Alaves vs Malaga - prediction, team news, lineups

Malaga's hunt for their archetypal triumph of the 2026-27 La Liga run volition proceed connected Friday evening erstwhile they caput to Mendizorrotza Stadium to tackle Alaves.

The visitors are presently bottommost of the La Liga table, picking up 4 points from 9 matches, portion Alaves are seventh successful the division, collecting 11 points from 9 games.

Match preview

Alaves boast a grounds of 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their 9 league matches during the 2026-27 campaign; a full of 11 points has near them successful seventh, truthful it has been a palmy commencement to the play for the club.

However, it has been a conflict for Quique Sanchez Flores' broadside successful caller weeks, picking up lone 1 constituent from their past 5 matches, losing their past 2 against Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo.

Ten of Alaves' 11 points this play came successful their archetypal 4 matches, arsenic they came flying retired of the traps, but their past triumph was backmost astatine the commencement of September.

The Blue and Whites finished 14th successful Spain's apical formation past season, and they person lone played extracurricular of La Liga successful 1 run since 2015-16, truthful it is simply a palmy play successful their history.

Alaves person won eight, mislaid 9 and drawn 3 of their 20 matches against Malaga successful each competitions, some scoring and conceding 18 times.

The 2 teams past locked horns during the 2022-23 Segunda Division campaign, with Malaga signaling a 1-0 triumph astatine home, portion Alaves won their location fixture 2-1.

The past La Liga gathering betwixt the 2 sides came successful May 2018, with Alaves signaling a 3-0 victory, and Malaga person really lone been victorious successful 1 of their past six matches against Friday's opponents.

Malaga person a grounds of zero wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their archetypal 9 matches of the 2026-27 campaign, which has near them bottommost of the division, and they are the lone squad successful Spain's apical formation yet to triumph this term.

Juan Francisco Funes' broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 5-2 location decision to Real Sociedad, which made it 3 losses from their past 4 league games.

The White and Sky Blues besides person the joint-second worst antiaircraft grounds successful La Liga this season, having conceded 18 times, portion they person lone netted six goals themselves.

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Team News

Alaves volition invited Angel Perez backmost into their squad, with the guardant present having served a suspension, but Facundo Garces and Mikel Rodriguez stay unavailable for selection.

Perez has 3 assists successful 8 La Liga appearances this season, and the 24-year-old is expected to beryllium introduced backmost into the starting side.

Meanwhile, determination volition beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for Lucas Boye, who has scored 5 goals successful 8 appearances during the 2026-27 campaign.

Malaga volition again beryllium without the services of Diego Murillo and Julen Lobete done injury, portion Aaron Ochoa and Juan Cruz stay doubts.

Adrian Nino is the team's starring goalscorer this season, scoring 3 goals successful 5 appearances, and the 22-year-old volition diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field.

Chupe and Pablo Martinez are besides acceptable to beryllium included successful the starting XI.

Alaves imaginable starting lineup:

Sivera; Tenaglia, Valentini, Otto; Perez, Ibanez, Suarez, Blanco, Rebbach; Boye, Martinez

Malaga imaginable starting lineup:

Herrero; Rafita, Calero, Recio, Salinas; Larrubia, Dotor, Merino, Martinez; Nino, Chupe

We say: Alaves 1-1 Malaga

Malaga are going to extremity their winless tally astatine immoderate stage, but we are not expecting that to hap connected Friday, with the points perchance being shared successful a low-scoring dtaw.

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