Direct duel for salvation between Getafe and Alavés

Getafe and Deportivo Alavés, separated by six points, meet at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, in a direct duel for salvation that seems vital for their respective permanence options.

The Madrid team enters the match after adding only one point in the last two days, both away, but with the need to react to achieve a victory that would give them a good boost in the standings.

Quique Sánchez Flores knows that his team must improve concentration in key phases of matches such as before the break or in the final minutes, in which several goals conceded have penalized him when he had everything in his favour.

Of those injured, midfielder Carles Aleñá is the one with the most options to play and return to the starting eleven, in which, if the Uruguayan Mathías Olivera does not finally arrive on time, he could be replaced on the left by the Czech Jakub Jankto.

The best news for Quique Sánchez Flores is the performance that striker Borja Mayoral, who joined the team in the winter market, is giving in recent days. In five games he has scored three goals and provided one assist.

Opposite will be Alavés, who will seek a key victory that could mark a turning point since José Luis Mendilibar arrived, who does not know victory far from Vitoria.

In fact, the albiazules accumulate eight days without winning as a visitor, one of the pending tasks of the Biscayan coach, who will have the entire squad to travel to the Madrid town.

The novelty in the call will be starred by Víctor Laguardia, who will return to the eleven after serving a one-match ban. The hand will form a pair with the Frenchman Florian Lejeune, in one of the few changes that the initial team of the Basque squad will have.

It is possible that Mendilibar will bet on a double pivot instead of three midfielders, with the Senegalese Mamadou Loum and the Argentine Gonzalo Escalante. The gap left by one of the players in the center of the field will be filled by Manu Vallejo to form an offensive pairing with Joselu Mato, in a change of drawing by the Zaldibar coach, who will recover the 4-4-2 to visit a pitch that he’s been doing well lately.

The Basque team comes to this duel after being defeated at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid (3-0), but after beating Valencia at home (2-1), in two games in which the improvement of a team in need of points.

In the five visits to the Coliseum in the highest category, Alavés has started three draws and has suffered three defeats.