- Team standings: Barça are top of LaLiga 2026/2027 with 27 points after 9 games. Alavés are 7th with 12 from 10. Alavés have won one of the last three head-to-heads (D0, L2) but have not won their last away game against Barça. Away from home in LaLiga 2026/2027, Alavés have won 0, drawn two and lost two, scoring 0.75 goals per game and conceding 1.25 per game.
Babazorros will do their best to upset the odds
Tactical contrast
Alavés' visit to Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday will be a clash of styles as Hans-Dieter Flick's Barcelona team have been playing a high-pressing, possession-based game with rapid vertical bursts when space opens up. Quique Sánchez Flores' men have been set up to be compact, pragmatic and disciplined in defence before counter-attacking with pace.
Visitors' approach and recent form
It is a smart move by the Babazorros coach, given that Barça can play at a blistering pace in the right conditions and will want to push this game high up the pitch. The visitors will want to soak it up and then hurt their opponents when they are out of position.
Alavés are in poor form coming into this game – with no wins, two draws and three defeats from their last five fixtures, including defeats to Atlético Madrid and Celta Vigo. But they did shock Barça 1-0 at home in a game five months ago in LaLiga 2025/2026.
Barça’s attacking quality should be enough
Barça are in good form with four wins in their last five and a 5-2 win at Real Betis in their most recent LaLiga 2026/2027 fixture. They are top of the standings and look a well-balanced team with a player in form.
This match looks all Barca on paper and they are rightly favorites at 1.11, but Alavés can be dangerous on the counter. Barça will take the points, but we're taking Alavés' counter-punching chance to give this match more upset potential than the odds indicate. Over 2.5 goals at 1.25 appeals more than the moneyline, however, as this should be a game in which Barça can get their hands on the ball and score freely.
- With Raphinha, Barca have the top scorer in the division with 12 goals from his last seven games, but he has been a great provider.
- The visitors have an accurate and powerful forward in Lucas Boyé – who leads their scoring with four goals in six in 2026/2027 – and he is their best route to pulling off an upset.
- They have won all four home games in 2026/2027 and scored 17 goals with Lamine Yamal their creative spark, contributing six assists in his last five games.
