Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga CF: the preview

Friday, October 23 · Estadio de Mendizorroza La Liga 2026/27

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Deportivo Alavés #7 · 11 pts

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Málaga CF #20 · 4 pts
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Deportivo Alavés hosts Málaga CF while carrying a run of four matches without a win, though its prior home form offers a different baseline against a visitor that remains winless on the road across four attempts. Málaga CF has also failed to score in half of its tournament fixtures and enters this meeting near the bottom of the standings.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Málaga CF are winless in 9 games in the competition.

  • Deportivo Alavés are winless in 5 games in the competition.

  • Málaga CF are still without an away win in the competition: 4 games on the road.

  • Adrian Nino scored 3 of Málaga CF's 6 goals in the competition.

Current form

Deportivo Alavés manages lower possession figures despite building its success on home fixtures, while Málaga CF controls the ball more away from home yet fails to translate that into victories.

The odds

Deportivo Alavés 52.8%
Draw 27.2%
Málaga CF 20.1%
Deportivo Alavés 1.75 Draw 3.4 Málaga CF 4.6

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The market heavily favors the hosts despite recent struggles, reflecting a visitor that has failed to secure an away win and sits near the bottom of the table. Deportivo Alavés relies on prior home success against a Málaga CF side that struggles to generate shots on target.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Barcelona 9 +30 27
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 9 +11 22
3 Real Madrid CF 9 +14 21
4 Real Betis Balompié 9 +2 19
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 9 0 16
6 Sevilla FC 9 -2 14
7 Deportivo Alavés 9 +3 11
8 RC Celta de Vigo 9 +3 11
9 RC Deportivo La Coruña 9 +1 11
10 CA Osasuna 9 -8 11
11 Athletic Club 7 +1 9
12 Villarreal CF 9 0 9
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 8 -5 9
14 Getafe CF 9 -6 9
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 9 -1 8
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 9 -12 8
17 Levante UD 8 -4 7
18 Elche CF 9 -6 7
19 Valencia CF 9 -9 6
20 Málaga CF 9 -12 4

The difference-makers

Málaga CF. Adrian Nino accounts for half of the visitor scoring output, yet facing a side where Lucas Boye and Mariano Diaz concentrate eight goals complicates sustaining that minimal production.

Playing style

Deportivo AlavésMálaga CF
40.9% Possession 51%
4.4 Remates al arco 3
12.1 Remates totales 11.3
3.6 Corners 5.7
13.4 Fouls 11.6

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (8 and 9 respectively).

The statistical profile suggests a contest where Málaga CF will control possession without converting it into efficiency, while Deportivo Alavés operates comfortably through lower ball share and direct transitions.

When they settle games

Deportivo Alavés 10 goals

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Málaga CF 6 goals

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Deportivo Alavés concentrates scoring output toward the final half-hour of the opening period, matching a defensive vulnerability where Málaga CF concedes over half its goals before the interval.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 4 matches
3Deportivo Alavés won
0Draws
1Málaga CF won
Goals in the head-to-head6 – 2
Matches4
Last win for Deportivo Alavés05/2023
Last win for Málaga CF12/2022

Latest matchups

20/5/23Segunda DivisionDeportivo Alavés2–1Málaga CF
18/12/22Segunda DivisionMálaga CF1–0Deportivo Alavés
6/5/18LaLiga SantanderMálaga CF0–3Deportivo Alavés
22/12/17LaLiga SantanderDeportivo Alavés1–0Málaga CF

Deportivo Alavés has taken both prior meetings in this fixture without conceding, including the 2017 encounter at Estadio de Mendizorroza, establishing a clear historical advantage over a Málaga CF side that remains winless in the matchup.

Who scored in these meetings

EL HADDADI MUNIR 1
VILLALIBRE ASIER 1
MUNOZ LUIS 1
MOYA ANTONIO 1
GARCIA MANU 1
DEMIROVIC ERMEDIN 1

21 0 · in 4 meetings

Heavy booking rates in prior meetings reflect a physical threshold that Deportivo Alavés leverages through low possession, while Málaga CF struggles to convert higher ball control into decisive scoring impact.

Then they play

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