Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga: Expert Predictions, Betting Tips & Odds

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Janne Kouva

Fact checker Daniela Stoeva

20 Oct 2026

Alavés have the stronger league position and face a Málaga side still waiting for its first win.

Prediction

Deportivo Alavés have a chance to steady themselves at Mendizorroza against a Málaga side still searching for a first league win. The home side sit seventh on 11 points, while Málaga are bottom with four after nine games. I'm leaning towards an Alavés win, with a controlled 2-0 scoreline the most plausible route. Here's why the home angle stands out.

Here's the thing: neither side arrives in sparkling recent form, but the wider league picture still gives Alavés a proper edge. They have 11 points from nine matches and a positive goal difference of three; Málaga have four points, no wins and a goal difference of minus 12. That is a meaningful gap, not just a one-game wobble. The home price of 1.80 reflects it, and I think it is the sensible 1X2 lean rather than trying to get clever with the outsider.

Alavés have lost four of their last five, so I'm not expecting a carefree home performance. Their recent defeats have all been tight apart from none being a high-scoring collapse, and the 0-0 draw at Athletic Club shows they can keep a game contained. Málaga's last five includes two draws, but it also includes a 5-2 loss to Real Sociedad and defeats to Getafe and Villarreal. They have scored only six times in nine league fixtures, which is why I'm leaning towards both teams not scoring as well.

For me, the most natural match script is Alavés doing enough rather than running away with it. Málaga have found the net in four of their last five games, so the clean-sheet call carries risk, but their results have not converted those goals into wins. Under 2.5 goals at the selected line fits a 1-0 or 2-0 home outcome, and 2-0 is the scoreline I'd put at the front of the queue.

Deportivo Alavés to make home advantage count against a Málaga side without a league win.

Key reasons

Alavés are seventh with 11 points from nine matches, while Málaga are 20th on four points.
Málaga have no wins in nine league games and have conceded 18 goals.
The 1X2 prices make Alavés clear home favourites at a best available 1.80.

Risk factors

Alavés have lost four of their last five matches, with only one draw in that sequence.
Málaga have scored in four of their last five games, so a clean sheet is not guaranteed.

Deportivo Alavés

2 : 0

Málaga

Deportivo Alavés to win

Both teams to score: No

Under 2.5 Goals

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