Deportivo Alavés vs Levante UD – 12/12/2022
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Deportivo Alaves are second in the Segunda and one point behind league leader Las Palmas ahead of matchday No 20. Alaves are on a two-game losing streak in the league, which allowed Las Palmas to move ahead of them in the race for the Segunda title.
Levante are battling for a return to the Primera at the first time of asking. The Frogs are fifth in the Segunda standings and are just three points off first-place Las Palmas. Levante could move level on points with the league leader, but they would need to win and hope results elsewhere go their way.
✈️ Tras volver de Tenerife, el equipo ya descansa y mañana regresará al trabajo en sesión matutina.
? ¡Ya enfocados en el #AlavésLevante! #AltaLaFrente ?⚪️ pic.twitter.com/sIP5qZ620q
— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) December 8, 2022
Deportivo Alaves have a record of 3W-2D-1L against Levante in the teams’ last six head-to-head matches. Alaves claimed a home win against Levante in La Liga last season by a score of 2-1.
Levante returned the favour by defeating Alaves 3-1 at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia later in the season. Both clubs were relegated from the Primera to the Segunda at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Alaves have hit a patch of bad form in recent weeks. Deportivo picked up eight points from the last six games in the competition. Goals were hard to find, as Alaves scored six times and conceded six times in the last six matches.
Deportivo are the Segunda’s second-best home team with a record of 6W-3D-0L. They scored 12 goals and conceded four times across nine home matches this term.
Levante took 10 points from the last six games. The Frogs went unbeaten in their last six fixtures in the Segunda. Goals were hard to come by for Levante as well. They scored six times and conceded four goals in their last six fixtures.
The Frogs have played well on the road this season in the Segunda. Levante have a record of 3W-5D-1L on the road. The team posted a +1-goal difference on the road with nine goals for and eight against. Levante are unbeaten in five straight-away games.
Alaves’ Xeber Alkain will miss the game as the forward serves a red-card suspension. Levante’s Wesley Moraes will also miss the game due to a suspension.
Forward Roberto Soldado is ruled out with a hamstring injury. Forward Robert Ibanez is out with a thigh injury. Defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss games until February due to a hamstring injury.
Both teams are playing well and Monday’s match is likely to finish in a score draw with under 2.5 goals.
