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Hosts Alaves will meet against Betis Sevilla in the first match of the 16th round in the Spanish La Liga. The two teams are tied in points, sitting on the 12th and 13th place respectively.
Alaves has been in good form recently, losing just once in the last 6 matches in all competitions. They are coming after a good 0-0 draw at Eibar, after being previously held to a 1-1 draw at home by Las Palmas. The hosts have not been great at home this season, having failed to win since September, but on the bright side they only lost twice.
Betis is on the back of a solid 1-0 home win against Athletic Bilbao. Like Alaves, they are in good form, having lost only once in the last 5 matches in all competitions. However, 4 of those games were at home, where Betis feels much more comfortable. The visitors lost 5 out of 7 on the road in Primera Division this season, including 4 of the last 5, so they will need to step up their performances away from home if they want to get a result in this match.
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Alaves has no injuries or suspensions and can field their best lineup. Betis will only miss Musonda.
Alaves: Pacheco – Fermenia, Feddal, Alexis, Hernandez – Llorente, Garcia – Mendez, Camarasa, Gomez – Deyverson
Real Betis: Adan – Mandi, Pezzella, Bruno – Piccini, Petros, Donk, Ceballos, Durmisi – Sanabria, Castro
There`s very little separating these two sides and the fact they are tied in points comes as proof of that. Alaves should have an advantage playing at home, particularly as Betis struggles on the road, but the hosts haven`t been able to win much at their own stadium this season (1 win, 4 draws, 2 losses).
Both teams play a brand of disciplined, organized football, without much creativity in the final third. That, along with the fact that the teams are evenly matched, should produce a rather slow, rugged and tight encounter, played mostly in the midfield area, without many goals and / or goalscoring chances.
Alaves recorded 6 draws this season, second only to Espanyol so far in La Liga. 4 of those draws were at home, a La Liga record. Betis Sevilla is yet to record a draw on the road, but this looks like the most probable time for them to break the ice.
My tip is a draw on the Alaves win no bet market, but the straight draw seems a good bet as well, with lower stakes of course.. Prediction: Alaves – Betis Sevilla 1-1.
Pick: Draw – Alaves win no bet
Odds: 1.83 @ Bwin
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.81
Event date: 16 December
