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Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid 1:2: result and odds
Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid finished 1:2. The AI models' pick was Atlético Madrid to win at 1.79, and it won.
- Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
- LaLiga, matchday 8 of 38
- +20°, clear
- Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
published · updated UTC


AI models' pick: Atlético Madrid to win
1.79AI models' pick · 7 of 16 on this bet · 1 more in the same direction
Split panelOur football predictions so far: 56 won · 34 lost · 3 void · +10.13 units All results
what these numbers mean
- won / lost
- The result of the bet once the round is settled: profit or loss at a stake of one unit at the odds shown.
- closing odds
- The odds on our bet at kick-off — the last price the market put up.
- CLV
- How much higher our published odds were than the closing price. A plus means we took the bet at a better price than the market gave it by kick-off; a minus means the market moved the other way. The number does not depend on the match result.
likely score
0:0 10%1:0 9%0:1 8%
The likely score lists the four most likely results; the odds next to it are the average price of 5 bookmakers on that score. This is not the bet: the AI consensus chooses the bet.
What the odds were
Over 16 days an Atlético Madrid win shortened from 1.99 to 1.81 — money is coming in on the away side.
abbreviations
- 1/X/2 — home win / draw / away win
- O/U — over/under total goals
- H1/H2 — home/away handicap
- 1X/12/X2 — home or draw / no draw / away or draw
Line movementOur bet — Atlético Madrid: 1.79 → 1.81 since we publishedView
Since we published, our bet (an Atlético Madrid win) has drifted from 1.79 to 1.81: the market now rates it as less likely.
Price changes
| When | Deportivo Alavés | Draw | Atlético Madrid · our bet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.38+0.04 | 3.73+0.04 | 1.81+0.02 | |
| 8 Oct – 10 Oct · no snapshots for 2 days | |||
| We published an Atlético Madrid win at 1.79 | |||
| 4.34+0.75 | 3.69+0.19 | 1.79−0.20 | |
| 27 Sep – 8 Oct · no snapshots for 11 days | |||
| 3.59opened | 3.50opened | 1.99opened | |
How the match went
Atlético Madrid won 2-1 at Alavés, needing a stoppage-time concession and a late breakthrough to get there. Grimaldo put Atlético ahead on 33 minutes, converting Jonathan David's pass, before Boyé levelled from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, making it 1-1 at the break. Angel Pérez Hidalgo was sent off for Alavés on 61 minutes, and despite the extra man Atlético had to wait until 87 minutes, when Cristian Romero scored from Baena's assist to decide it. Atlético had 2.14 xG to Alavés' 1.13. They also had 22 shots to eight. On target it was seven to three, and possession finished 68% to 32%. Our bet on Atlético Madrid to win at 1.79 landed. Before kick-off the market had Atlético at 1.81 and Alavés out at 4.38, with the exact 1-2 scoreline on offer at 7.84.
- 33'
Alejandro Grimaldo (Jonathan David)0:1 - 45'
Ademola Lookman YC - 45'
on Alejandro Baena Rodríguez, off Jonathan David - 45'
on Julián Álvarez, off Ademola Lookman - 45+1'
Robin Le Normand YC - 45+6'
Lucas Boyé penalty1:1 - 57'
on Lee Kang-In, off Pablo Barrios Rivas - 61'
Angel Pérez Hidalgo RC - 62'
on Dávid Hancko, off Robin Le Normand - 64'
on Carlos Protesoni, off Antonio Blanco - 64'
on Mariano Díaz, off Toni Martínez - 64'
on Ander Guevara, off Lucas Boyé - 71'
on Ville Koski, off Nicolas Valentini - 73'
on Alexander Sørloth, off Giuliano Simeone Baldini - 79'
on Aitor Mañas, off Denis Suárez - 87'
Cristian Romero (Alejandro Baena Rodríguez)1:2 - 90+2'
Johnny Cardoso YC
| Deportivo Alavés | stat | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | expected goals (xG) | 2.14 |
| 8 | shots | 22 |
| 3 | on target | 7 |
| 32% | possession | 68% |
| 0 | corners | 10 |
| 11 | fouls | 14 |
| 5 | saves | 2 |
| 0 | yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | red cards | 0 |
what these numbers mean
- expected goals (xG)
- How many goals shots of this quality and from these positions produce on average. It shows how well the score reflects the game: 0.6 xG with two goals scored means clinical finishing, not domination.
- feed rating
- The player's match rating from our statistics provider — not ours. It is based on actions on and off the ball; we do not recalculate it and show it as it is.
