FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alavés Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Odds

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Daniela Stoeva

Fact checker Janne Kouva

20 Oct 2026

Barcelona's perfect nine-win start and relentless recent scoring make the home result the clear lean.

Prediction

Barcelona are making this look straightforward so far: nine league wins from nine, 39 goals scored, and five consecutive victories heading into Alavés' visit to Camp Nou. Alavés sit seventh but have lost four of their last five, while Barcelona have scored freely throughout their own run. My match prediction is a Barcelona win, with goals very much part of the picture. Here's why the favourite still looks hard to oppose.

Here's the thing: the table and recent results point in the same direction. Barcelona have 27 points from a possible 27, with 39 goals scored and only nine conceded through nine league games. Their last five have all ended in wins, and the attacking output is properly eye-catching: five against Real Betis, three against Getafe, three at Sevilla, seven versus Racing Santander and four at Levante. That is 22 goals in five matches, so I think backing the home win is the sensible starting point rather than trying to be too clever with a huge away price.

Alavés are not arriving without some resistance in their season overall. They are seventh, have conceded only 10 times in nine matches, and drew 0-0 away to Athletic Club in this recent sequence. But the wider form is difficult to ignore: four losses in their last five, including successive 2-1 defeats to Celta de Vigo and Atlético Madrid. They have scored in three of those five games, which is why both teams scoring has a reasonable case, particularly as Barcelona have conceded in four straight matches before this fixture.

For me, the goals angle is even clearer. Barcelona's recent results have all cleared 2.5 goals, and their scoring level gives them a route to covering that line themselves. Alavés' defensive record is the main reason not to treat a big score as automatic, but Barcelona remain the strong lean. A 4-1 home win is my plausible scoreline rather than a certainty.

FC Barcelona should have too much attacking quality for Deportivo Alavés, with a high-scoring home win the likeliest outcome.

Key reasons

Barcelona lead La Liga with nine wins from nine, scoring 39 goals while conceding only nine.
Barcelona have won each of their last five league matches, scoring 22 goals across that run.
Alavés have lost four of their last five league games and arrive after consecutive defeats.

Risk factors

Alavés have conceded only 10 goals in nine league matches, so they could make the scoreline less emphatic than expected.
Barcelona have conceded in four of their last five matches, leaving room for Alavés to contribute.

FC Barcelona

4 : 1

Deportivo Alavés

FC Barcelona to win

Both teams to score: Yes

Over 2.5 Goals

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