Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2026

Deportivo Alaves go up against Atletico Madrid this coming Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid approach round 20 as number 4 in the LaLiga table with 38 points on their account so far. With 19 rounds behind them, Deportivo Alaves have amassed 19 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Atletico Madrid need to strut their stuff against Deportivo Alaves on Sunday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

Atletico Madrid step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing seven goals against. That is an average of 0.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet five times in those matches.

Deportivo Alaves scored seven goals, conceded 16 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.

Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Alaves had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 17/4.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Real Sociedad resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Real Madrid, before beating Deportivo La Coruna by 0-1. Atletico Madrid swept all opposition aside in the six most recent LaLiga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 16 and conceding four goals.

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Real Oviedo brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Villarreal. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Rayo Vallecano by a 2-0 scoreline. Deportivo Alaves didn't manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 12 and scored two goals themselves.

While we don't believe Deportivo Alaves are strong enough to prevent Atletico Madrid from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Atletico Madrid took 24 points from their last ten encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 18 times and conceding five. Deportivo Alaves claimed one wins and four points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 11 goals. Atletico Madrid have a record of 11 wins, five draws and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Deportivo Alaves are looking at five wins, four draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Simeone will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Deportivo Alaves from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/18), Juan Musso (0/1), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/9), David Hancko (0/19), Jose Gimenez (0/7), Marc Pubill (0/7), Nahuel Molina (0/13), Robin Le Normand (1/13), Johnny Cardoso (0/5), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/18), Marcos Llorente (0/15), Matteo Ruggeri (0/13), Pablo Barrios (1/18), Thiago Almada (2/11), Alejandro Baena (2/11), Alexander Soerloth (5/18), Antoine Griezmann (6/19), Giacomo Raspadori (0/12), Giuliano Simeone (2/18), Juan Alegre (0/0), Julian Alvarez (7/19), Nico Gonzalez (1/15).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Here is the full team squad of Deportivo Alaves. The 51 year-old Eduardo Coudet will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Antonio Sivera (0/19), Gregoire Swiderski (0/0), Raul Fernandez (0/0), Adrian Pica (0/0), Carlos Ballestero (0/0), Facundo Garces (0/6), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Jon Pacheco (0/13), Jonny Otto (0/19), Moussa Diarra (0/3), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/18), Nikola Maras (0/0), Victor Parada (0/15), Xanet Olaiz (0/0), Youssef Enriquez (0/14), Ander Guevara (1/12), Antonio Blanco (0/17), Calebe (0/13), Carles Alena (0/19), Carlos Protesoni (0/5), Denis Suarez (1/16), Jon Guridi (0/12), Pablo Ibanez (1/19), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/16), Aitor Manas (0/3), Antonio Martinez (3/18), Carlos Vicente (4/19), Diego Morcillo (0/1), Izei Hernandez (0/0), Lander Pinillos (0/1), Lucas Boye (4/13), Mariano Diaz (0/9).

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

Deportivo Alaves face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Atletico Madrid. Jonny Otto, Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Deportivo Alaves travelling party for their next match.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Atletico Madrid played Deportivo Alaves. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Atletico Madrid have been slightly more successful than Deportivo Alaves in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Atletico Madrid has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Alaves. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Tips

Lucas Boye shows decent form right now for Deportivo Alaves, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atletico Madrid, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Alexander Soerloth also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Atletico Madrid claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Deportivo Alaves won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Riyadh Air Metropolitano since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Atletico Madrid. The same occurred in three of the last 10 league games away from home for Deportivo Alaves.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Deportivo Alaves averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.