Starting line-ups
- 1Sivera6.8
- 17Jonny6.4
- 2N. Valentini6.2
- 14N. Tenaglia6.5
- 21A. Rebbach6.0
- 19Pablo Ibáñez6.6
- 8Antonio Blanco6.3
- 4Denis Suárez6.7
- 7Angel Pérez5.5
- 15L. Boyé6.6
- 11Toni Martínez6.4
- 3Yusi
- 24Selu Diallo
- 10Carles Aleñá
- 9M. Díazon 64'6.3
- 6Guevaraon 64'6.0
- 16V. Koskion 71'6.2
- 20Aitor Mañason 79'6.5
- 12Hugo Novoa
- 27X. Olaiz
- 23C. Benavídezon 64'6.1
- 13A. Giménez
- 22Miguel Rodríguez
- 13J. Oblak6.5
- 22Álex Grimaldo — highest feed rating in the match8.4
- 24Robin Le Normand6.3
- 21C. Romero7.8
- 14Marcos Llorente7.2
- 8Pablo Barrios7.0
- 20G. Simeone6.7
- 5J. Cardoso6.7
- 6Koke7.2
- 15J. David7.3
- 11A. Lookman5.9
- 9A. Sørlothon 73'6.6
- 18Marc Pubill
- 16Arnau Ortiz
- 1J. Musso
- 7Lee Kang-Inon 57'6.4
- 23M. Hjulmand
- 17D. Hanckoon 62'6.9
- 27J. Dominguez
- 46J. Castillo
- 10Álex Baenaon 45'7.3
- 19J. Álvarezon 45'6.8
- 30Dani Martínez
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on an Atlético Madrid win — the bet won. One more chose a close bet in the same direction: Atlético Madrid −1. 4 more bet on over 2.5 goals — the bet won. The other 4 chose other bets: a total-goals bet, both teams to score and 'both to score — no'.
- 7 of 162our betodds 1.79ChatGPT
Gemini
GrokKimiQwen
GLM
Sonarwon - 4 of 16O 2.5odds 1.87DeepSeek FlashXiaomi MiMo
Dots3-NoteNemotron Ultrawon - 2 of 16U 2.5odds 2.00DeepSeekMiniMaxlost
- 1 of 16BTTSodds 1.70Nemotron Superwon
- 1 of 16BTTS noodds 2.07Claudelost
- 1 of 16H2 (−1)same directionodds 2.81Mistralvoid
Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.
Odds quoted in this analysis are as of 09.10 at 11:21 UTC
Seven rounds in, Atlético Madrid sit second with 16 points, while Deportivo Alavés are sixth on 11. The visitors have four wins from their last five, with 12 goals scored and five conceded, and on the road they average two goals a game. The record is just as one-sided: in ten previous meetings Alavés have only two wins against six defeats, and Atlético took the most recent one 1-0 in January 2026. Over the past fortnight the price on the away win has come in from 1.99 to 1.79, which puts Atlético at a 53% chance.
Where we could be wrong
The question is whether that attack can break down a tight, cagey game at Mendizorroza. At home Alavés concede 0.8 per match and have kept a clean sheet in half their games, and Atlético's two previous trips to Vitoria ended 1-1 in August 2025 and 0-0 in May 2025. We're still backing Atlético Madrid to win at 1.79.
- 7 of 16 AI models back this bet and 1 more chose a close bet in the same direction: it is the most common answer, but the other half chose something else.
The bet comes from the largest group of AI models pointing the same way (a home win and a home handicap count as one view), and within that group it is the bet named most often; if two groups are level, the one priced closer to the bookmakers' line is taken — how we calculate
Stats and form
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.09 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 0:0 | D |
| 15.09 | Valencia | H | 0:1 | L |
| 12.09 | Racing Santander | A | 1:2 | L |
| 06.09 | Osasuna | H | 5:2 | W |
| 28.08 | Villarreal | H | 1:0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.09 | Real Madrid | H | 2:1 | W |
| 16.09 | Osasuna | H | 4:0 | W |
| 13.09 | Real Sociedad | A | 3:0 | W |
| 09.09 | LiverpoolChampions League | A | 1:2 | L |
| 05.09 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 0:3 | L |
H — home, A — away · score and xG from the team's side · league matches carry no competition tag
Season averages
| for / against | LaLiga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| goals | 1.5 / 1 | 2.3 / 1 | 1.5 |
| xG | 1.3 / 1.3 | 1.8 / 1.1 | 1.5 |
| shots | 11.9 / 13.4 | 17.6 / 9.5 | 13.4 |
| shots on target | 4.3 / 4.5 | 6.5 / 3.3 | 4.7 |
| corners | 3.8 / 5.8 | 5.6 / 2.6 | 4.9 |
| fouls | 13.3 / 13.3 | 12.5 / 11.8 | 12.4 |
| yellow cards | 1.8 / 2.3 | 1.9 / 1.8 | 2.1 |
| matches over 2.5 | 50% | 88% | |
| both scored | 50% | 50% | |
| clean sheets | 38% | 38% | |
| failed to score | 25% | 13% | |
| home / away | |||
| goals | 2 / 1 | 2 / 1.3 | |
| average total | 3 | 3.3 | |
| matches over 2.5 | 60% | 100% | |
| both scored | 40% | 50% | |
- Deportivo Alavés shoot less often than the league average: 11.9 shots vs 13.4
- Atlético Madrid score more than the league average: 2.3 vs 1.5
- Atlético Madrid: 3 league wins in a row
- "home / away" is split by the role in this match: home games only for Deportivo Alavés, away games only for Atlético Madrid
Head to head
2–2–6Deportivo Alavés wins · draws · Atlético Madrid wins
| Match | Score | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés | 1:0 | 18.01.26 | |
| Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid | 1:1 | 30.08.25 | |
| Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid | 0:0 | 03.05.25 | |
| Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés | 2:1 | 23.11.24 | |
| Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid | 2:0 | 21.04.24 | |
| Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés | 2:1 | 29.10.23 | |
| Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés | 4:1 | 02.04.22 | |
| Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid | 1:0 | 25.09.21 | |
| Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés | 1:0 | 21.03.21 | |
| Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid | 1:2 | 03.01.21 |
- both scored in 5 of the last 10 meetings
- over 2.5 goals — in 4 of 10