Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: Expect a Draw?

The sixth round of the Spanish Football Championship will be opened by the duel between Alaves and Atletico, one of the variants of the derby of the Basque Country, in which bookmakers are on the side of the future guests. The Lions looked good recently, although you need to pay attention to the home statistics of Alaves, which is not bad at all.

Alaves has a very impressive statistic at the start of the 2023/24 season. On the road, there were three dry defeats in three matches. On the home field, two minimal victories over Sevilla, the representative of Spain in the Champions League, and Valencia. Before starting the sixth round of La Liga, Alaves was in 14th place in the standings, with 6 points. But once again, let's pay attention to the fact that Alaves has 100% results in home games. In the upcoming game, his team will not be helped by Simeone, who has a broken leg.

Red and White began the Spanish championship with a home defeat from Real Madrid, and so far, there are no more defeats for the Basques. After that, they beat Osasuna 2:0, Betis 4:2, Cadiz 3:0 and have a 0:0 draw with Mallorca. Before the start of the sixth round of the Spanish Football Championship, Athletic was in fourth place in the standings of the Spanish championship, with 10 points, which is five less than Real Madrid, the leader of La Liga.

Alaves and Atletico have a difficult relationship, with three draws and one win for each team in their last five head-to-head meetings. It is also impossible to get past the fact that Alaves have won exclusively at home in the 2023/24 season. Athletic after the defeat from Real also did not lose, which suggests a good current form of the future guests, but still, the first two theses, as we think, outweigh, and, given the exposed line for the game, we lean towards the host and outsider. We will not be surprised if the upcoming match ends in a draw, and the game itself will not be very rich in goals.