Real Madrid Host Struggling Alaves With Form and History Firmly on Their Side

Some matches you look at and you know exactly what they are. This is one of them. Real Madrid versus Deportivo Alaves on Sunday 29 November 2026. One side is winning, scoring, competing. The other is not. The basics tell you everything you need to know.

Madrid's Form Says It All

Real Madrid have won four of their last five La Liga matches. They beat Barcelona 2-1, Sevilla 4-1, and Villarreal 1-0 in that run. The one blot on the copy was a 1-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid. That loss was annoying. It was also three months ago. They have won every game since.

The thing is, eleven goals in five matches tells you this side has genuine threat up the pitch. They are not grinding results. They are creating chances and putting them away. That is the sign of a team with desire and belief. You cannot fake those numbers over five matches.

Alaves Cannot Buy a Win

Listen, zero wins from five La Liga matches is not a bad patch. It is a problem. Deportivo Alaves have drawn twice and lost three times in their last five outings. They lost 1-2 to Celta Vigo. They lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid. They lost 0-1 to Valencia. Three goals scored across the entire sample. Three. That is not a side with the attitude or the execution to compete at this level right now.

They also carry a major injury absence that started in September with no return until May 2027. You do not recover from that kind of setback without serious depth and serious character. Nothing in their recent results suggests they have either.

Head-to-Head: No Comfort for the Visitors

Real Madrid have won both previous meetings with Alaves in this fixture competition. They scored four goals across those two games and conceded two. Alaves have never kept a clean sheet in those matches. Neither has Madrid, to be fair to them, but that is where the balance of the stats ends. Both games went over 2.5 goals and both produced goals at both ends. That pattern is interesting. It does not change who wins, but it is worth noting.

Injury Concerns at Madrid

Real Madrid are not without their own problems coming into this. They have multiple players unavailable. One long-term absentee has a return date of January 2027 and another has been out since March 2026 with an expected return the same month. A moderate injury suffered in late September also keeps another player out until January. A suspension listed in the data has a return date of 10 November, so that situation has likely resolved before kickoff.

The thing is, Madrid can absorb injuries better than most clubs at this level. It is not ideal. But Alaves are in far worse shape when you weigh up where each squad is right now.

The Verdict

This is not a complicated match to read. Real Madrid are in good form, winning at home, and they have never lost to Alaves in this fixture competition. Alaves have no wins in five, minimal goals, and a major absentee for the rest of the season. One side is competing. One side is not.

Madrid to win. Back it with conviction and do not complicate it with anything else. End of.