Bottom side Málaga visit Alavés in La Liga matchday 10
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The gist
Málaga, bottom of La Liga with 4 points and no win, visit seventh-placed Alavés on Friday.
Málaga chase a first win; Alavés have one point from five.
Background
Deportivo Alavés, coached by Quique Sánchez Flores, sit seventh in La Liga with 11 points from nine games, while Málaga, led by Juan Francisco Funes, are bottom with 4 points after promotion and are the only team in Spain's top flight yet to win this season. Alavés finished 14th last season and have played outside La Liga in only one campaign since 2015-16. The match is at Mendizorroza in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the stadium where Málaga played their first-ever First Division away game in 1999/2000.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026La Liga matchday 10: Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga at Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, kickoff 21:00 local time.
- Oct 23, 2026Alavés sit seventh with 11 points from nine games; Málaga are 20th with 4 points and are the only top-flight side yet to win this season.
- Oct 23, 2026Málaga's last match was a 5-2 home defeat to Real Sociedad, their third loss in four league games; they have conceded 18 and scored six this season.
- Oct 23, 2026Alavés have taken one point from their last five matches, losing their last two to Atlético Madrid and Celta Vigo; their last win came at the start of September.
- Oct 23, 2026Referee Carlos Muñiz, 30, from Zaragoza, takes charge in his debut First Division season, with Carlos del Cerro in the VAR room.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Sports Mole previews a 1-1 draw, noting Alavés' five-match winless run against Málaga's search for a first victory.
- Bulls
- ToffeeWeb backs an Alavés win at odds of 1.80 on Betfred, though it flags both lineups as speculated.
- Analysts
- ZCode Sports Predictions' simulation of 20,000 runs gives Alavés a 58% win probability, a draw 24% and Málaga 19%, with 1-0 the most likely score at 14%.
Still unverified
Both probable lineups are described as speculated ahead of kickoff. Málaga's Aaron Ochoa and Juan Cruz remain doubts, and Diego Murillo is listed as doubtful by one source and injured by another.