Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th September 2026

Deportivo Alaves go up against Athletic Club this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at San Mames.

Athletic Club are number 9 in the table on seven points after five matches. Deportivo Alaves rank as number 6 with ten points after six matches played.

Athletic Club came away with three points from the latest encounter with Deportivo Alaves. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Athletic Club go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Deportivo Alaves are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Deportivo Alaves claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

Deportivo Alaves lost 4-2 against Athletic Club in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Deportivo Alaves handed out in the match before.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Athletic Club Form

In their last three matches, Athletic Club won 0-2 and 3-0 against first Celta Vigo then Atletico Madrid, before drawing 1-1 against Elche. Athletic Club managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Athletic Club have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the LaLiga this season.

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 5-2 win against Osasuna. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Racing Santander, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Valencia. Deportivo Alaves only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to eight.

Deportivo Alaves have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the LaLiga this season.

Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet on Saturday.

Athletic Club have taken three points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to five. Athletic Club only drew once so far this season after five games played, in stead recording two wins and two defeats in the LaLiga. Deportivo Alaves are looking at three wins, one draw and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Athletic Club Squad

Edin Terzic will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Deportivo Alaves from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/5), Aitor Paredes (1/3), Aymeric Laporte (0/5), Daniel Vivian (0/0), Hugo Rincon (0/2), Jesus Areso (0/4), Johaneko Louisjean (0/4), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (0/4), Alejandro Rego (0/0), Benat Gerenabarrena (0/5), Benat Prados (0/0), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/4), Mikel Jauregizar (0/4), Nico Williams (1/5), Oihan Sancet (1/5), Peio Canales (0/3), Robert Navarro (2/4), Selton Sanchez (0/0), Alex Berenguer (1/5), Alvaro Djalo (0/1), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (0/4), Inaki Williams (1/5), Maroan Sannadi (0/2), Nico Serrano (0/0).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Below is the full team squad of Deportivo Alaves. The manager Flores will pick his starting XI against Athletic Club from these players:

Adrian Rodriguez (0/0), Antonio Sivera (0/6), Gregoire Swiderski (0/0), Adrian Pica (0/0), Carlos Ballestero (0/0), Facundo Garces (0/0), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Jonny Otto (0/5), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/6), Nicolas Valentini (0/3), Paco Sanz (0/0), Xanet Olaiz (0/1), Youssef Enriquez (0/5), Ander Guevara (0/2), Antonio Blanco (0/6), Carles Alena (0/5), Carlos Protesoni (0/2), Denis Suarez (0/6), Mikel Rodriguez (1/3), Pablo Ibanez (1/6), Selu Diallo (0/0), Tomas Mendes (0/0), Ville Koski (1/6), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/6), Aitor Manas (0/4), Angel Perez (0/6), Antonio Martinez (0/5), Diego Morcillo (0/0), Izei Hernandez (0/0), Lander Pinillos (0/0), Lucas Boye (4/5), Mariano Diaz (3/6), Miguel Rodriguez (0/3).

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

Deportivo Alaves face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Athletic Club. Jonny Otto, Nicolas Valentini, 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.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

Deportivo Alaves were knocked out cold when Athletic Club took a 4-2 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Deportivo Alaves handed out in the game before. Athletic Club have been slightly more successful than Deportivo Alaves in recent meetings. With a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Athletic Club has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Results

The previous ten matches between Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves were less than joyous as under 2.5 goals came out no less than nine times.

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Tips

Look no further than Robert Navarro, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Athletic Club in the LaLiga, while Lucas Boye managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Deportivo Alaves in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Athletic Club won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at San Mames. They drew two and lost four as well, while Deportivo Alaves won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at San Mames since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Athletic Club. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Deportivo Alaves.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves. Under 2.5 goals came out nine times in these with Athletic Club managing an average of 1.1 goals, and Deportivo Alaves 0.5 goals a game. Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.