This Sunday, all eyes turn to the Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere as Real Oviedo host Alavés in Matchday 37 of La Liga. It's a crucial clash at opposite ends of the table, with both teams desperate for points as the season winds down.

Real Oviedo find themselves in a precarious 20th position with just 29 points. Luis Carrión's men are struggling for form, coming off a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid and managing only four wins in their last 30 matches. The home crowd hasn't had much to cheer about either, with Oviedo securing just three wins in their last 16 home fixtures and currently enduring three consecutive matches without a victory at the Tartiere.

On the other side, Alavés sit comfortably in 16th place with 40 points, but they're far from safe. Quique Flores's side pulled off an impressive 1-0 win over Barcelona in their last outing, giving them back-to-back matches without defeat. However, their away form tells a different story: just one win in their last seven road trips, though they have scored in five consecutive away matches. The worrying trend is their defense, which has conceded in 11 straight away games.

The last meeting between these two sides ended in a 1-1 draw, and Carrión has yet to beat Alavés in three attempts, recording two draws and one loss.

Here's how both teams are expected to line up:

Real Oviedo: Aarón Escandell; Nacho Vidal, Eric Bailly, David Costas, Rahim Alhassane; Santi Colombatto, Nicolás Fonseca; Ilyas Chaira, Alberto Reina, Thiago Fernández; Federico Viñas

Alavés: Antonio Sivera; Ville Koski, Victor Parada, Nahuel Tenaglia; Abde Rebbach, Ángel Pérez, Denis Suárez, Antonio Blanco, Jon Guridi; Ibrahim Diabaté, Toni Martínez

With Oviedo desperately needing points to climb out of the relegation zone and Alavés looking to build momentum, this promises to be a tense, hard-fought encounter. Can the home side finally turn their fortunes around, or will Alavés continue their recent resurgence?