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- Competition: La Liga
- Date: 05/10/2025
- KO: 13:00 UK / 14:00 CEST
- Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza
La Liga returns to the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Sunday as Deportivo Alaves take on an in-form Elche.
Elche makes the long trip to the Basque country in superb form having yet to taste defeat in seven La Liga games completed this season. In the other corner, Alaves have been less impressive, and come into this fixture winless in their last three matches.
The visitors have had the better of previous encounters, which have typically been low-scoring affairs.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Elche
3 : 1
Alaves
La Liga
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Alaves
1 : 0
Elche
La Liga
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Alaves
0 : 1
Elche
Club Friendlies 1
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Elche
0 : 2
Alaves
La Liga
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Alaves
0 : 2
Elche
La Liga
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Alaves
0 : 0
Elche
La Liga 2
Deportivo Alaves and Elche have met on ten occasions since 2010. Elche won six of those games while Alaves claimed three victories. All but two of those games finished with fewer than three goals scored.
Deportivo Alaves team overview
Deportivo Alaves come into Sunday's La Liga contest now winless in three matches after a 1:0 defeat against Mallorca last weekend. Takuma Asano's first-half strike condemned Los Albiazules to a second road defeat of the season.
Since an opening day victory against Levante, Eduardo Coudet's side have failed to win five of six La Liga games, including a 2:1 home defeat against Sevilla in their most recent fixture at Estadio de Mendizorroza-
A lack of attacking firepower has led to several low-scoring outcomes for the hosts this year. Alaves have seen under 2.5 goals in 15 of their last 17 matches (La Liga).
Head coach Coudet has three injury issues this weekend. Mariano Diaz is a definite absentee while Toni Martinez and Moussa Diarra face late fitness tests.
Last matches of
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Mallorca
1 : 0
Alaves
La Liga
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Getafe
1 : 1
Alaves
La Liga
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Alaves
1 : 2
Sevilla
La Liga
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Athletic Bilbao
0 : 1
Alaves
La Liga
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Alaves
1 : 1
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Antonio Sivera
Defenders
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17
Jonny
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14
Nahuel Tenaglia
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5
Jon Pacheco
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24
Victor Parada
Midfielders
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7
Carlos Vicente
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19
Pablo Ibáñez
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8
Antonio Blanco
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21
Abde Rebbach
Forwards
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15
Lucas Boye
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10
Carles Aleña
Elche team overview
Elche make the trip to the Estadio de Mendizorroza in high spirits after extending their impressive unbeaten start to the season with a 2:1 win against Celta last weekend.
John Nwankwo's second-half strike secured a third win of the season for Eder Armesto's men, who remain unbeaten from seven La Liga fixtures this season.
A low-score draw seems a likely outcome this week. Elche have seen under 2.5 goals in five of their last seven La Liga matches and in seven of their last eight away games. In addition, the visitors have been held to draws in each of their last three La Liga road games.
Head coach Armesto has three potential absentees this weekend. Hector Fort is a doubt while Yago Santiago and Adria Pedrosa could also miss out for the away side.
Last matches of
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Elche
2 : 1
Celta Vigo
La Liga
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Osasuna
1 : 1
Elche
La Liga
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Elche
1 : 0
Real Oviedo
La Liga
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Sevilla
2 : 2
Elche
La Liga
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Elche
2 : 0
Levante
La Liga
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Matías Dituro
Defenders
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18
John Donald Chetauya
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22
David Affengruber
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6
Pedro Bigas
Midfielders
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3
Héctor Fort
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11
Germán Valera
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14
Aleix Febas
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15
Alvaro Nunez
Forwards
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17
Josan
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9
Andre Silva
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10
Rafael Mir
Prediction
A tight contest seems inevitable this weekend, with the hosts rarely involved in high-scoring outcomes.
Under 2.5 goals is my preferred pick for Sunday's La Liga contest at Estadio de Mendizorroza.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Under 2.5 Goals
- Alaves have seen under 2.5 goals in 15 of their last 17 matches (La Liga)
- Elche have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 7 matches (La Liga)
- Elche have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 away matches (La Liga)
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
vs standings in La Liga
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 - 9 | +10 | 21 |
2 | FC Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 - 5 | +16 | 19 |
3 | Villarreal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 - 8 | +6 | 16 |
4 | Elche | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 - 6 | +4 | 13 |
5 | Athletic Club | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 - 9 | 0 | 13 |
6 | Atlético Madrid | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 - 9 | +5 | 12 |
7 | Real Betis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 - 7 | +4 | 12 |
8 | Espanyol | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 9 | +1 | 12 |
9 | Getafe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 - 11 | -2 | 11 |
10 | Sevilla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 - 10 | +1 | 10 |
11 | Osasuna | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 - 8 | -1 | 10 |
12 | Deportivo Alavés | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 - 7 | -1 | 8 |
13 | Levante | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 - 14 | -1 | 8 |
14 | Valencia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 - 14 | -4 | 8 |
15 | Real Oviedo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 - 14 | -10 | 6 |
16 | Girona | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 - 17 | -12 | 6 |
17 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 - 10 | -3 | 5 |
18 | Celta de Vigo | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 5 |
19 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 - 11 | -4 | 5 |
20 | Mallorca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 - 13 | -6 | 5 |