On Friday night, Alaves and Girona go head-to-head at the Estadio de Mendizorroza as both teams look to end their La Liga campaigns in a positive manner.
Alaves coasted to safety in the endAfter some doubts about their La Liga status earlier in the season, Alaves have staved off the threat of relegation relatively comfortably. With four games remaining, they sit in 11th place in La Liga, 15 points clear of the relegation zone.
An excellent 1-0 win at Valencia last time out means that the home team have recorded three straight victories in La Liga without conceding a goal.
The match against Los Che was another low-scoring encounter for Alaves, as ten of their last 11 games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Luis Garcia’s team has been strong on home soil lately, as they have recorded three wins in their previous four home outings in La Liga.
Girona looking to clinch runners-up spot in La LigaThe visitors continued their excellent end to the season with a 4-2 home win over Catalan rivals and former Spanish champions Barcelona last time out.
The win moved Michel’s team above the Blaugrana into second place in the table, a point ahead of Xavi’s team. With Real Madrid already confirmed as Spanish champions, the pair are now battling it out for the runners-up spot in La Liga.
Girona looks to be finishing the season strongly. They have won four of their previous five matches in the Spanish top flight while scoring at least two goals in each of the recent wins.
However, the Catalan team has struggled for away form of late. A 2-0 win at Las Palmas last time out ended a run of four consecutive away defeats in La Liga.
What am I backing?Both of these teams are in decent form, and this could be an intriguing encounter. However, despite the two teams’ contrasting home and away form, the bet I am backing is a narrow Girona victory.
