- Both teams have conceded 4 goals each in home and away games respectively, so on average 1.33 per match.
- Both clubs have good recent form, with Elche faring much better.
Alaves and Elche can play chess on Sunday
This LaLiga Sunday afternoon game between two clubs is not as much about rivalry as it is about momentum and tactical identity. Both Deportivo Alaves and Elche will want to establish who they are under their respective coaches, Eduardo Coudet and Eder Sarabia.
Coudet, who has been in charge since December 2024, has built a team with a solid spine and the tactical flexibility to play 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2, pressing in waves and hitting the opponent on the counter. Alaves will come at Elche with a compact, physical approach and will need to score on their first chance opportunities on counter-attacks as they are not an expansive side.
Elche will have a more patient, possession-based approach, moving the ball around the pitch in fluid formations, pressing high up the field and looking to catch Alaves out in possession. Sarabia has made a good impression at Elche, arriving in July 2024, instilling a style of play and ethos onto the squad that has produced early-season results. For a comprehensive take on tactics and form, this Deportivo Alaves vs Elche preview offers deeper insights into both teams' approaches.
Elche are the form team
Alaves are 11th in LaLiga 2025/2026 with eight points from seven games. They have won just one of their three home games so far, drawing 1 and losing 1. Elche sit fourth in the table with 13 points from 7 matches.
Alaves have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 LaLiga matches, but Elche have only lost 1 of their last 5, winning 2 and drawing 2, so they are the clear form pick here. The Deportivo Alaves vs Elche prediction by oddsmakers puts the advantage slightly in favour of Alaves at 2.37 with Elche 3.3 and the draw 3.0.
Elche are the better team on recent performances but Alaves have the home advantage and are the bigger club. Both have conceded four goals in their respective home and away games, so using our Deportivo Alaves vs Elche betting tips, backing fewer than 2.5 goals, which is priced at 1.43, is a sure thing here.
Alaves are not an open side and Elche are patient, so this should be a cagey chess game decided by which side dictates the tempo and who scores on the break. The Deportivo Alaves vs Elche prediction for this match is a 0-0 draw, as Elche are yet to lose on the road in LaLiga but are also yet to record a victory, so a scoreless stalemate appeals most for small stakes.
Carlos Vicente has scored 2 of Alaves’ last 3 goals and leads the scoring charts for the Basque outfit this term, but Elche talisman Andre Silva has 3 goals in 6 LaLiga appearances, 3 of Elche’s last 7, so he is a consistent threat inside the box.
