**Alavés are absolutely rolling, but Racing's home fortress could be trouble.** One's won three straight; the other's been all over the map. 🔴

Racing have the fortress factor at El Sardinero but can't string wins together, while Alavés keep finding ways to nick results — even grinding out a draw at Rayo. Form says visitors, but home-field edge and the head-to-head balance (dead even over 15 meetings) muddies the picture.

Key storylines:

- **S. Canales and I. Vicente** need to spark Racing's attack and finally give their shaky defense some breathing room at home
- **Alavés' defensive depth** took a hit with F. Garcés, M. Rodríguez and M. Rodriguez all out, but they've hidden it well so far
- **Racing's inconsistency** — drawing with Elche then losing to Getafe — makes them vulnerable to a team in Alavés' rhythm 🎯

Expected lineups:

- **Real Racing Club**: J. Agirrezabala, J. Salinas, M. Hernando, F. González, A. Mantilla, G. Puerta, S. Martínez
- **Deportivo Alavés**: A. Sivera, N. Tenaglia, V. Koski, J. Otto, X. Olaiz, Á. Pérez, L. Boyé, T. Martínez

Prediction:

**1-1 draw.** Racing's home form stabilizes but can't break Alavés' stubborn shape. Lean toward a point apiece given the perfectly balanced history and Alavés' refusal to lose.

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