Alaves vs Mallorca Prediction & Betting Tips (25 April)

Deportivo Alavés welcome Mallorca to Mendizorroza in late April with both sides still glancing nervously at the lower reaches of LaLiga. Alavés sit just above the drop zone after a run that has mixed resilience with defensive fragility, drawing high-scoring thrillers like the recent 3-3 away to Real Sociedad and sharing points at home too. News around the squad has focused on tightening up at the back while keeping faith in an attack that continues to create chances. With the club’s home record offering only a modest cushion, this fixture feels like one of those quiet turning points in a long season.

Form-wise, Alavés have become specialists in tight, nervy encounters at Mendizorroza, where stalemates have piled up. The recent home draw with Villarreal, a cagey 1-1, underlined both their organisation and their difficulty in closing games out. Earlier in March they showed a more adventurous side in a dramatic away win at Celta Vigo, while the dressing room talk in recent weeks has centred on converting that attacking spark into consistent results. With suspensions and knocks elsewhere in the league grabbing headlines, Alavés’ main storyline is simpler: turn stubborn competitiveness into the kind of calm, controlled performance that finally eases relegation worries.

Mallorca arrive with a very different emotional backdrop, buoyed by some eye-catching results over the past month. A commanding home victory over Rayo Vallecano, the 3-0 win, reminded everyone of their intensity on the island, and the earlier triumph against Real Madrid, a gritty 2-1, was one of the standout stories of their season. Yet away from home the narrative shifts: performances have been patchier, with narrow defeats and draws reflecting a team still searching for the same authority on their travels. That contrast between fortress Son Moix and fragile road form is central to how this trip to Vitoria is being framed.

Put together, the recent news around both clubs paints a picture of two sides that can score, suffer, and still somehow keep their campaigns alive. Alavés’ sequence of draws and Mallorca’s mixed away record suggest a contest where caution may gradually outweigh ambition, especially with league positions so tight and injuries trimming options on both benches. The memory of Mallorca’s narrow home win in the last head-to-head adds a little edge, but this time the stakes feel more about survival than revenge. All of that makes a low-risk approach highly plausible, and a 0-0 correct score stands out as a very realistic prediction for this meeting.

• Summary: Deportivo Alavés played against Mallorca in 1 matches this season. Currently, Deportivo Alavés rank 17th, while Mallorca hold 14th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.
• Alaves Feedinco Rating: 6.71
• Mallorca Feedinco Rating: 6.77