Málaga vs Deportivo Alavés prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Málaga vs Deportivo Alavés

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga

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Málaga vs Deportivo Alavés preview

The La Liga fixture between Málaga and Deportivo Alavés is scheduled for Sunday 31 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio La Rosaleda in Málaga. Málaga are 20th in the table with 5 points from 11, while Deportivo Alavés are 11th in the table with 12 points from 11.

Málaga come into the game with a L-D-L-D-L run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Deportivo Alavés's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-D. Over their last 6, Málaga have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Deportivo Alavés average 0.7 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Málaga have 0 wins to Deportivo Alavés's 4 across 7 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 23 Oct 2026, ended Deportivo Alavés 1-1 Málaga.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Deportivo Alavés113351517-212DLLDL
20Málaga11056821-135LDLDL

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Head-to-head

7 meetings: Málaga 0, draws 3, Deportivo Alavés 4.

Team news

Málaga expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Alfonso Herrero, Rafita Garrido, Ángel Recio, Fernando Calero, Carlos Puga, David Larrubia, Dani Lorenzo, Carlos Dotor, Adam Aznou, Adrián Niño Heredia

Deportivo Alavés expected line-up (4-5-1)

Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Abde Rebbach, Ángel Pérez, Lucas Boyé

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