Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga — match summary
Spain · La Liga · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Deportivo Alavés 37 · Málaga 15
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Deportivo Alavés 38 · Málaga 43
Shots on target 3-3 · corners 7-2 · possession 50-50
NextGOAL tip: Málaga +0.75 · 2 stars
Alavés and Málaga have met many times in the lower leagues, and the home side has usually been the one to take the win at home. This time the two meet again in a situation that is a different story from back then. Alavés sit 7th and are struggling to find their old form, while Málaga are stuck in 20th and have not won a single game this season. Alavés lost their latest match 1-2 and have lost two in a row. Their attack shows something but the defence is starting to leak. Málaga have just been thrashed 2-5 at home, the picture of a team with defensive problems and no win in 5 straight matches, but coming to this ground with a deep-defending tactic may keep the game from opening up like their previous ones. If Alavés score first the game has a chance to open up, but if Málaga can hold the game and not concede early, it should end tight and with a small margin, which is a path where the home side themselves are not comfortable winning by a wide gap.