Alaves vs Malaga

Alaves face Malaga in the La Liga on Friday 23 October 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Estadio Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Alaves are 12th with 13 points from 12 games, while Malaga are 20th with 5. That leaves Alaves 8 points ahead.

At home this season Alaves average 1.8 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Malaga average 0.5 scored and 1.8 conceded. Alaves have kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times; Malaga have 1 clean sheet and 4 blanks.

Alaves have scored 8 and conceded 9 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Malaga have scored 7 and conceded 9 in their last 4 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Alaves come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while Malaga have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the same window. Alaves currently sit 12th on 13 points, with Malaga placed 20th on 5 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 8 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. The home side is favoured for this fixture, backing the Alaves win. The Home Win selection (Home Win) is assigned a 74% probability at odds of 1.35.

• Alaves have the better recent form (5 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Alaves have scored 15 goals this season compared with 9 for Malaga.
• Defensively, Alaves have conceded 17 and Malaga have conceded 23.
• League positions: Alaves 12th, Malaga 20th.
• Alaves have won 3 of 6 home matches in this competition.
• Malaga have won 0 of 6 away matches in this competition.

• Alaves at home: 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats from 6 games.
• Malaga away from home: 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 6 games.
• Alaves have taken 4 points from their last 4 matches.
• Malaga have taken 3 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Alaves have won 3, Malaga have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 20 May 2023, finished Alaves 2-1 Malaga.