Girona - Deportivo Alaves

The surprise of this year's Primera Liga, Alaves, is being tested today in the small Catalan town of Girona. Abelardo's team started victoriously in 2019 with a home victory over Valencia. He found himself losing in the first quarter of the first half, he reacted early and at the end of the first half he managed to overthrow, writing the 2-1 which he kept relatively comfortable in the rest of the match. As 4th in the standings and with very good momentum one would expect to be the favorite of the match but the opposite happens for two reasons. The first is that in the home of Girona no one is doing well, something we understood well in last year's maiden appearance of the Catalan team in the salons of Spain, Alavés understood it in its 2-1 defeat last month for the cup and the second and more important is the absence of two extreme attackers of the guest who remove power from the strike line.

This does not mean that she will lose because she will not have two forwards but she will definitely affect the way her game develops and I expect Abelardo to find a way for his team to leave Gerona bloodlessly this time. He made his debut on the Alaves bench at this stadium in December 2017, overturning it 2-0 to 2-3 in the delays, in a game that was the start for all the good we have seen from the Basque team so far.

Gerona may be at 9 but its difference from the demo line is just 4 points which means that each score is valuable. He will definitely try to hit the current match because he has to face a rival but he has a very demanding 90 minute at her feet on Wednesday with Atletico as well as the following iteration. I have the impression that this is a very balanced game with Girona's favorite but I do not think Alaves will lose and I will bet on the draw.