Barcelona vs Alaves
Match details. LaLiga, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 21:00 Lagos time. It is played at Camp Nou, Barcelona.
What's at stake. Barcelona are 1st on 27 points after 10 games, 2 points clear of Atletico Madrid. Alaves are 7th on 12 points after 10 games, 2 points behind Sevilla, level on points with Athletic Club. A win would take them above Sevilla.
Form. Barcelona have won eight, drawn none and lost two of their last ten, 2.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L W W W. Alaves have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L L D L.
The numbers. Barcelona score 3.9 and concede 1.5 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets. Barcelona average 22.0 shots (8.1 on target), 7.2 corners and 1.8 cards a game, with 71% of the ball. Alaves score 1.4 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Alaves average 12.5 shots (4.5 on target), 4.1 corners and 1.8 cards a game, with 42% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Barcelona have won seven, drawn two and lost one. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Barcelona won three and Alaves won one. The last time they met, on 13 May 2026, it finished Barcelona 0-1 Alaves: Barcelona had 8 shots to 9, 77% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 88% against the records' 68%.
The read. No firm call: Barcelona are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make Barcelona the likelier winners; Barcelona are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Barcelona; the meetings favour Barcelona. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 73%.
The bets. Best bet: Barcelona to win at 1.13, 88% on the records (the tipsters read Barcelona as a clear winner (5 scores) and Barcelona are 1.4 points a game better this season - 21 of 24 games like this were won). The safer one: Barcelona to win at 1.13 (83%). Backup: 2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 0.5 at 1.09. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (Barcelona are a clear winner, no Unders); Alaves Under 1.5 goals (Barcelona's own games don't back it (3 of 7)); Under 5.5 Goals (Barcelona are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Barcelona 3-0 Alaves (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).