RCD Espanyol 3-2 Deportivo Alavés

Current streaks

Recent form

RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol's recent form shows a mixed bag of results, with a slight improvement in their last two league games. After a three-game losing streak across friendlies and La Liga, they managed to secure a goalless draw against Atlético de Madrid and followed it up with a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano, breaking their winless run. Their defensive performance has been relatively solid, conceding an average of 0.83 goals per game and keeping two clean sheets in their last six matches. However, their offensive output has been a concern, scoring only 0.5 goals per game on average. The majority of their recent games (67%) have seen under 2.5 goals, indicating a trend towards low-scoring encounters. Despite their recent struggles, Espanyol has managed to secure 14th position in the league table with 4 points from 4 games, showing signs of potential recovery after a challenging start to the season.

Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés has shown impressive form recently, currently sitting in 6th position in La Liga with 7 points from 4 games. The team is on a three-game unbeaten run in the league, including two consecutive wins against Las Palmas and Real Sociedad. Their defensive performance has been noteworthy, with two clean sheets in their last six matches and conceding less than a goal per game on average (0.83). While there haven't been any particularly high-scoring games, Alavés has maintained a consistent offensive output, scoring in five out of their last six matches. The team's ability to both score and keep clean sheets has contributed to their positive goal difference of 3. Interestingly, 67% of their recent games have seen both teams score, indicating competitive and potentially exciting matches for spectators.

Recent home/away form

RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol's recent home form shows a mixed but generally positive trend. The team has gone unbeaten in five of their last six home games, with three wins and two draws. Notably, they've maintained an impressive defensive record, keeping four clean sheets in these six matches and conceding only two goals overall, averaging a mere 0.33 goals conceded per game. Their most recent victory against Rayo Vallecano broke a streak of two goalless draws in friendly matches. While their attacking output has been modest, with 0.83 goals scored per game, the majority of their home games (83%) have seen under 2.5 goals, indicating tight, low-scoring affairs. Their last competitive home game in the Segunda División resulted in a comfortable 2-0 win against Oviedo, suggesting they ended their previous season on a strong note at home.

Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés has shown mixed form in their recent away games, with a tendency towards low-scoring encounters. Their last six away matches have resulted in three wins, one draw, and two losses, demonstrating inconsistent but somewhat positive results. Interestingly, five out of these six games have seen fewer than three goals scored, with only 67% of matches featuring both teams scoring. The team has managed to maintain a positive goal difference of +1 over this period, averaging 1.17 goals scored and 1 goal conceded per game. Their most recent outing, a 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad in La Liga, breaks the pattern of low-scoring games and represents their highest-scoring away match in this sequence. While there are no notable winning or losing streaks, Alavés has shown resilience by bouncing back from losses with wins in their last two competitive matches.