Deportivo Alaves vs Real Madrid Predictions

Real Madrid might be struggling recently, but they do have enough quality to get over the line against a relegation-battling Alaves team. So, we expect Los Blancos to win this game.

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Estadio Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Date: Sunday, 13^th April 2025

Time: 3:15 pm Nigerian time

Aiming to bounce back from two damaging defeats, Real Madrid will continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against relegation-threatened Alaves at Mendizorrotza Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Real Madrid cannot afford any further slip-ups in Spain's top flight, as they are second in the La Liga table, four points behind the leaders Barcelona, while Alaves occupy 17th spot, just two points above the relegation zone.

Head-to-head:

• Deportivo Alaves have won just 3 of the last 27 meetings between the two teams.
• Real Madrid have recorded 22 victories.
• The remaining 2 clashes ended in draws.
• Deportivo Alaves’s last home win against Madrid was in 2018.
• Real Madrid score 22% of their goals between the minutes 31-45.
• Deportivo Alaves score 30% of their goals between the minutes 76-90.
• Real Madrid have won the last 6 matches between the two sides.
• Alaves have not scored more than 1 at home against Real Madrid in their last 5 games.
• 8 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 3 goals.

Form:

• Deportivo Alaves in the League: D-W-D-L-W
• Deportivo Alaves in all competitions: D-W-D-L-W
• Real Madrid in the League: L-W-W-W-L
• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-W-D-L-L

Team News:

• For Deportivo Alaves, Antonio Sivera, Jon Guridi, and Tomás Conechny are all suspended for this match.
• For Real Madrid, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, and Dani Ceballos will all miss this game due to injury.

Player(s) to watch:

• Carlos Vicente Robles has scored four goals in 29 matches so far in the La Liga 2024/2025 season. Overall, his goals scored per 90 minutes is 0.15. Moreover, Vicente’s total G/A (goals + assists) is seven for this season. His goal involvement equates to 0.26 per 90 minutes, and his non-penalty xG per 90 minutes is 0.17. Vicente will be expected to be the main man for Alaves.
• Kylian Mbappe has scored 22 goals in 28 matches so far in the La Liga 2024/2025 season. Overall, his goals scored per 90 minutes is 0.82. Moreover, Mbappe’s total G/A (goals + assists) is 25 for this season. His goal involvement equates to 0.93 per 90 minutes, and his non-penalty xG per 90 minutes is 0.66. Mbappe has been the leading goal scorer for Real Madrid in the LaLiga this season, and he will be expected to be the main man for the club against Alaves as well.