The hosts need to come up with a strong performance, but Los Blancos are not going to give them many chances. Real Madrid are likely to secure a win against Deportivo Alaves in their upcoming La Liga clash
Match info: La Liga
Venue: Estadio Mendizorroza, Basque
Date: Sunday, 14th December 2025
Time: 9 pm Nigerian time
Real Madrid will be aiming to bounce back from successive defeats when they resume their La Liga campaign with a clash against Alaves at Campo de Futbol de Mendizorrotza on Sunday.
Los Blancos are currently second in the La Liga table, four points behind the leaders Barcelona, while the hosts are 11th, boasting 18 points from their opening 15 matches of the campaign.
Head-to-head:
- Deportivo Alaves have won just five of the last 44 meetings between the two teams.
- Real Madrid recorded 36 victories.
- The remaining three clashes ended in draws.
- Deportivo Alaves are on a two-match winning streak.
- Real Madrid have faced a defeat in both of their last two games.
- Los Blancos are on a five-match winning run against Los Blanquiazules.
- Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.
Form:
- Deportivo Alaves in the league:
- Deportivo Alaves in all competitions:
- Real Madrid in the league:
- Real Madrid in all competitions:
Team News:
- Deportivo Alaves might miss out on the services of Nikola Maras and Jon Guridi due to their fitness issues.
- Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ferland Mendy, David Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga will not be in action for Real Madrid due to their injuries. Alvaro Carreras, Endrick and Eric Garcia are suspended. Kylian Mbappe is not yet confirmed fit to play. Dean Huijsen is back in training.
Player(s) to watch:
- Lucas Boyé scored the match-winning goal for Deportivo Alaves in their league contest against Real Sociedad. He will be yet again ready to help his side in the attacking front. Even though he has only scored three goals in 11 LaLiga appearances, Boyé is going to play an important role.
- Rodrygo broke his goalless run after scoring a crucial against against Man City in the UCL. But unfortunately, it was not enough to get them a win. In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, the Brazilian will have a big responsibility on his shoulders, and he will be keen to perform yet again for Real Madrid.