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2026/27 La Liga
Matchday 7
Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés
San Mamés
Bilbao, Spain
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Kick-off is at 16:15
Athletic Club will be targeting nothing but a victory when they host Deportivo Alavés in
La Liga at San Mamés on 19 September.
Head-to-head
The most recent La Liga meeting between the two sides was in the 2025/26 season, when Athletic won 4-2 at Mendizorrotza on 2 May.
In La Liga the two clubs have met 38 times: Athletic have won 23, Alavés have won 7, with 8 draws.
The last time Athletic hosted Alavés in La Liga was on 13 September 2025, when Alavés won 1-0 at San Mamés.
Team News
Athletic are expected to be without Gorka Guruzeta (hamstring), Peio Canales (calf), Dani Vivian (groin) and Unai Egiluz (ACL).
Andoni Gorosabel has been dealing with a groin issue and may still be short of full fitness.
Meanwhile, Alavés are currently without Aitor Mañas (head), Facundo Garcés (ACL) and Mikel Rodríguez (ACL).
Quotes
“We will get angry the day we do not compete. While we compete we can win, draw or lose. The lads were not switched off," Quique Alaves manager Sánchez Flores said after his side's defeat to Racing Santander 2-1 Alavés on 12 September.
"At some moments we were overrun, at others it was even and at others we were better. Then there is accuracy in both boxes and today we did not have it.
“We showed our faces at all times and we competed well. We shot a lot, we gave a sense of danger in many moments of the game and we defended many situations well, although one or two got away from us. We were not always going to be at the best possible level."
La Liga matchday 7 fixtures
Friday 18 September
21:00 - RCD Espanyol vs Elche CF
Saturday, 19 September
14:00 - CA Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano
16:15 - Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés
18:30 - RC Celta de Vigo vs Racing de Santander
21:00 - Sevilla FC vs FC Barcelona
Sunday, 20 September
14:00 - Getafe CF vs Málaga CF
16:15 - Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid CF
18:30 - Deportivo de La Coruña vs Real Betis
18:30 - Villarreal CF vs Levante UD
21:00 - Valencia CF vs Real Sociedad
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