Deportivo Alavés vs Espanyol Preview and Prediction: Espanyol to Win 1-0 at 11/2

Deportivo Alavés and Espanyol will play in the sixth week of the Copa Del Rey at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Tuesday, 2^nd December.

Match Preview:

The teams last played each other in March 2006 and the game ended in a goalless draw. Prior to that, in October 2005, the teams drew 1 – 1.

In their last Copa Del Rey match Deportivo Alavés beat Mirandes 1 – 0, before that they beat Osasna 2 – 0.

This is Espanyol’s first match of this year’s Copa Del Ray; at present they are eleventh in the La Liga table having won 3 games, drawn 5 and lost 5.

Predicted Line-ups:

Deportivo Alavés: Goitia, Medina, Laguardia, Einar, Raul  , Garcia, Juli, Toti, Manu Garcia, Velez , Barreiro

Espanyol: Casilla, Arbilla, Colotto, E Bailly, Fuentes, Canas, Sanchez, Sevilla, Lucas, Sergio Garcia, Caicedo

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Espanyol or a 1 – 1 draw is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 offering odds of 6/1 and 11/2 respectively on both results.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 12/5 Deportivo Alavés to Win, 12/10 for a Draw and 11/10 Espanyol to Win

Bet365 Odds: 12/5 Deportivo Alavés to Win, 12/5 for a Draw and 11/10 Espanyol to Win