Alaves’ home edge meets Malaga’s away problem

The key question before Friday’s La Liga match is whether Alaves can turn their stronger home numbers into another result against a Malaga side still without an away win. The match is scheduled for October 23, 2026, at 19:00 UTC at Estadio de Mendizorroza.

In the provisional pre-match standings, Alaves are seventh with 11 points from nine games, while Malaga are 20th with four points from nine games. Alaves are seven points ahead of Malaga. Barcelona lead the league with 27 points; Alaves trail the leaders by 16 points and Malaga by 23.

Home production against away resistance

Alaves’ home record this season is three wins, no draws and two losses. They have scored 10 goals in those home games, averaging 2.00 per game, and conceded five, averaging 1.00. They have also kept two home clean sheets. Malaga’s away record is no wins, one draw and three losses, with one goal scored and eight conceded across away games. They have no away clean sheets.

Form and team news

Alaves’ nine-match form sample reads win, draw, win, win, loss, loss, draw, loss, loss, most recent first. Malaga’s reads loss, draw, loss, draw, draw, loss, loss, draw, loss. Alaves have used 3-5-2 in five matches and 5-3-2 in four; Malaga have used 4-1-4-1 in six matches.

L. Boyé carries Alaves’ main scoring threat with five goals in eight appearances. M. Díaz has three goals and four assists in nine appearances. Alaves are missing F. Garces through suspension and M. Rodriguez with an ankle injury. Malaga are missing J. Lobete and A. Ochoa through knee injuries, while J. Cruz and D. Murillo are questionable with muscle and knee injuries respectively.

Can Malaga limit Alaves’ home scoring without sacrificing their own limited away threat?