- Barça are top of LaLiga 2026/2027 on 27 points from 9 games, with Alaves 7th on 12 points from 10.
- Barça have won 4 of their last 5 games, including a 5-2 victory at Real Betis last time out in LaLiga.
Barca to prove too strong for Babazorros
Barça can prove too savvy for Deportivo Alaves on Saturday as the clubs in Spain's LaLiga 2026/2027 clash at the Spotify Camp Nou. Alavés, who are seventh, have been in poor form with no wins in their last five games and three defeats, two of which were to Atlético Madrid and Celta Vigo.
The odds of 11/100 on Barça to win this are no surprise as they are 4-0 up at home in the LaLiga 2026/2027 and have conceded only four goals - a tally that suggests they are in total control at Montjuïc. The draw at 15/2 is also hard to get excited about, although Alavés will come to sit deep and make a game of it which makes them a greater threat to cause an upset than the odds suggest.
This will be a clash of styles as Hans-Dieter Flick has his team pressing high, controlling the ball and then exploding vertically when the space is there to do so. Quique Sánchez Flores has set his Alavés up to be a compact, pragmatic side with defensive discipline and a counterpunching ability.
Raphinha to rule
Deportivo stunned Barça 1-0 at home in the corresponding fixture five months ago in the 2025/2026 campaign, but they didn't win the last away game against Barcelona. They lack a top-class striker to really threaten the Catalan giants and Lucas Boyé is their top scorer with four goals in six LaLiga 2026/2027 games.
Raphinha is Barça's biggest threat right now as he has struck 12 goals in seven LaLiga 2026/2027 games - and he can punish Alavés for any mistake they make. Barça will dominate possession, but Alavés will have their chances and a goal, so over 2.5 at 1/4 looks a worthwhile alternative bet in the match odds market.
Barça have won two and lost one of the last three head-to-head matches, but the draw is yet to land in this fixture that has produced the odd shock in the past. The Catalans should take the points again here, but Alavés could nick a goal with their counterpunching style.
