Deportivo Alavés vs Real Madrid: Federico Valverde on Fire & 5 Other Key Stats

Deportivo Alavés​ host Real Madrid at Estadio de Mendizorrotza on Saturday afternoon as Los Blancos look to return to the summit of La Liga.

Despite failing to see off Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night, drawing 2-2 with the French side, Real are having no such troubles in the league with eight wins from their opening 13 games.

Alavés are lingering in mid-table obscurity after an indifferent start to the 2019/20 La Liga campaign. The side from Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque region have managed five wins and three draws from 14 league fixtures.

On paper this should be nothing other than a comprehensive win for Real and, although there are no certainties in football, one thing that is for certain is you can wow your friends ahead of Saturday's clash with these stats and facts provided by ​Opta.

Poor Form, Deportivo

Alavés struggle to beat Real Madrid. Fact. 

They only won three of their 28 La Liga matches against Real Madrid (D2 L23),

Although one of them was in their home meeting last season, 1-0 in October 2018. Can history repeat itself?

Leaking Goals

Alavés have conceded 3.1 goals-per-game on average in their last 14 La Liga games against Real Madrid (W1 D1 L12).

You have to at least try not to concede, guys.

Show on the Road

​Real Madrid have just lost one of their last six La Liga away games (W3 D2), keeping a clean sheet in three of them.

Los Vikingos have also scored ten goals in those games, so watch out, Alavés.

Straight Out The Blocks

Real Madrid usually start how they mean to go on.

Los Merengues have scored 54% of their goals in the first half of games in La Liga this season, the highest percentage of any team in the competition (15/28).

Whoosh. 

Fede Valverde

Real Madrid's 21-year-old midfielder loves scoring against teams from the Basque country.

Fede Valverde has scored in each of his two last La Liga games, his only goals in the competition. Both have come against Basque sides (Eibar and Real Sociedad).

Madrid play Athletic Club next month...

Wakaso Loves Yellow

Alavés’ Mubarak Wakaso has been booked more often than any other player in La Liga this season with eight yellow cards.

He faces Sergio Ramos on Saturday, ​La Liga's most carded player ever.  

Get the popcorn ready, this is going to be epic.

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