Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga CF Prediction

Deportivo Alavés have won one of their last six LaLiga matches and Málaga CF have won none of theirs. That is the gap between the two sides meeting at Estadio de Mendizorroza in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Friday, 23 October 2026 at 20:00 BST, and it is tighter than it first looks: Alavés have lost four of those six, Málaga have drawn three, and the points read 4 against 3.

• Fixture: Deportivo Alavés v Málaga CF
• Competition: LaLiga, matchday 10
• Date: Friday 23 October 2026
• Kick-off: 20:00 BST
• Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz

One win and four defeats in six for Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés come into this LaLiga fixture having lost four of their last six games, taking 4 points from them and going down 1-2 away to Celta Vigo five days before this match. Atlético Madrid won 1-2 at Mendizorroza on 10 October, and Valencia took the same ground 0-1 on 15 September.

The attacking numbers are carried by one afternoon. Alavés have scored two or more in only 1 of their last 6, and that was the 5-2 win over Osasuna on 6 September, 47 days before this match. Strip that out and the scoring has been thin.

They have also been punished at the other end, conceding two or more in 4 of those 6. Home form is one win from three.

Málaga CF have not won in six

Málaga CF arrive in Vitoria-Gasteiz without a win in their last six LaLiga matches, a run of three draws and three defeats worth 3 points, most recently a 2-5 home defeat by Real Sociedad five days before this match. Away from home they have won 0 of 2.

Two games account for most of the damage. Málaga have conceded two or more in only 2 of their last 6 - the Real Sociedad defeat and a 1-3 home loss to Villarreal on 17 September - and the other four were 1-1 with Espanyol, 0-1 at Getafe, 1-1 at Celta Vigo and 0-0 with Levante UD.