Real Oviedo
- Real Oviedo have won 4, drawn 7 and lost 7 of 18 home games in LaLiga 2025/2026, conceding an average of 0.94 goals per game.
- They have not won any of their last 3 at home.
- Oviedo come into this game in poor form after posting just 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 games.
Deportivo Alaves
- Deportivo Alaves have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 11 of 18 away games in LaLiga 2025/2026, letting in an average of 1.72 goals.
- Alaves sit 18th with 37 points from 35 games, with Oviedo two places lower and eight points behind.
Head-to-Head
Oviedo have not lost to Alaves in their last two meetings, winning once and drawing the other.
Main threats and tactics
- Federico Vinas is Oviedo’s main attacking threat, with 9 goals in 31 games in the Spanish top-flight this season, while Antonio Martinez has been lethal up front for Alaves with 12 goals in 34.
- He has scored 4 in his last 5 appearances and can make all the difference in this game.
- Alaves will push Oviedo to play in wide areas on Sunday and will also be dangerous from set pieces and on the counter attack, where Luis Rioja’s pace and directness are a major factor.
- Oviedo have a creative spark in midfield in Borja Sánchez, who is often the link between the central midfielders and forwards in Guillermo Almada’s positional, possession-based system.
- Alaves have become more of a vertical, transition team since Quique Sanchez Flores took over in March 2026.
Betting Insights
Take the Over 2.5 goals option at 2.1 and Both teams to score - Yes at 1.86 to make some money off the side bets.
Prediction
- 18th-placed Deportivo Alaves are favoured to win this LaLiga 2025-2026 relegation six-pointer at Real Oviedo, but it should be a wide-open game in which both teams have a good chance of scoring.
- Alaves will come to play this and there will be a real chess match taking place, so back the away team to take the points.
