Deportivo Alavés vs Elche prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 20 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Deportivo Alavés vs Elche
La Liga · Sunday 20 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de Mendizorroza, Gasteiz
Deportivo Alavés vs Elche preview
The La Liga fixture between Deportivo Alavés and Elche is scheduled for Sunday 20 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio de Mendizorroza in Gasteiz. Deportivo Alavés go into the round 11th, on 12 points from 11 games, while Elche go into the round 17th, on 10 points from 11 games.
Deportivo Alavés come into the game with a L-D-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Elche's recent sequence reads L-W-D-D-W. Over their last 6, Deportivo Alavés have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Elche average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
Head to head, Deportivo Alavés have 3 wins to Elche's 2 across 6 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 9 May 2026, ended Elche 1-1 Deportivo Alavés.
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Form and table
- Deportivo AlavésLast five: D L L D L
- ElcheLast five: W D D W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Deportivo Alavés | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 12 | DLLDL |
| 17 | Elche | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 10 | WDDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Deportivo Alavés expected line-up (4-5-1)
Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Abde Rebbach, Ángel Pérez, Lucas Boyé
Elche expected line-up (4-3-3)
Matías Dituro, Víctor Chust, Roy Revivo, Buba Sangaré, Federico Redondo, Javi Morcillo, Gonzalo Villar, Thomas Lemar, Germán Valera, Lucas Cepeda, Fer Niño
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