Alaves vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-08-29 15:00.
[p]Despite being just two games into the season, Alavés will be surprised that they are above upcoming visitors Atlético Madrid in the La Liga standings, so will be looking to take advantage of their lacklustre start.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Alavés began their third season back in La Liga with a dramatic 2-1 home win over Levante, before falling to a 1-0 defeat against Real Betis last weekend, indicating that this could be a rollercoaster campaign for them and their fans. The Mendizorrotza faithful will have to more than play their part if 2025/26 is to bear anything fruitful for El Glorioso, and considering that they are now unbeaten in their last five matches on their own turf (W3, D2), head coach Eduardo Coudet seems to understand that more than most.[/p]
[p]Atlético have begun their 15th consecutive season under the guidance of Diego Simeone in highly frustrating fashion, after losing 2-1 and drawing 1-1 to Espanyol and Elche respectively, despite scoring first in both encounters. The Mattress Makers have never gone the opening three games of a La Liga campaign without a victory under Simeone’s tutelage, and last did so as a club in 2009/10 when they ended up finishing ninth, securing better placings in every season since then. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Compounding Atlético’s misery will not come easy for Alavés, as they have defeated them just twice in the last 18 H2Hs (D5, L11), but zooming in will provide them with more confidence, as the Basque outfit have gone unbeaten the last three times that they have hosted Simeone’s soldiers (W2, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Alavés have netted first in four of their last five outings.[/p]
[p]There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 14 of Alavés’ last 15 home matches.[/p]
[p]Nine goals have been netted after the 80th minute in Atlético’s last eight games.[/p]
[p]Just one of Atlético’s last five La Liga away matches have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Toni MartĂnez opened the scoring for AlavĂ©s on the first weekend of the season, something that has become a habit, with that being his third successive goal that has served as the match opener. Alexander Sørloth can go one better, as he has found the net first in each of his last four goalscoring outings for AtlĂ©tico, and has a goal against AlavĂ©s – registered last November – to boost his confidence further.[/p]
[p]AlavĂ©s seemingly boast a fully fit squad aside from the absence of Hugo Novoa, while AtlĂ©tico are likely to continue to be without the services of centre-back JosĂ© MarĂa GimĂ©nez here.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Alavés’ strong home form coupled with Atlético’s failure to win four of their last five away league matches (D1, L3) make the Alavés or draw market quite attractive.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]