Alaves are playing in their sixth straight season at this level of football, but they have finished 16th in each of their last two campaigns, so it is not too much of a surprise to see them currently down in 17th position.

Javier Calleja's side do have a game in hand on each of the bottom three, though, and a victory on Saturday could potentially propel them as high as 13th, which is an indication of how close it is in Spain's top flight.

Alaves managed to progress to the second round of the Copa del Rey courtesy of a 3-0 victory away to Unami on November 30, but they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Granada in their last league match.

El Glorioso looked to have done enough to secure a share of the spoils at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes last time out, but Santiago Arias won it for Granada in the 86th minute, with Alaves losing in La Liga for the ninth time this season, which is the joint-worst record alongside Getafe.



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阿拉维斯队已经连续第六个赛季踢这种级别的足球了，但他们在过去的两个赛季中都排在了第16名，所以现在看到他们排在第17名也不太令人惊讶。

哈维尔·卡利亚(Javier Calleja)的球队在倒数三名的位置上都有一场比赛要打，周六的胜利可能会让他们的排名上升到第13位，这表明他们在西班牙顶级联赛中的差距有多近。

在11月30日的国王杯第二轮比赛中，阿拉维斯以3-0战胜了乌纳米，但在上一场联赛中，他们却以2-1输给了格拉纳达。

El Glorioso看起来做得足够安全分享战利品的新洛维亚卡门上一次,但圣地亚哥阿里亚斯在第86分钟格拉纳达,与年轻失去在本赛季西甲联赛第九次,joint-worst记录与赫塔菲。