Real Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Match Overview – 21.04.2026

Real Madrid faces Deportivo Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu in a match from the 33rd round of Spanish La Liga. Los Blancos are second in the division, trailing on 9 points behind the leader Barcelona. Meanwhile Alaves are 17th in the league – fighting for survival. Let’s preview in our Value football betting tips and predictions.

For Madrid this clash comes just a week after the dramatic 3-4 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Alvaro Arbeloa’s boys are probably not in the best mood for football right now, but they don’t have a choice – they have to play.

Meanwhile Alaves are sitting just one point ahead of the 18th Elche and the relegation zone. Babazorros are in a real danger at the moment – they need points.

Real Madrid News & Analysis

Alvaro Arbeloa don’t have any room for rotations here after the game against Bayern – his team need to win this match. If they don’t, they could say goodbye to La Liga.

Arbeloa played Brahim Diaz from the first minute against Bayern, but it’d be curious to see if the head coach would make any changes here. Franco Mastantuono is a choice for the line-up while Eduardo Camavinga could start as well despite his red card against Bayern.

Kylian Mbappe remains Real Madrid’s main strength this season. The French super star has scored 40 goals in 39 matches in all competitions – a scary statistic. Mbappe will be man to watch for all of Alaves’ defenders.

Deportivo Alaves News & Analysis

Deportivo Alaves have won just 8 of their 31 games this season. This means that Babazorros could be in a real trouble in the remaining matches.

In the previous round Alaves faced Real Sociedad away home and it was a dramatic affair – 3-3. Sociedad’s Caleta-Car scored himself an own goal while Diabate and Boye scored as well for the visiting team. Still, it was a precious point against a strong opponent away from home – a good result for Alaves.

The Argentine striker Lucas Boye is the man to watch in Alaves’ squad. The 30-years old forward has scored 11 La Liga goals since the beginning of the season. It’d be interesting to see him in action at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Predictions

A week after their heartbreaking defeat against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid can improve their fans’ mood with a nice win against Deportivo Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid Over 2.5 Goals;
Over 3.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

This will be a game number 46 between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves. So far Los Blancos have won 37 of the games. There are just five wins for the other team.

Betting Verdict

Despite being behind Barcelona in the standings, Real Madrid will be motivated to win this match against Deportivo Alaves. And we expect to see them doing it. Alvaro Arbeloa’s team have something to prove now. Meanwhile thank you for being with our Value football betting tips and predictions.