Comments and predictions for Alaves vs Espanyol: Home team fails to score
The match between Alaves vs Espanyol in La Liga takes place at 22:15 on November 2. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest Alaves vs Espanyol team information
Alaves will be without the services of Jon Pacheco through injury, but otherwise their squad is almost full for Sunday's game against Espanyol.
Mariano Díaz scored a hat-trick in the Copa del Rey win over Deportivo Getxo, but he is likely to remain on the bench, with Lucas Boyé and Toni Martínez set to remain as the main options up front.
Carlos Vicente – who has scored five goals this season – continues to be a key figure in the home side's starting line-up.
On Espanyol's side, striker Javi Puado is still absent due to injury, but the Catalan team does not have any other personnel problems ahead of this trip.
Kike García and Pere Milla – who have four goals each this season – will continue to lead the attack, alongside Roberto Fernández.
Edu Expósito, who was left on the bench in the last Copa del Rey match, will return to the starting line-up in midfield against Alaves.
Latest expected lineup for Alaves vs Espanyol
Alaves:
Rivera; Jonny, Tenaglia, Parada, Enriquez; Vicente, Calebe, Suarez, Alena; Boye, Martinez
Espanyol:
Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Riedel, Cabrera, Romero; Carreras, Lozano, Exposito, Milla; Garcia, Fernandez
Latest football commentary on Alaves vs Espanyol
Alaves go into this game in high spirits following a 7-0 thrashing of Deportivo Getxo in the Copa del Rey, which saw them progress to the next round of the competition.
However, in La Liga last weekend, the Basque team lost 0-1 to Rayo Vallecano and have only won 1 of their last 6 matches in the Spanish National Championship.
Coach Eduardo Coudet's team currently has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses after 10 rounds, earning 12 points and ranking 12th on the rankings.
Alaves' biggest bright spot this season is their defense: they possessbest defense in La Liga, only conceding 9 goals. However, the team has had problems scoring goals, with only 9 goals scored since the beginning of the season.
In the history of confrontation, Alaves won 14 out of 40 encounters with Espanyol, but the last time they defeated the Catalan representative was in May 2022 at home.
Espanyol have a superior head-to-head record, winning four of their last five meetings with Alaves, including 3-2 and 1-0 wins in the 2024–25 La Liga season.
Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol — who finished 14th last season — have made an impressive start to the season. After 10 games, they have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2, earning 18 points, placing them 5th in the table, just 4 points behind second-placed Barcelona.
In the middle of last week, Espanyol continued to maintain good form when defeating Atletic Lleida 2-1 in the King's Cup to win the right to continue.
Away from home this season, Espanyol have picked up five points from four games, while Alaves have picked up eight points from five home games — promising to create a balanced and unpredictable contest.
Latest Alaves vs Espanyol score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Alaves vs Espanyolas follows:
- Sportsmole:Alaves 0-1 Espanyol
- WhoScore:Alaves 0-2 Espanyol
- We predict:Alaves 0-1 Espanyol
When and where to watch Alaves vs Espanyol live?
To watch the Alaves vs Espanyol match live in La Liga at 10:15 p.m. on November 2, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
