Alaves host Atletico Madrid in LaLiga's eighth round

Alaves host Atletico Madrid on 10 October 2026 at 17:15 Damascus time, in a match between the two sides in the eighth round of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, broadcast live on beIN SPORTS.

Atletico Madrid sit in second place in the standings with 16 points from 7 matches, having recorded 5 wins, one draw and one defeat, scoring 16 goals and conceding 7. Alaves, meanwhile, are sixth with 11 points from 7 matches, with 3 wins, two draws and two defeats, scoring 11 goals and conceding 6.

In their last five matches, Alaves have recorded two wins, two defeats and one draw, having drawn 0-0 away to Athletic Bilbao, lost 0-1 at home to Valencia, lost 1-2 away to Racing Santander, before beating Osasuna 5-2 and beating Villarreal 1-0 at home.

Atletico Madrid, for their part, have recorded 3 wins and two defeats in their last five matches, having beaten Real Madrid 2-1 at home, beaten Osasuna 4-0 also at home, and beaten Real Sociedad 3-0 away, before losing 1-2 to Liverpool and 0-3 away to Athletic Bilbao in their last two matches.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at home on 18 January 2026, while the two teams drew 1-1 at Alaves's ground on 30 August 2025, and also drew 0-0 on 3 May 2025. Atletico Madrid also won 2-1 at home on 23 November 2024, while Alaves won 2-0 at home on 21 April 2024.

Alaves will be without F. Garces through suspension, and Fili Koski and Mikel Rodriguez through injury, while Atletico Madrid will be without Alexander Sorloth through injury.