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Alaves v Malaga : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 23rd Oct, 20:00 BST, Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Home advantage can be vital in the La Liga, and Enrique Sánchez Flores’s Alaves will have the luxury of it on Friday night. Juan Francisco Funes Arjona’s Malaga are their visitors to the Mendizorroza. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with La Liga performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Alaves
63%
--
Draw
22%
--
Malaga
16%
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Alaves 1-0
13%
--
Alaves 2-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Alaves 2-1
10%
--
Alaves 3-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Alaves 3-1
6%
--
Malaga 1-0
5%
--
Malaga 2-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Alaves 4-0
4%
--
Alaves 4-1
3%
--
Alaves 3-2
3%
--
Malaga 2-0
2%
--
Alaves 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
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Home 1st Goal
58%
--
Away 1st Goal
38%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
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BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
7%
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Home/draw
84%
--
Away/draw
37%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
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Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
78%
--
Away DNB
31%
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Alaves win to nil
37%
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Malaga win to nil
8%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Alaves
Malaga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona77002421 
Jan 24
Oct 31
Dec 13
May 23
2
A.Madrid7511916 
Oct 10
May 2
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
3
Real Betis7511216 
Apr 11
Jan 3
Feb 21
Oct 31
4
Real Madrid75021015 
May 23
Nov 29
Jan 17
l
 
4-0A
5
Sevilla7412113 
Mar 14
Nov 8
May 30
Dec 6
6
Alaves7322511 
-
-
Jan 31
Oct 23
7
Deportivo7241210 
Nov 22
May 16
d
 
1-1A
Feb 7
8
R.Sociedad7313-410 
Jan 10
Mar 21
Oct 18
Jan 24
9
Villarreal722318 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
l
 
1-3F
Mar 21
10
A.Bilbao622218 
Mar 7
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 29
May 9
11
Espanyol822408 
Dec 6
May 30
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
12
Getafe7223-38 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 28
May 2
l
 
1-0A
13
R.Vallecano7223-58 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
Dec 20
14
Osasuna7223-78 
w
 
5-2F
Apr 21
Apr 4
Nov 22
15
Celta714227 
Feb 7
Oct 18
May 16
d
 
1-1A
16
R.Santander7214-107 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1F
Nov 8
Apr 21
17
Levante6123-45 
May 9
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
18
Elche7124-65 
Dec 20
Apr 4
Jan 3
Mar 7
19
Malaga8044-94 
Oct 23
Jan 31
-
-
20
Valencia7115-94 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
Apr 18
Jan 10
Win / draw / win form
Alaves 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Malaga 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Alaves since 2016
Alaves
Malaga
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
ALV
2
D
1
League games at Malaga since 2017
Malaga
Alaves
Goals: Scored
2
5
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
ALV
2
MAL
1
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Malaga fans, as should a 7 La Liga matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Alaves 6th Malaga 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Alaves will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Malaga scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Alaves’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+44
Malaga have scored 44% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
Alaves
PG (predicted goals)
Malaga
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
57%
better
ALV
MAL
view stats
Games scored5
3
Failed to score2
4
Scored first4
1
Goals scored11
3
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.4
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal6
16
Conversion rate for15
6
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+57%
Defence rating
44%
better
ALV
MAL
view stats
Games conceded4
6
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first2
5
Goals conceded6
12
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+44%

Alaves v Malaga La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Alaves La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7433
A SiveraL BoyéM DíazA Blanco
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Sivera GLK71
1
-
V Koski DEF71
-
N Tenaglia DEF71
2
-
P Ibáñez MID71
1
-
A Blanco MID7
3
-
M Díaz FWD733
2
-
A. Pérez Hidalgo FWD73
-
A Rebbach FWD7
3
-
Y. Enríquez Lekhedim DEF6
-
J Castro DEF6
-
C Aleñá MID61
-
D Suárez MID6
1
-
L Boyé FWD64
-
T Martínez FWD6
-
N Valentini DEF4
1
-
A. Mañas Buenadicha FWD4
-
C Benavídez MID3
-
A Guevara MID3
-
M. Rodriguez Ulacia MID31
-
M Rodríguez FWD3
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Malaga La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8213
A HerreroA. Niño HerediaR. Garrido HierroD Larrubia
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Herrero GLK8
1
-
R. Garrido Hierro DEF81
1
-
Ángel Recio DEF8
-
J Muñoz FWD8
-
C. Ruiz Rubio FWD81
2
-
D Larrubia FWD8
3
-
C. Puga Medina DEF7
3
-
I. Merino Rodríguez MID7
-
C Dotor MID71
1
-
D Lorenzo MID7
1
-
R Enríquez MID7
3
-
J Cruz FWD71
1
-
J Salinas DEF6
1
-
E Galilea DEF6
2
-
P Martínez MID61
1
-
R Rodríguez MID5
-
A. Niño Heredia FWD42
-
H Abaida FWD3
-
J Berrocal DEF2
-
E Jauregi FWD2
1
-
Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh DEF1
1
-
F Calero DEF1
-
J Cajuste MID1
-
J Lobete FWD1
-