Five La Liga losses in a row has Alaves in desperate shape ahead of Mallorca’s visit on Friday.
La Liga gets back underway on Friday when seventh-place Mallorca makes the trip to Alaves hoping to hand El Glorioso its sixth straight league loss and condemn the team to a spot in the relegation zone. Alaves sit 16th in the standings and a single point above the bottom three as things stand, having gone almost six weeks since registering its most recent league result. Luis Garcia Plaza’s side got off to an impressive start this term but have recently seen any momentum go out of the window, while Mallorca has lost just one of its last six games travelling to northern Spain.
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Jagoba Arrasate’s side was made to wait for its first win of the campaign, but has looked more like itself since mid-September.
While the form guide may not make for fine reading from Alaves’ perspective, there is cause for optimism in attack thanks to the consistent threat supplied by star striker Toni Martinez.
The former Porto frontman moved to the Basque Country in the summer and has three goals across his first eight starts in La Liga, most recently opening the scoring in a home defeat to Real Valladolid.
The 27-year-old played the role of super sub earlier in the campaign with back-to-back match-winners off the bench, but his impact has lessened since being elevated to starting duties of late.
Mallorca doesn’t boast the same kind of presence up top, though Kosovo’s Vedat Muriqi is starting to find his feet this term after a recent 1-0 winner against Rayo Vallecano.
Los Piratas have avoided defeat in their last two visits to Mendizorroza and hope to make it three in a row come Friday, but a desperate Alaves could prove troublesome.
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