Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Linares Deportivo & Deportivo Alavés face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Linares and Deportivo Alavés.
Linares Deportivo form and stats
Action has already taken place for Linares in Copa Del Rey as they have defeated Gimnastic Tarragona to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Linares Deportivo's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the 2nd round.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Linares Deportivo, who played 0-0 against Linense. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Municipal de Linarejos).
Before that match, a Primera Division RFEF: Group 2 win away at Real Betis II.Deportivo Alavés form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Unami in order to reach 2nd round of Copa Del Rey. Alavés was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the 16th finals last season.Deportivo Alavés have only collected 5 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
Alavés's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Getafe that finished 1-1. Attacker Joselu got a player rating of 7.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Joselu scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, the Alavés manager Calleja Revilla faced defeat when travelling to Granada and losing 1-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Alavés manager Calleja Revilla as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Rayo Vallecano.
The attacking power of Alavés when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Deportivo Alavés have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sanmartín Mato 8 goals |   J. Etxaniz Llamas 4 goals |  F. Copete Vallina 3 goals |
Linares Deportivo missing players
Deportivo Alavés missing players
| Linares Deportivo | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Valencia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Barcelona | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Granada | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Elche | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alavés | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Getafe | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 8 |