Atletico Madrid v Alaves result

Full-time · Atletico Madrid 1–0 Alaves

La Liga · Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:15 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Atletico Madrid · Alaves · Head-to-head

Atletico Madrid 1–0 Alaves — Atletico Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Atletico Madrid: 1.91 to 1.21 in expected goals, from 23 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the eighth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 1–0 in La Liga on Sunday 18 January. Atletico Madrid have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Atletico Madrid: Alexander Sørloth (48’, assisted by Pablo Barrios).

Discipline

G. Cuadra showed two yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Atletico Madrid: Johnny Cardoso (27’); Alaves: Pablo Ibáñez (6’).

What it changes

Atletico Madrid stay fourth after this result (20 league matches played).

Alaves move down from 15th to 18th (20 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) 9.8, Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) 6.4 and Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) 3.8 led the match.

Next up

Atletico Madrid next travel to VfB Stuttgart on 20 October 2026.

Alaves next travel to Celta Vigo on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Atletico Madrid: VfB Stuttgart v Atletico Madrid, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Alaves: Celta Vigo v Alaves, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Atletico Madrid 1–0 Alaves · La Liga
Referee: G. Cuadra
Head-to-head (last 6): Atletico Madrid 3 · draws 2 · Alaves 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Atletico Madrid 3W 1D 1L · Alaves 2W 1D 2L

Atletico Madrid 1–0 Alaves (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5

Corners

against 5.25 / 6.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3 yellows

Referee · G. Cuadra

1.78 home / 1.22 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Atletico Madrid for / against	Line	Alaves for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 6.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: G. Cuadra — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.67 fouls over 9 matches (1.78 to the home side, 1.22 to the away side).

Home 1.78Away 1.22

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Javi Galán n 8	65	2.4 6/4	1.4 5/3	—
Carlos Martín n 8	37.4	2.4 6/1	2.4 4/4	—
C. Gallagher n 8	49	2.3 6/3	3 6/3	—
N. González n 8	50	2 5/4	0.9 2/2	—
Alex Baena n 8	66.6	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/2	—

Atletico Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Antoine Griezmann n 8	40.1	2.8 6/2	2.2 6/2
Alexander Sørloth n 8	62.5	2.7 6/4	1.8 6/3
Julián Alvarez n 8	73.8	2.1 8/4	0.9 4/2
Alex Baena n 8	66.6	1.9 8/3	1 5/1
C. Gallagher n 8	49	1.8 6/1	0.7 2/1

Atletico Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Antoine Griezmann n 8	40.1	1.4 4/1	0 0/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	62.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
G. Raspadori n 8	35.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Julián Alvarez n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Marcos Llorente n 8	63.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Atletico Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Martín n 8	37.4	4.8 6/6
Johnny Cardoso n 8	53.6	4.4 7/6
Javi Galán n 8	65	4.2 7/5
Matteo Ruggeri n 8	72.6	2.9 6/4
C. Gallagher n 8	49	2.5 7/2

Atletico Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jan Oblak n 8	90	2.4 5/2

Alaves

Alaves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Díaz n 8	36.8	4.6 8/4	0 0/0	—
Aitor Mañas n 7	34.7	3 5/3	1.5 3/1	—
Calebe n 8	54.8	2.7 6/3	2.3 7/4	—
L. Boyé n 8	75.6	2.2 6/4	1.3 6/3	—
Carles Aleñá n 8	53.8	2.1 5/4	2.5 7/3	—

Alaves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Toni Martínez n 8	69.6	3.1 7/4	1.5 5/2
L. Boyé n 8	75.6	2.1 8/3	1 5/2
A. Rebbach n 8	47.1	1.9 5/2	1 4/0
Pablo Ibáñez n 8	65	1.7 6/3	0.9 5/0
Carlos Vicente n 8	57.4	1.6 6/2	1 4/1

Alaves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Carlos Vicente n 8	57.4	0.8 4/0	0.2 1/0
Toni Martínez n 8	69.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
L. Boyé n 8	75.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Antonio Blanco n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Pablo Ibáñez n 8	65	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Alaves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Antonio Blanco n 8	73.9	3.5 8/5
Calebe n 8	54.8	3.1 6/5
M. Diarra n 8	74.8	2.6 8/4
N. Tenaglia n 8	90.8	2.4 8/5
L. Boyé n 8	75.6	2.4 5/4

Alaves — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Sivera n 8	90	2.8 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Atletico Madrid		Alaves
54%	Possession	46%
1.78	Expected goals (xG)	0.85
23	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	0
9	Shots off target	6
8	Blocked shots	2
16	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	6
2	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	5
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
555	Passes	464
88%	Pass accuracy	83%

Atletico Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jan Oblak	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Marcos Llorente	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.3
Marc Pubill	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.3
Dávid Hancko	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
Matteo Ruggeri	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.2
Pablo Barrios	90	0	1	1	0	5	6	0	8
Alexander Sørloth	86	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.9
Johnny Cardoso	78	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
Giuliano Simeone	62	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	6.3
Thiago Almada	62	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	6.7
Julián Alvarez	62	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.3
Alex Baena sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
Koke sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Antoine Griezmann sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Robin Le Normand sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Nahuel Molina sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Alaves player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sivera	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
Jonny	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Tenaglia	90	0	0	3	0	6.9
Jon Pacheco	90	1	0	2	0	7
Víctor Parada	90	0	1	1	0	7.5
Carlos Vicente	90	0	1	1	0	7.2
Antonio Blanco	81	0	1	3	0	6.7
Carles Aleñá	69	0	0	2	0	6.7
Pablo Ibáñez	55	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Toni Martínez	55	1	0	0	0	6.2
Jon Guridi	54	1	0	1	0	6.3
Denis Suárez sub	36	0	1	0	0	6.9
Guevara sub	35	1	0	1	0	6.5
L. Boyé sub	35	2	0	1	0	6.3
A. Rebbach sub	21	0	3	0	0	7
Aitor Mañas sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Atletico Madrid v Alaves — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Atletico MadridWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

AlavesWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Atletico Madrid 3 · 2 draws · Alaves 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-08-30 Alaves 1–1 Atletico Madrid
2025-05-03 Alaves 0–0 Atletico Madrid
2024-11-23 Atletico Madrid 2–1 Alaves
2024-04-21 Alaves 2–0 Atletico Madrid
2023-10-29 Atletico Madrid 2–1 Alaves
2022-04-02 Atletico Madrid 4–1 Alaves

League standing · 2025/26

Atletico Madrid#4 pos69 pts38 pl+18 GD

Alaves#14 pos43 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Atletico Madrid scored1.63

Alaves scored1.16

Atletico Madrid conceded1.16

Alaves conceded1.47

Shot map and expected goals

Atletico Madrid 1.91 xG from 23 shots, Alaves 1.21 from 8. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Atletico Madrid (attacking right)Alaves (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Atletico Madrid	23	1	1.91
Alaves	8	0	1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Atletico Madrid and Alaves?: In their last 6 meetings, Atletico Madrid won 3, Alaves won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Atletico Madrid and Alaves?: Recent form — Atletico Madrid 3W 1D 1L; Alaves 2W 1D 2L.

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