Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th May 2025

Despite a rather curious form recently, Athletic Club have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 35 of the LaLiga season. They meet Deportivo Alaves on Sunday at the San Mames, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Athletic Club approach round 35 as number 4 in the LaLiga table with 61 points on their account so far. With 34 rounds behind them, Deportivo Alaves have amassed 35 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Deportivo Alaves will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Athletic Club. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Sunday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Athletic Club only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded five for an average of 0.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Deportivo Alaves are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded eight times, an average of 0.8 per game. They managed four clean sheets in these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Athletic Club played Deportivo Alaves. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Only a single draw prevents Athletic Club from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-3 defeat against Manchester United, before drawing 0-0 with Real Sociedad. They came up empty-handed once again when Manchester United ran out as 4-1 winners. Athletic Club put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches at the San Mames. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding three.

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Sevilla. Then, they took out Real Sociedad 1-0, followed by a 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid. Deportivo Alaves claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by eight goals to eight.

Deportivo Alaves are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Athletic Club, as well as Deportivo Alaves, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Sunday.

Athletic Club took 34 points from their last 17 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 29 times and conceding 11. Deportivo Alaves fought their way to two wins and nine points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Athletic Club have a record of 16 wins, 13 draws and five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Deportivo Alaves enjoy a record of eight wins, 11 draws and 15 defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 61-year-old coach of the home team, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Deportivo Alaves from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Unai Simon (0/17), Aitor Paredes (3/21), Andoni Gorosabel (0/19), Daniel Vivian (3/28), Inigo Lekue (0/13), Oscar de Marcos (0/23), Unai Nunez (0/8), Yeray Alvarez (1/19), Yuri Berchiche (0/26), Benat Prados (1/28), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/22), Mikel Jauregizar (2/30), Mikel Vesga (0/22), Nico Williams (5/28), Oihan Sancet (15/25), Peio Canales (0/7), Unai Gomez (1/28), Adama Boiro (0/16), Alex Berenguer (5/33), Alvaro Djalo (1/16), Gorka Guruzeta (6/33), Inaki Williams (6/33), Maroan Sannadi (1/12).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Deportivo Alaves players that the manager Eduardo Coudet will choose from for the upcoming game:

Antonio Sivera (0/28), Gregoire Swiderski (0/0), Jesus Owono (0/6), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/29), Adrian Pica (0/8), Aleksandar Sedlar (0/8), Facundo Garces (0/6), Hugo Novoa (0/5), Iurie Iovu (0/0), Manuel Sanchez (1/29), Moussa Diarra (0/25), Nahuel Tenaglia (2/30), Santiago Mourino (0/22), Ander Guevara (0/30), Antonio Blanco (0/31), Carles Alena (0/20), Carlos Protesoni (1/14), Joan Jordan (4/23), Jon Guridi (3/29), Antonio Martinez (4/25), Asier Villalibre (1/14), Carlos Martin (2/24), Carlos Vicente (4/33), Kike Garcia (12/32), Pau Cabanes (1/15), Tomas Conechny (1/19).

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

Deportivo Alaves have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Athletic Club this coming Sunday. Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco can't be called upon by Deportivo Alaves, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

It finished all square on when Athletic Club last faced Deportivo Alaves. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 19/10. Athletic Club enter the match against Deportivo Alaves with a 4-4-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Results

The previous ten matches between Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves were not exactly one goal-fest after another as under 2.5 goals came out nine times.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Athletic Club, Oihan Sancet has been good for them over the course of the season with 15 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Deportivo Alaves, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing one. Deportivo Alaves won two of their last 10 games away, drew seven and lost one of the games in this run. Deportivo Alaves have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Athletic Club managedfour clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten encounters between Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves as both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Athletic Club managed an average of one goal, with Deportivo Alaves averaging 0.5 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.