Sevilla’s 3-0-2 home record meets Alaves’s 0-2-3 away record

The home-away question before kickoff

Can Sevilla’s home record expose Alaves’s away weakness? Sevilla have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their home games this La Liga season, while Alaves have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 away. Sevilla have scored 7 and conceded 7 at home; Alaves have scored 4 and conceded 11 on the road.

Table position and recent form

In the provisional La Liga standings before Regular Season - 12, Sevilla are ranked #6 with 17 points from 11 games, five points ahead of Alaves, who are ranked #11 with 12 points from 11 games. Sevilla’s most-recent-first form across 11 matches is Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Loss, Win, Loss. Alaves’s is Win, Draw, Win, Win, Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss.

Alaves goal threat and team news

L. Boyé is Alaves’s leading listed scorer with 5 goals in 10 appearances. M. Díaz has 4 goals and 4 assists in 11 appearances, giving Alaves two established contributors to track at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

Sevilla list M. Bueno as missing through a red card, while Marcao and Peque are missing through muscle and hamstring injuries. I. Romero and M. Sierra are questionable with knee and shoulder injuries. Alaves list M. Rodriguez as missing through an ankle injury.

Sevilla have mainly used 4-2-3-1 this season, while Alaves have split their listed formations between 3-5-2 and 5-3-2. The key question at kickoff is whether Sevilla’s home production can outweigh Alaves’s stronger listed goal threat in a difficult away setting.