stop what, on all occasions, will be the fury of Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
Yes, because for one reason or another (there is also the possibility of an overtake in the standings) the Blancos led by the Italian coach will want to take the three points. And for Alaves, which comes from two defeats in a row the last one, precisely, with the troop that leads the Spanish league, looms what would be the third consecutive stop. And the standings could also become a tad worrisome. Not least because Real Madrid is definitely in good shape despite also having to do without Alaba for the whole season: the defender against Villarreal ruptured his cruciate so for him not only 2023, but also the championship is over. This forces the Madridmen to go looking in the market in January for something to replace the former Bayern Munich man. But that is another matter.
We were saying: victory for Real Madrid does not really seem to be in question in this match. In the last five encounters with Alaves, the Madridians have won four times and especially on the road they have never left points on the road. This will be the case again on Thursday night.
The prediction
In a match that should give at least three goals overall, Real Madrid’s victory is written. Ancelotti’s men have important goals to take and know full well that in any case they cannot stop against a technically inferior opponent.
The probable lineups for Alaves-Real Madrid
ALAVES (4-4-2): Sivera; Abqar, Marin, Duarte; Gorosabel, Guevara, Blanco, Lopez; Sola, Omorodion, Rioja.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Kepa; Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Garcia; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Bellingham; Diaz, Rodrygo.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
