By some miracle Alaves escaped being relegated from Primera in the last tournament. After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus, the club managed to maintain its registration in the elite division only with the points it earned in the first stage of La Liga. In 38 rounds the “Glorious” won 10 victories and drew nine times, which eventually brought 39 points, which is three more than the 18-th of “Leganes”. The bean busters have already lost six matches. In the debut match of the 2020/21 championship Pablo Machin’s wards failed to cope with Betis (0:1) at home, then on the road they suffered a fiasco from Granada (1:2). Among the hosts’ reinforcements, only the lease of Daverson from Palmeiras and Rodrigo from Sporting can be distinguished. In the infirmary of the team is Duarte, who has a knee injury and Navarro, who has the same problem. The participation of goalkeeper Pacheco is in question.
Tampa Bay is confidently moving towards the championship and all leaders show themselves excellently on the court. As we noted earlier in the forecast, the Lightning went on the attack from the first seconds in the third match and tried to score an early goal. They managed to do this and by the seventh minute they already had a two-fold advantage, which they gradually brought to victory. It is worth saying that Steven Stamkos appeared on the ice in the last match, being recovered from an injury. He spent only five shifts and a total of just under three minutes on the court, but this time was enough for him to distinguish himself with an abandoned puck. John Cooper admired his performance, so it is likely that the hockey player will get even more time in the upcoming game. Note that the Bolts perfectly take advantage of the vulnerability of the opponent’s defense and consistently implement two-on-one or one-on-one outputs. In addition, attackers are constantly improving on the patch, bringing the matter to a throw. We can confidently say that Tampa will continue to play in a similar style. So, what is the free prediction for the NHL match for today?
