Alaves vs Athletic Club LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Alaves have lost two of their last 10 Laliga games against Athletic (W4 D4), after having lost 11 of their previous 12 matches against them in the competition (W1).
At Mendizorrotza, Alaves are unbeaten in their last five Laliga games against Athletic (W3 D2), since a 2-4 defeat in May 2003, with this their best unbeaten home streak against them in the competition.
Alaves have won their last four Basque derbies in Laliga, scoring two goals in each, after not winning any of their previous five matches (D2 L3), while Athletic have just won one of their last five league derbies (D2 L2).
Alaves are winless in their last six Laliga home games (D2 L4), failing to score in all six, their worst run without a home goal in the top-flight.
Athletic have won three of their last five Laliga away games (L2), as many as they had in their previous 21 away games in the competition (W3 D8 L10).
Athletic Club have just scored two goals in their three Laliga games this season. If they fail to score in this match, it will be their worst start in terms of goals scored after the first four games of a league season since 2006/07, when they finished 17th.
Alaves' Lucas Perez has been involved in three goals in three Laliga home games against Athletic -one for Deportivo de La Coruna and two for Alaves, including a goal and an assist in his last appearance at Mendizorrotza in February 2020.
Only against Alaves did Athletic's Raul Garda score in both Laliga matches last season, scoring once in each of the home and away fixtures.
Alaves manager Pablo Machfn has lost three of his four Laliga games against Athletic (W1) but won his last meeting at home against them (2-0 for Girona in February 2018).
Athletic's Gaizka Garitano has faced Alaves on more occasions than against any other side in his managerial career in all competitions (12, two in Segunda B, two in Copa del Rey, two in Laliga SmartBank and six in Laliga), losing only three of them (W4 D5 L3).
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