Deportivo Murcia VS Alaves Prediction Spanish Copa Del Rey

Deportivo Murcia vs Alaves    Livescore / H2H Stats
Time: 03-11-2023 04:00 Friday  
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In the Copa del Rey 1/64 Finals, a 7th tier team, Deportivo Murcia, will welcome the massive favorites, Alaves, at Campo Municipal Jose Manuel Aroca in Murcia.

Deportivo Murcia are a newly founded team and, in their first season last year, already secured promotion from the Segunda Autonomica (8th tier) by finishing 1st. This season, they are playing well once again and are at the top of the Primera Autonomica league with 13 points in five games. They did great in the previous Copa del Rey round as well, winning vs Melilla CD, which competes in higher tier (6th).

After spending six seasons in La Liga, Alaves were relegated to La Liga 2 in the 2021/22 season. Still, they managed to secure an instant return to La Liga by finishing 4th in La Liga 2 and then securing promotion through the Playoffs. The current season is not going according to plan, as they struggle to keep themselves above the danger zone. Right now, they are 17th, with only three points above the relegation zone.

Goaloo18 Prediction
Alaves won just twice in 11 rounds in La Liga against great competition. In the last three games, they won just two points vs excellent teams - Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, and Real Betis, but showed really good performances. According to xG statistics, Babazorros could have easily won at least one of those games. The offense has been a problem this season, as they scored just nine times in 11 rounds. Still, it seems they are getting better, considering they scored every time in the last three matches.

Although Deportivo Murcia are in better momentum before the upcoming game, the difference in quality is simply too great, and anything but a big win for Alaves would be a massive surprise for us.

Deportivo Murcia vs Alaves
Pick: Alaves