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Deportivo La Coruna and Alaves play at Estadio Riazor in a match of the Copa del Rey (Eighth-finals). The history of recent clashes direct favors the home team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in their last 3 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 19-09-2016, ended with a tie (0-0).
Deportivo La Coruna
The home team reaches this stage of the Copa del Rey (Eighth-finals) after eliminating the Betis after a victory (3-1) at home and a defeat (1-0) had been in the previous round. Deportivo Coruna won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 home games in all competitions. The team allowed goals to his opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but their attack has marked regularly, since it has achieved in 9 of the last 10 games. There is a tendency for goals in their games at home, as 38 of the last 44 matches he played ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he never managed to turn the score in five games in which he suffered the first goal. Over the last 10 home games in all competitions are highlighted periods 1: 4 suffered from their 11 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Deportivo La Coruna this makes his third match display in this edition of the Copa Del Rey, the second in front of his home crowd. To get here, the time needed to remove Betis. In the away game, the team lost away from home 1-0. However, assured the classification at home by winning 3-1 in the return match. In the Spanish League team not been doing a good campaign, however, in the last round, the team received the Osasuna at home and managed to leave the field with a 2-0 win. After sixteen rounds, the club accumulates eight losses, four draws and four wins, thus occupying the fifteenth position in the table. For this game, the coach must keep the team in the 4-5-1.
Alavés
The team visitor arrives at this stage of the Copa del Rey (Eighth-finals) after a home win by (3-0) and an away win by (0-3) with Gimnastic. In the last 10 games played outside in all competitions, Alaves won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3. The defensive solidity has been one of its strong points, since conceded just 3 goals in the last 10 games, and their attack has marked regularly since scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games.
The Alavés makes this match in his second exhibition away from their fans in the Copa Del Rey, the third for the tournament. To get here, the time needed to remove Gimnastic, which has managed to do quite easily. In the away game, which occurred at the home of Gimnastic, Alava left the field with a nice thrashing by 0x3. Then, playing at home, repeated the same score and secured the classification. In the Spanish League team not been doing a good campaign, despite the latest results, and are four games unbeaten. After sixteen rounds, the club has five wins, six draws and five defeats, thus occupying the twelfth place in the table. For this match, the coach should keep the team in a 4-4-2, 4-5-1 or 5-3-2.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.91