Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético de Madrid — match summary
Spain · La Liga · kick-off 10 Oct 2026 21:15
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Deportivo Alavés 44 · Atlético de Madrid 39
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Deportivo Alavés 40 · Atlético de Madrid 64
Shots on target 3-7 · corners 0-10 · possession 32-68
NextGOAL tip: Deportivo Alavés +0.75 · 4 stars
Alavés and Atlético de Madrid meet so often that this has become a fixture everyone knows is never easy for either side. The game where Alavés hosted Atlético ended 1-1 last season, and before that they drew 0-0 in another meeting. This time it is different in that Alavés are in a spell where their league points have been coming unusually steadily. They have lost only two of their first seven matches, and they recently beat an opponent 5-2 at home early this month. Alavés come in with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last five, with the most recent being a 0-0 draw away. Although they have scored as many as 11 goals in the league, they have conceded only 6, reflecting a stubborn defence and an attack that waits for its moment. Atlético, meanwhile, are red hot, having won three league games in a row, 3-0, 4-0 and 2-1, and overall they have scored 16 goals from seven matches. They are clearly the team that dominates possession more and creates chances more continuously than the hosts. This game is likely to take the shape of Atlético dominating the ball and pushing forward, while Alavés sit in a tight block and wait to counter. If the hosts can hold out through the opening spell and avoid conceding early, the game will stretch out further and finish with a narrow margin, which is a way Alavés can cope with.