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Valencia Deportivo Alavés betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This match has an enormous tendency to be open and with clear chances of goals, as the two teams present quite offensive playing styles. On the other hand, the strongest side of the two teams is the offensive, meaning that it’s expectable they’ll create enormous danger during the ninety minutes. So, and taking into account these factors, risking the goals in this first leg is full of value.
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Preview
Valencia and Deportivo Alavés meet at Estadio de Mestalla, in a match for this stage of the Copa del Rey (Quarter‑finals). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 28‑10‑2017, and ended in a (1‑2) win by Valencia. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Deportivo Alavés presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Valencia

The home team comes to this stage of the Copa del Rey (Quarter‑finals) after having played in the previous rounds against: Las Palmas and Real Zaragoza. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 13 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got an away win against Deportivo La Coruña by (1‑2). In the last 10 home matches Valencia has won 8, tied 1 and lost 1.

They haven’t lost any of the last 4 matches for this competition. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 4 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 16 of the last 24 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 13 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Valencia comes for this match after a triumph at Deportivo La Coruna ground, by 1-2, adding in this way the third triumph followed in several competitions. In the last round of the King's Cup, Valencia overcame in great difficulty Las Palmas. In this match in front of their fans, the coach Marcelino Toral must stay true to his 4-4-2, benefiting from ball possession and the organized attacks, thus exploiting the fragility of his opponent. Rodrigo is the most dangerous player of this team, having already scored 11 goals in all competitions. For this match, the coach won’t count on the injured Jiménez and Carlos Soler.

Confirmed Lineup: Jaume Doménech, Martín Montoya, Gayá, Gabriel Paulista, Ezequiel Garay, Dani Parejo, Andreas Pereira, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Gonçalo Guedes, Simone Zaza, Luciano Vietto.
Coach: Voro.

Analysis Alavés

The away team comes to this stage of the Copa del Rey (Quarter‑finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Formentera and Getafe. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins and 6 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got a home win against Sevilla by (1‑0). In the last 10 away matches Deportivo Alavés has won 4 and lost 6.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 10 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Deportivo Alavés is going through a fantastic moment of the season and in the last match they beat Sevilla by 1-0. If we look at the last ten matches we can see that the visiting team won seven. In this match against Valencia, an opponent with an excellent squad, the coach Abelardo should opt for a very defensive strategy, exploring only the space on the opponent's back, however, in some moments of the match must bet everything on the attack. Munir El Haddadi is the highlight of the visiting team with 6 scored goals. Apparently, there are no weight absences for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Antonio Sivera, Martín Aguirregabiria, Adrián Diéguez, Alexis, Guillermo Maripán, Daniel Torres, Pina, Mubarak Wakaso, Hernán Pérez, Sobrino, John Guidetti.
Coach: L. García Plaza.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Valencia vs Alavés match, on 17 January 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Valencia vs Alavés on 17 January 2018 will be played at Valencia, Estadio de Mestalla.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Valencia Alavés match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Valencia at with 92% of the tips.

 

Copa del Rey - 2017/2018

  • 100% 112 / 112 Games

  • Home team wins 47.32%
  • Draws 8.93%
  • Away team wins 43.75%
  • Over 1.5 75%
  • Over 2.5 49.11%
  • Over 3.5 26.79%
  • Goals 293
  • Goals /match 2.62
  • Goals /match home 1.36
  • Goals /match away 1.26
  • Both teams score 46.43%
  • Goals after 80' 21.84%
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