Alaves vs Malaga Prediction & Betting Tips

Alaves' bumpy patch vs Malaga's winless start

Alaves have picked up three wins, two draws and two defeats from their opening seven league games, good for 11 points. It's a decent return, though their last three matches have brought just one point, with defeats to Valencia and Racing Santander either side of a goalless draw against Athletic Club.

Alaves: 20 completed matches; Malaga: 20 completed matches.

Alaves

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

23

Difference

+8

Malaga

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

28

Difference

0

Malaga's return to La Liga has been much harder going. They're still without a win in seven games, taking three points from three draws, and they've conceded twelve goals while scoring only three.

Malaga's struggles in front of goal stand out as much as the results themselves.

Comparative Team Statistics: Alaves vs Malaga

History offers little to go on

These two have met six times since 2016 across La Liga and the Segunda División, with results going both ways, including Malaga's 3-0 win in 2018 and Alaves' 2-1 win in 2023. None of that really tells us much about where the clubs stand now, given how differently their seasons have started this time round.

A big gap in the table already

After seven rounds, Alaves sit sixth with 11 points, while Malaga are down in twentieth with just three. Alaves have scored 11 and conceded 6, a healthy balance, whereas Malaga's tally of 3 goals for and 12 against tells its own story.

The table already reflects a clear early-season gap between these two sides.

Where the goals and cards are coming from

Alaves' attack has leaned heavily on Luis Boyé, who has four goals in six appearances, and Melvin Díaz, who has three goals and three assists in seven games. Angel Pérez also has three assists to his name. On the discipline front, Antonio Blanco and Abde Rebbach for Alaves, along with Ramón Enríquez and David Larrubia for Malaga, have all picked up three yellow cards apiece.

Alaves:

Best scorers:

L. Boyé - 4

M. Díaz - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Díaz - 3

Angel Pérez - 3

Alaves' scoring looks concentrated in a couple of key players rather than spread across the team.