Watchability: Alaves vs Atletico Madrid
Alaves
Atletico Madrid
AI Match Analysis
Alaves vs Atletico Madrid: Title Contenders Test Basque Resolve — La Liga — October 10, 2026
Introduction
Alaves welcome Atletico Madrid to Mendizorroza on October 10 with both sides occupying unexpected places in the early table. The hosts sit sixth on 11 points from seven matches (3W-2D-2L), while the visitors are second with 16 points (5W-1D-1L), trailing only the league leaders. For Alaves, a win would cement their status as genuine European contenders; for Atletico, dropping points would hand momentum to rivals in the title race. The fixture carries a 70.0 Watchability Score, driven almost entirely by elite individual talent and current form rather than historical rivalry or derby atmosphere.
Why Watch
Alaves arrive on a WWLLD sequence — two wins followed by two defeats and a draw — averaging 1.57 goals scored and a stingy 0.86 conceded per game. Atletico's WLWWW run shows four victories in their last five, underpinned by 2.29 goals per match against 1.0 conceded. The head-to-head record leans heavily toward the capital side: Atletico are unbeaten in the last seven meetings (5W-2D), though the margins have been tight. Three of the last four ended 1-0 or 2-1, while Alaves did manage a 2-0 home win in April 2024 and held Atletico to back-to-back draws in 2025. Recent form suggests goals, but history whispers cagey affairs.
Tactical Breakdown
The numbers reveal contrasting identities. Alaves' 0.86 goals conceded per game ranks among the division's best defensive records, built on a compact structure that invites pressure and strikes on the break — their 1.57 goals per game comes from efficiency rather than volume. Atletico, by contrast, impose themselves through sustained attacking output; 2.29 goals per game reflects a side
Head to Head
Recent Meetings
Last 7 meetings: 5W-2D-0L
Team Form
Alaves
3W-2D-2L
Atletico Madrid
5W-1D-1L
Key Players
Top Scorers
Alaves
Atletico Madrid
Players to Watch
Alaves
Atletico Madrid
League Standings
La Liga
| MP | W | D | L | G | +/- | P | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:7 | 24 | 21 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 16 |
W
L
W
W
W
|
|
3
|
Real Betis
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
L
W
W
W
D
|
|
4
|
Real Madrid
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:8 | 10 | 15 |
W
L
W
W
L
|
|
5
|
Sevilla
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 13 |
L
D
W
W
L
|
|
6
|
Alaves
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 |
W
W
L
L
D
|
|
7
|
Deportivo La Coruna
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10:8 | 2 | 10 |
W
W
D
L
D
|
|
8
|
Real Sociedad
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9:13 | -4 | 10 |
W
D
W
L
W
|
|
9
|
Villarreal
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:12 | 1 | 8 |
L
L
L
W
W
|
|
10
|
Athletic Club
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 8 |
L
W
W
D
D
|
|
11
|
Getafe
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 8 |
L
D
D
L
W
|
|
12
|
Rayo Vallecano
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11:16 | -5 | 8 |
L
W
L
W
D
|
|
13
|
Osasuna
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6:13 | -7 | 8 |
W
L
L
L
D
|
|
14
|
Celta Vigo
|
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8:6 | 2 | 7 |
L
D
D
D
W
|
|
15
|
Espanyol
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 |
L
D
W
L
L
|
|
16
|
Racing Santander
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11:21 | -10 | 7 |
W
L
W
L
L
|
|
17
|
Levante
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8:12 | -4 | 5 |
D
W
D
L
L
|
|
18
|
Elche
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11:17 | -6 | 5 |
L
L
D
L
W
|
|
19
|
Valencia
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4:13 | -9 | 4 |
L
L
L
W
L
|
|
20
|
Malaga
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 |
L
D
D
L
L
|
Head to Head
Recent Meetings
Last 7 meetings: 5W-2D-0L
Team Form
Alaves
3W-2D-2L
Atletico Madrid
5W-1D-1L
Key Players
Top Scorers
Alaves
Atletico Madrid
Players to Watch
Alaves
Atletico Madrid
League Standings
La Liga
| MP | W | D | L | G | +/- | P | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:7 | 24 | 21 |
W
W
W
|
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 16 |
W
L
W
|
|
3
|
Real Betis
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
L
W
W
|
|
4
|
Real Madrid
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:8 | 10 | 15 |
W
L
W
|
|
5
|
Sevilla
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 13 |
L
D
W
|
|
6
|
Alaves
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 |
W
W
L
|
|
7
|
Deportivo La Coruna
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10:8 | 2 | 10 |
W
W
D
|
|
8
|
Real Sociedad
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9:13 | -4 | 10 |
W
D
W
|
|
9
|
Villarreal
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:12 | 1 | 8 |
L
L
L
|
|
10
|
Athletic Club
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 8 |
L
W
W
|
|
11
|
Getafe
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 8 |
L
D
D
|
|
12
|
Rayo Vallecano
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11:16 | -5 | 8 |
L
W
L
|
|
13
|
Osasuna
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6:13 | -7 | 8 |
W
L
L
|
|
14
|
Celta Vigo
|
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8:6 | 2 | 7 |
L
D
D
|
|
15
|
Espanyol
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 |
L
D
W
|
|
16
|
Racing Santander
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11:21 | -10 | 7 |
W
L
W
|
|
17
|
Levante
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8:12 | -4 | 5 |
D
W
D
|
|
18
|
Elche
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11:17 | -6 | 5 |
L
L
D
|
|
19
|
Valencia
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4:13 | -9 | 4 |
L
L
L
|
|
20
|
Malaga
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 |
L
D
D
|
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