Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on December 15th, 2024

Deportivo Alavés and Athletic Club will meet each other in a football match counting for La Liga on December 15th, 2024, Sunday at 15:15h (UTC), in Spain, check the Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium, in the city of Vitoria, with a capacity for 19840 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.65 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Deportivo Alavés last match

Deportivo Alavés come from a draw in the last match. The game against Osasuna, valid for the La Liga, ended with a 2-2. The team coached by E. Coudet lined up in the last match with a 4-4-1-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.10.

A performance well below expectations for Deportivo Alavés. However, a footballer who gave a positive impression was Carlos Martín, who with his valuable plays was crucial to the team to avoid defeat.

Athletic Club last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Europa League, Athletic Club, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Fenerbahçe team with a final score of 0-2.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.55, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club h2h

Athletic Club was in 5th place in the La Liga while Deportivo Alavés was in 13th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Athletic Club team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Deportivo Alavés used in the match.

It was on 16-03-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-0 win for Athletic Club, was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the La Liga.

The Athletic Club team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Deportivo Alavés its counterpart.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Deportivo Alavés

La Liga leaderboard now

With 15 points, 4 wins, 9 losses 3 draws, and a negative balance, Deportivo Alavés enters this game in 16th place in the La Liga.

This means that in the 17th round, the Leganés team is closing in at 17th place, with no points difference separating them.

Deportivo Alavés analysis

Currently, in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés sums 18 goals for and a total of 27 goals against, after 16 rounds played.

Deportivo Alavés has a ball possession percentage of 43.19% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Athletic Club and especially that the team will score more goals.

Winning once playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Deportivo Alavés

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Kike. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Deportivo Alavés, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Athletic Club

La Liga leaderboard now

The Athletic Club team with 32 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 9 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses.

In the 17th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 3 points compared to the Atlético Madrid team which is just above, in 3rd place.

Athletic Club analysis

We have reached matchday 16 in La Liga and at the moment Athletic Club has made 26 goals and conceded 15.

Athletic Club is in that wonderful position of being the favorite after 4 wins in the La Liga.

Athletic Club averaged 3.94 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the La Liga.

Away, Athletic Club usually don't give their opponents many chances, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the La Liga.

Athletic Club is a more offensive team than Deportivo Alavés, having 1879 attacks vs. 1465 from Deportivo Alavés, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Deportivo Alavés converted into goal 18 times.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Athletic Club could find it challenging to perform at their best against Deportivo Alavés. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Athletic Club

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Oihan Sancet. The Midfielder scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Athletic Club to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Athletic Club, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Deportivo Alavés that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.7.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Deportivo Alavés is Kike, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Athletic Club is Oihan Sancet, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Deportivo Alavés 1.14 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Athletic Club 1.43 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.53.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.84 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.06 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Athletic Club side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Deportivo Alavés who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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