Alaves
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Team Overview
Alaves have started this La Liga campaign in outstanding fashion, sitting unbeaten through four matches under manager Quique Sanchez Flores. The Basque club has claimed three wins and a draw, a record that places them among the division's early pacesetters. Their form line of WDWW reflects consistency and resilience, qualities that have long been part of the club's footballing identity as a side that competes tenaciously regardless of the level of opposition.
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The numbers behind this start are particularly striking. Alaves have scored 10 goals while conceding just 3, giving them a goal difference of plus 7 through four fixtures, and they have found the net in every single match played. Two clean sheets in four games also point to a well-organized defensive unit, one that has conceded sparingly even as the team pushes forward offensively. This balance between attacking productivity and defensive solidity has been the hallmark of the early season.
Home form has been especially impressive, with Alaves winning all three of their matches played at home without dropping a point. Their sole away fixture ended in a draw, suggesting a team still finding its full rhythm on the road but not far off replicating its home dominance. Taken together, the statistics paint the picture of a side playing with confidence and cohesion, scoring freely while remaining difficult to break down. For a club historically associated with hard-working, well-drilled football, this start represents an encouraging foundation, and it will be worth watching whether Alaves can sustain this level of output, both in attack and defense, as the season progresses under Sanchez Flores' guidance.
Squad (27 players)
Goalkeepers (4)
Defenders (7)
Midfielders (10)
Attackers (6)
Player Statistics
2026/27 Season| # | Player | Pos | Rating | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Tackles | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | |
FW | 4 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 0 | 22 | |
| 4 | |
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 71 | |
| 14 | |
DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 7 | 141 | |
| 17 | |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 9 | 121 | |
| 1 | |
GK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 99 | |
| 16 | |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 2 | 125 | |
| 19 | |
MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 4 | 131 | |
| 8 | |
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 11 | 177 | |
| 21 | |
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 10 | 88 | |
| 7 | |
MF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 306 | 3 | 65 | |
| 3 | |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 47 | |
| 10 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 3 | 48 | |
| 15 | |
FW | 3 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 9 | 48 | |
| 11 | |
FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 2 | 30 | |
| 18 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 10 | |
| 23 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 22 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
| 20 | |
FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 8 |
Recent Transfers
2025/26 & 2026/27Arrivals (44)
Departures (49)
Injuries & Availability
Impact Analysis
Alaves head into their upcoming fixture with three absences to account for, none of which are listed as doubtful, giving a clear picture of squad availability. F. Garces will miss out through suspension rather than injury, meaning his unavailability is a disciplinary matter rather than a fitness concern, and he should be available again once the suspension is served. T. Martinez is sidelined with a foot injury and M. Rodriguez is out with an ankle problem, and without further detail on severity or expected return, the club will need to monitor both situations closely.
With three first-team players unavailable, Alaves will be forced into some reshuffling, though the specific tactical impact depends on which areas of the pitch these players typically occupy. The absence of Garces through suspension is often the most straightforward to plan around, as it is a known, fixed-term situation rather than an uncertain recovery process. The foot and ankle injuries to Martinez and Rodriguez are more difficult to assess without additional information on their expected timelines. Overall, losing three players simultaneously tests squad depth, and how well Alaves cope will depend heavily on the quality of options available to step into these roles.
Recent Form
Form Analysis
Alaves have put together an impressive run across their last five La Liga matches, winning four and drawing one, a stretch that points to a team firmly in the ascendancy. The only blemish came in a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano, the sole fixture in this sequence played on the road, suggesting the side has drawn much of its strength from home advantage. Everywhere else, the results have been emphatic: a 5-2 demolition of Osasuna, a 3-0 win over Getafe, and another 3-0 victory against Castellon, alongside a tighter 1-0 success over Villarreal.
The attacking numbers back up the eye test, with 13 goals scored in the five matches, an average well above two per game, reflecting a side capable of scoring in bunches rather than grinding out narrow wins. Defensively, Alaves have also been sound, conceding just three goals in total across the five matches, with three of the five outings ending in clean sheets. That combination of attacking firepower and defensive discipline, particularly in home fixtures against Osasuna, Villarreal, Getafe, and Castellon, has been the defining feature of this form spell, with the Rayo Vallecano draw the only sign of any resistance to the pattern.
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