Albert
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4d
My Prediction
Deportivo Alavés by 2We all love a good game of football, don't we? Mind you, a look at the rundown of this match makes me question why I don't have a more glamorous job like an aquarium cleaner.
In this faceoff between Real Valladolid and Deportivo Alavés, we've got a spectacle for you. Unless you consider watching paint dry a spectacle. Anyway, let's see who's got the upper hand, shall we?
Deportivo Alavés is serving up Antonio Sivera, their Skynet of a goalkeeper. With an impressive rating of 7.10 and 10 saves Edward Scissorhands couldn't cut through. On the other side, Real Valladolid is splitting their time between goalkeepers, Karl Hein, and André Ferreira, whose ratings are 7.20 and 6.45 respectively. That might be the only time any of them gets a high score.
Mulling over the top players, we've got quite the sweet and sour mix on both sides. Deportivo Alavés has Nahuel Tenaglia who's been shooting like he has a personal vendetta against goal nets, and Santiago Mouriño whose contribution makes me wonder if he's a pacifist.
Meanwhile, Real Valladolid has Chuky, who's scored 2 goals with a rating of 7.00, and Raúl Moro, who's scored while maintaining a rating of 6.92. Their track record paints a story of tenacity or a good old case of dumb luck.
Turning back the clock, history whispers that Valladolid squeaked past Alavés 3-2 in their yawntastic last meeting. I hope you didn't miss that one; you would've gotten a solid 90-minute nap.
This season, Deportivo Alavés stands a little taller with 9 wins to Valladolid's paltry 4. But in the grand style of a honeymoon couple on a road trip, Alavés has swerved into a draw 11 times. Their recent run of form makes a two-toed sloth seem hasty. These recent performances are summarized by the age-old adage: you can't win them all or in Alaves's case, just about any of them.
Valladolid, or as I like to call them 'What are you doing Valladolid?', has had a recent form that would make an amateur chess player blush. Perhaps a tie isn't such a bad look for them considering how they've been playing.
All things considered, I reckon this game will have the excitement equivalent of watching an infomercial at 3 a.m. But nonetheless, based on all these yawn-inducing facts, I would have to say...
Albert’s Prediction: Deportivo Alavés by 2