Matchday 19 in La Liga between Alaves and Girona will take place on January 11 at the Mendizorrotza Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Alaves vs. Girona: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Alaves vs. Girona
Alaves (5-4-1): Antonio Sivera – Manu Sanchez, Moussa Diarra, Abdel Abqar, Adrian Hernandez, Carlos Vicente – Antonio Blanco, Joan Jordan, Jon Guridi, Carlos Martin – Kike Garcia.
Girona (3-4-3): Paulo Gazzaniga – Ladislav Krejci, Daley Blind, David Lopez – Arnau Martinez, Miguel Gutierrez, Ivan Martin, Donny van de Beek – Bryan Gil, Yaser Asprilla, Abel Ruiz.
Each team’s starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Alaves
The Basques start the new year with a six-match winless streak in La Liga. It began with away defeats to Villarreal (0-3) and Atletico (1-2), followed by four consecutive draws. Due to these results, the club has dropped to 16th place, just two points above the relegation zone. Additionally, Eduardo Coudet's side has conceded 30 goals, with only Valladolid having a worse defense in La Liga (37).
Goalkeeper Antonio Sivera is out due to injury.
- The club has won just one of their last 12 La Liga matches (4 draws and 7 losses).
- Both teams scored in Alaves’ last five league matches.
- The Basques have lost only once in the second half in their last 12 home games in La Liga (6 wins and 5 draws).
Girona
The Catalans went into the winter break with a 3-0 home win over Valladolid. Before that, Michel Sanchez's side had not won in three matches (1 draw and 2 losses). The team has accumulated 25 points, the same as three other clubs, which are positioned from 7th to 10th. They are just five points away from the European competition zone.
Forward Bojan Miovski will miss the match due to injury.
- At least three goals have been scored in Girona’s last five La Liga matches.
- The Catalans have not won in 5 of their last 6 away matches in La Liga (2 draws and 3 losses).
- The team has not scored in the second half in 5 of their last 6 away league games.
Alaves vs. Girona: Match Prediction
Bookmakers offer roughly equal odds for both teams, but I give a slight edge to the hosts. The Basques have lost only two of their last 12 home matches in La Liga, winning 6 and drawing 4. They lost to Barcelona and only faltered against Valladolid.
Meanwhile, Girona has won just two of their last nine away league matches, and those victories were against Sevilla and Getafe, both in the lower half of the table (3 draws and 4 losses). In this series, the Catalans scored more than one goal only twice. Notably, in the last two head-to-heads at Mendizorrotza in La Liga, the Basques won 2-1, and there was also a 2-2 draw.
My prediction – Alaves with a handicap (0)
