Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao Predictions

• Athletic Bilbao have only won one of their last six away games.
• Alaves have lost just two of their 27 competitive home games since the start of last season.
• Alaves haven’t lost at home to Athletic Bilbao since 2003.

Alaves make promising start to life in La Liga

Alaves have picked up a few positive results since their promotion to the top flight and they can pick up another point or three when they host Athletic Bilbao on Friday.

Much like their last stint in La Liga in 2021/22, almost all of Alaves’ success this term has come at home, with impressive wins against Sevilla and Valencia mixed in with three successive defeats on the road.

Home record can carry hosts through

Athletic Bilbao are in good form, but they drew at a struggling Mallorca in their last away game and, looking back to last term, have only won one of their last six La Liga trips.

Alaves have lost just two of their 27 competitive home games since the beginning of last season and look good value to maintain their unbeaten home record, although a win could be beyond them and a 1-1 correct score prediction holds some appeal.