Alaves vs Real Madrid LIVE La Liga: Predictions, team news, where to watch details, odds
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Real Madrid can go top at least temporarily on Saturday as they travel to the Basque country to take on Alaves.
The hosts have had a strong start to the season, and lie in sixth place with eleven points. Their most impressive victory was a 5-1 win away at Rayo Vallecano two weeks ago.
Real Madrid on the other hand are not in great form, and haven’t scored in their last three matches – their worst goalscoring run for 12 years. They also come off the back of a surprise 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday.
What time does it start?
Alaves vs Real Madrid kicks off at 5:30pm (BST) on Saturday 6 October.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live online on Eleven Sports from 5:30pm (BST).
Highlights will be uploaded to the Eleven Sports website after the match.
It’s a big game for…
Toni Kroos: Midfield maestro Toni Kroos made an uncharacteristic error in the Champions League on Tuesday, gifting a goal to CSKA Moscow with a short back-pass. It proved costly, as the European champions lost 1-0 in Russia, but the German international is likely to retain his place in the starting XI alongside Casemiro and Dani Ceballos. The 28-year-old is yet to register a goal or an assist for his club this season.
Toni Kroos was at fault in Real Madrid's defeat to CSKA Moscow (Getty)Remember when…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and missed a penalty in this fixture between the sides in 2016. Alaves took the lead early on, before Ronaldo’s treble and a goal by Alvaro Morata secured a 4-1 win for Los Blancos.
Player to watch…
Gareth Bale: The Welshman is the club’s joint top-scorer this season, with four goals alongside Karim Benzema. Filling the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus, the 29-year-old will be available for the game after overcoming a minor groin injury sustained in the Madrid derby last week.
Past three-meetings…
Real Madrid 4 (Ronaldo 2, Bale, Benzema) Alaves 0, La Liga, February 2018
Alaves 1 (Garcia) Real Madrid 2 (Ceballos 2), La Liga, September 2017
Real Madrid 3 (Benzema, Isco, Nacho) Alaves 0, La Liga, April 2017
Odds…
Alaves to win: 15/2
Real Madrid to win: 7/20
Draw: 19/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
17 minutes
There's that famous Ronaldo leap. The former Real Madrid man gets up high to meet Cancelo's cross but heads over the bar. It would have been some goal if he'd managed to direct it on target.
19 minutes
Pjanic fires a shot goalwards and it sails over Simone Scuffet in the Udinese goal.
21 minutes
Udinese aren't happy here. Ronaldo takes on Behrami but stops in his tracks as the midfielder drags him back. The resulting free-kick is flicked on by Ronaldo but Matuidi is unable to make anything of it.
Elsewhere, Gareth Bale is back from injury and starts for Real Madrid in their La Liga tie with Alaves tonight.
Here's the Alaves side that will try to keep Real at bay this evening.
29 minutes
Still no goal for Juventus in Udine but the away side continue to dominate possession.
Cancelo swings in another excellent cross and Uruguay international Bentancur arrives late to head home. Udinese 0-1 Juventus.
Udinese 0-1 Juventus
36 minutes: Wow! How is that not two? An incredible save from Scuffet denies Mandzukic from close range.
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