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LaLiga · Matchday 8 Match report

Deportivo Alavés 1-2 Atlético Madrid: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Our picks against the result

8 of 12 right

  • Result Atlético Madrid win47% 1-2
  • Double chance Atlético Madrid or draw (X2)74% 1-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.551% 3 goals
  • More corners Atlético Madrid48% Atlético Madrid (0-10)
  • Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 4.1
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 2.5 Over75% 3.5 Over55% 4.5 Under64%
  • Corners Around average 10 corners · league 9.7
  • Corners 10 corners 8.5 Over61% 9.5 Under50% 10.5 Under61%

Match stats

Deportivo Alavés Atlético Madrid
  • 1 Goals 2
  • 0 Yellow cards 3
  • 1 Red cards 0
  • 0 Corners 10

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

LaLiga's Matchday 8 takes Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid to Mendizorroza on Saturday 10 October 2026, where our model favours an away win and offers Atlético Madrid win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model picks an Atlético Madrid win, above all because its strength rating sits clearly above Alavés's, the visitors well above the LaLiga average at both ends. The strongest point against is home advantage: Alavés play at Mendizorroza and arrive after three weeks without a match, while Atlético travel to a Champions League game three days later. Recent play points the same way — more of the ball, more shots and far more big chances than most over their last five. Alavés, sixth with 11 points, are below the league average for possession and shots, and the head-to-head record is heavily Atlético's. The call is moderate, not clear.

Form guide

Deportivo Alavés

  • D 0-0 at Athletic Club (A) LaLiga · 19 Sep
  • L 0-1 vs Valencia (H) LaLiga · 15 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Racing Santander (A) LaLiga · 12 Sep
  • W 5-2 vs Osasuna (H) LaLiga · 6 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs Villarreal (H) LaLiga · 28 Aug

Atlético Madrid

  • W 2-1 vs Real Madrid (H) LaLiga · 20 Sep
  • W 4-0 vs Osasuna (H) LaLiga · 16 Sep
  • W 3-0 at Real Sociedad (A) LaLiga · 13 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Liverpool (A) Champions League · 9 Sep
  • L 0-3 at Athletic Club (A) LaLiga · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Deportivo AlavésAtlético Madrid
Attack 37 89 1.6 goals per match this season2.3 goals per match this season
Defence 63 89 0.9 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

2Deportivo Alavés wins
5draws
11Atlético Madrid wins

18 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 18 Jan 2026 · LaLiga Atlético Madrid 1-0 Deportivo Alavés
  • 30 Aug 2025 · LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 1-1 Atlético Madrid
  • 3 May 2025 · LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 0-0 Atlético Madrid
  • 23 Nov 2024 · LaLiga Atlético Madrid 2-1 Deportivo Alavés
  • 21 Apr 2024 · LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 2-0 Atlético Madrid

LaLiga so far

LaLiga records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
2 Atlético Madrid 7 511 16:7 +9 16
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 322 11:6 +5 11

Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
LaLiga, Matchday 8
Kick-off
Venue
Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Questions and answers

What was the score of Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid?

Deportivo Alavés 1-2 Atlético Madrid in the LaLiga (Matchday 8) on Saturday 10 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid right?

Yes: our result pick was Atlético Madrid win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-2. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid?

3 yellow cards (Deportivo Alavés 0, Atlético Madrid 3), 1 red card (Deportivo Alavés 1, Atlético Madrid 0) and 10 corners (Deportivo Alavés 0, Atlético Madrid 10).

Other LaLiga results that day

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