Barcelona's Relentless Form Meets an Alaves Side Running on Empty
SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·
Some fixtures write themselves. Barcelona versus Deportivo Alaves on Saturday night at 20:00 is one of them. You look at the numbers, you look at the form, and the conclusion is sitting there in front of you before you have even made a cup of tea.
Barcelona: Five Wins, Twenty-Two Goals, Zero Doubts
Barcelona have won all five of their last completed La Liga matches. That is not a purple patch. That is a standard being set. They beat Real Betis 5-2, beat Getafe 3-0, beat Sevilla 3-1, beat Racing Santander 7-2, and beat Levante 4-2. Twenty-two goals scored across those five games. Seven conceded. The thing is, when you are putting up those kinds of numbers you are not lucky. You are good, and you are ruthless.
Yes, Barcelona have injury concerns listed in their squad. A couple of those absences have expected return dates that have already passed, so their impact on this fixture is unclear. One is a long-term problem not back until May 2027. That matters, but it has clearly not stopped them from functioning. Five wins is five wins. End of.
Alaves: A Side That Cannot Find a Win
Deportivo Alaves have taken one point from their last five La Liga matches. One. They lost to Celta Vigo 1-2, lost to Atletico Madrid 1-2, drew 0-0 with Athletic Club, lost to Valencia 0-1, and lost to Racing Santander 1-2. Three goals scored in five matches. Seven conceded. That is not a team short on confidence. That is a team short on the basics.
They also have two moderate injury absences listed, one with no confirmed return date and one not back until May 2027. They are coming here in poor shape and undermanned. Listen, Atletico Madrid losing to Alaves would be a shock. Barcelona losing to them on this form would be a crisis of logic.
Head to Head
There are two previous meetings in the supplied data. Barcelona won one and Alaves won one. So yes, Alaves can beat them. But context matters. That was then. What is happening right now is a Barcelona side scoring goals for fun and an Alaves side that cannot compete with the top half of the division, let alone the very top.
The Betting Angle
Verdict
Barcelona win. Probably comfortably. Alaves have shown some defensive resilience this run, keeping Atletico to just two goals, but that is about all you can say for them. A side with no wins in five, three goals scored, and significant injuries does not come to the Nou Camp and compete. The desire might be there. The quality is not. Back BTTS No. Watch Barcelona do what they have been doing all month.