Santander vs Alaves — LaLiga 26/27
Santander: 2 yellow cards, 1 red card
Alaves: 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 12, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the LaLiga page.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
The table gap is real but flatters Alaves slightly at this venue: Santander have taken 2 points per home match while Alaves have only 1 point from their single away game. Across the whole season Alaves sit second with 10 points from four matches against Santander's 4 from the same number, a gap built almost entirely on home form.
Santander
AlavesScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Attack
Santander score 2.5 goals per home match, double their overall rate, while Alaves have managed just 1.0 goal per away match this season. That home edge is the strongest single attacking signal in this fixture, but it comes from only two home games and sits against an Alaves defence that has conceded just once on the road.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Alaves have conceded 1.0 goal per away match and kept two clean sheets in their last four away games, while Santander concede 2.0 per home match and have kept no clean sheet all season. The away side's defensive record is the more solid of the two, though both samples are small.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Santander are fast starters, scoring 43% of their goals between minutes 16 and 30, while Alaves are at their most dangerous late, with 40% of their goals after the 76th minute. The hosts' threat fades sharply after the break, they have scored no second-half goals this season, while Alaves score 70% of theirs after half-time.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Santander's home matches have been high-scoring, with 100% of their two home games going over 2.5 goals, while Alaves' single away match stayed under that line. Across the whole season Santander's matches average 3.75 total goals to Alaves' 3.25, but the venue split is the sharper signal here.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Chances are good to see a goal from Santander within the first half. They have averaged 1.7 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
Santander have been struggling lately. They lost 2 of their last 3 matches of the LaLiga.
In the last 4 matches of the LaLiga, Santander conceded on average 2 goals per match while Alaves conceded on average 0.7 goals per match.
Alaves blocks 83% of all shots on target which is highest in LaLiga this season.
In their last 5 matches, Santander have received an average of 1.4 cards in the first half per match, while Alaves have averaged 0.4 cards.
Alaves scored at least one goal per match in the LaLiga this season.
In the last 4 matches of the LaLiga, Santander scored 7 goals (average 1.7) while Alaves scored 10 (average 2.5).
In their last 5 matches, Santander have received an average of 1.8 cards per match, while Alaves have averaged 2.6 cards.
In their last 4 LaLiga matches, Santander have been awarded an average of 5.7 corners per match, while Alaves have averaged 5.2 corners.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
The table gap is real but flatters Alaves slightly at this venue: Santander have taken 2 points per home match while Alaves have only 1 point from their single away game. Across the whole season Alaves sit second with 10 points from four matches against Santander's 4 from the same number, a gap built almost entirely on home form.
SantanderAlavesHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
History is firmly with Alaves: across the last 10 meetings Santander have won none, Alaves have won four and six have been draws, with the most recent meeting ending 1-1. At this ground the pattern is even more entrenched, with five draws and one Alaves win in the six meetings played here.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Attack
Santander score 2.5 goals per home match, double their overall rate, while Alaves have managed just 1.0 goal per away match this season. That home edge is the strongest single attacking signal in this fixture, but it comes from only two home games and sits against an Alaves defence that has conceded just once on the road.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Alaves have conceded 1.0 goal per away match and kept two clean sheets in their last four away games, while Santander concede 2.0 per home match and have kept no clean sheet all season. The away side's defensive record is the more solid of the two, though both samples are small.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Santander are fast starters, scoring 43% of their goals between minutes 16 and 30, while Alaves are at their most dangerous late, with 40% of their goals after the 76th minute. The hosts' threat fades sharply after the break, they have scored no second-half goals this season, while Alaves score 70% of theirs after half-time.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 12, 2026
Santander's home matches have been high-scoring, with 100% of their two home games going over 2.5 goals, while Alaves' single away match stayed under that line. Across the whole season Santander's matches average 3.75 total goals to Alaves' 3.25, but the venue split is the sharper signal here.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Chances are good to see a goal from Santander within the first half. They have averaged 1.7 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
Santander have been struggling lately. They lost 2 of their last 3 matches of the LaLiga.
In the last 4 matches of the LaLiga, Santander conceded on average 2 goals per match while Alaves conceded on average 0.7 goals per match.
Alaves blocks 83% of all shots on target which is highest in LaLiga this season.
In their last 5 matches, Santander have received an average of 1.4 cards in the first half per match, while Alaves have averaged 0.4 cards.
Alaves scored at least one goal per match in the LaLiga this season.
In the last 4 matches of the LaLiga, Santander scored 7 goals (average 1.7) while Alaves scored 10 (average 2.5).
In their last 5 matches, Santander have received an average of 1.8 cards per match, while Alaves have averaged 2.6 cards.
In their last 4 LaLiga matches, Santander have been awarded an average of 5.7 corners per match, while Alaves have averaged 5.2 corners.
About The Match
Alaves arrive as the form side and the better team on the early-season numbers, but the market sees this as close to a coin flip, with Santander priced as a narrow favourite at home. The clearest gap is in the season records: Alaves have taken 10 points from their first four matches while Santander have 4, and Alaves have conceded just 3 goals to Santander's 8. The uncertainty is whether Santander's home scoring, 2.5 goals per home match, can overcome a defence that has kept no clean sheet all season.