Alaves vs Athletic: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Alaves completely failed the start of Spanish Cup, they were eliminated from the first round by Linares (1:2). Team is fighting relegation in La Liga. They barely kept their La Liga spot in the previous season and got off to a poor start in the new campaign, after 19 rounds The Glorious Ones are at the 18th place, which is in a relegation zone. 

We saw some rare flashes of brilliance from the team, but hosts managed to record only four victories and four draws, which brought 16 points. Team's weakest link is their offensive line, they scored less than one goal per game.

Pons and Navarro won't feature in the match. 

Current holder of the Super Cup and also a runner-up of Copa del Rey started the new edition of latter tournament with a victory over Mancha (2:0). Team won the Spanish Cup 24 times and is looking to add another title to their collection. 

In 20 rounds of La Liga The Lions recorded six victories and nine draws, which brought 27 points and a place in mid-table. In the most recent La Liga game Basques recorded an easy away victory over Osasuna (3:1). 

Berenguer and Berchiche won't play today.