Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga CF Prediction La Liga · Oct 23, 2026

Analysis

Alavés come in with a jagged but productive run of two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five, scoring seven and conceding five. The home evidence is the strongest part of their profile: 1-0 against Villarreal and a 5-2 rout of Osasuna, undercut only by a flat 0-1 home defeat to Valencia and a 0-0 stalemate at Athletic Club. Málaga, meanwhile, have not won in five matches (0-0 vs Levante, 1-1 at Celta, 1-3 at home to Villarreal, 0-1 at Getafe, 1-1 vs Espanyol), a sequence worth only three goals scored and six conceded, and just one goal in their two away games. The table underlines how little margin there is in the chasing pack: after seven rounds five clubs are locked together on eight points, while the runaway leaders are on 21 from a possible 21 with a 31:7 goal record. Alavés should be favoured at home against a side that has scored once on the road, but Málaga's three draws in five and their 0-0 and 1-1 scorelines argue for a controlled, low-scoring afternoon rather than a rout.