Alaves will hope their strong recent home form can inspire an upset as they welcome Real Madrid to Mendizorroza in La Liga. The hosts come into this fixture boosted by a vital 1-0 win over Real Sociedad last week, a result that ended a three-match losing streak and eased some pressure on head coach Eduardo Coudet, Softfootball reports.
That victory leaves Alaves sitting comfortably mid-table, equidistant between the European places and the relegation zone, and they will take confidence from the fact that the majority of their points this season have come at home.
Indeed, 14 of Alaves' 18 league points this campaign have been collected on their own turf, where they have already proven capable of troubling stronger opposition. Seven points from three home games against sides who started the round inside the top nine underline their ability to rise to the occasion in front of their fans, even if the challenge posed by Real Madrid represents one of their toughest tests yet.
