PREVIEW | Elche vs Alavés: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 09/05)

In partnership with

Playmakerstats

·7 May 2026

PREVIEW | Elche vs Alavés: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 09/05)

Elche host Alavés this Saturday at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero for matchweek 35 of the La Liga. The match will be broadcast live at 13:00 on Premier Sports.

Elche have picked up 38 points and currently lie in 14th position. In their last encounter, Eder Sarabia's team were beaten 3-1 by Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2025/26).

OneFootball Videos

Alavés have won 36 points to date and are placed in 18th position. In their last fixture, Quique Flores's team suffered a 2-4 reverse against Athletic Bilbao (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Alavés winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Elche: Matías Dituro, John Chetauya, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas, Tete Morente, Adrià Pedrosa, Gonzalo Villar, Marc Aguado, Aleix Febas, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva

Alavés: Antonio Sivera, Jonny Otto, Nahuel Tenaglia, Victor Parada, Ángel Pérez, Pablo Ibáñez, Denis Suárez, Abde Rebbach, Antonio Blanco, Ibrahim Diabaté, Toni Martínez

Unavailable

Elche

Alavés

Carlos Benavidez - Muscle Injury
Facundo Garcés - Suspension Through Sports Court

Last starting XIs

Elche ( vs Celta de Vigo 2026-05-03): Matías Dituro, John Chetauya, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas, Aleix Febas, Tete Morente, Adrià Pedrosa, Marc Aguado, Gonzalo Villar, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva

Alavés ( vs Athletic Bilbao 2026-05-02): Antonio Sivera, Ángel Pérez, Nahuel Tenaglia, Jonny Otto, Abde Rebbach, Victor Parada, Pablo Ibáñez, Denis Suárez, Antonio Blanco, Toni Martínez, Ibrahim Diabaté

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

Quique Flores has faced Elche on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.
Eder Sarabia has faced Alavés on three occasions, recording one draw and two defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Alavés currently have one win in their last six matches.
Away from home, Alavés are coming off four consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Alavés are coming off ten consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Alavés are coming off two consecutive games without a win.
Alavés currently have two wins in their last 13 matches.
Alavés are coming off eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Alavés are coming off 16 consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Elche currently have two defeats in their last 17 matches.
At home, Elche are on a run of four consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Elche are on a run of five consecutive games unbeaten.
At home, Elche are on a run of three consecutive wins.
Elche are coming off four consecutive games scoring goals.
Elche are coming off three consecutive games conceding goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Elche and Alavés have faced each other 32 times, with Alavés holding the advantage: 13 wins, compared with 12 Elche victories.
At the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche have the edge in their duels against Alavés: nine wins in 16 matches. Alavés have six victories.
In La Liga, the two teams have met five times, with two Elche wins and three Alavés victories.