Barcelona they will look to get back to winning ways as they host Alaves.
The Blaugrana suffered two notable defeats last week when they were beaten in the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain before losing the Clasico 2-1 at home to Real Madrid.
Hansi Flick has insisted that he has full confidence in his squad ahead of the visit of Alavés, and Barça will look to ease any pressure on themselves and their coach by claiming a comfortable victory.
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Where to watch Barcelona vs Alavés: TV channel, live broadcasts online
Barcelona v Alavés kicks off at 20:00 GMT (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT) on Saturday 31 October with live UK coverage on Disney Plus.
Live streaming on a wide range of devices is available on the Disney Plus app. UK subscriptions cost between £5.99 and £14.99 per month or between £99.90 and £149.90 per year.
Statistics Barcelona vs Alavés, form of the League
- Before the defeat in May, Barcelona were unbeaten in 17 meetings with Alavés in all competitions (15 wins, 2 draws), including wins in each of the previous six meetings between the clubs.
- Since the 2-1 La Liga defeat in September 2016, Barça have gone eight games at home unbeaten against Alavés (W7 E1, all in the top flight)
- The exception was the 1-1 draw in October 2021, since when Barça have won three in a row at home against Alavés, the last coming from behind to win 3-1 last November, when Pablo Ibáñez opened the scoring, Lamine Yamal equalized and Dani Olmo scored twice.
- Barça’s home record against Alavés is 21 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats, the other of their losses in the match comes thanks to the only goal of the match by Nan Ribera in February 2000.
- Before the latest round of games, Barça Raphinha was the top scorer in the division this season (13 goals in 9 games), with Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (11 in 10 games) the only other player in double figures.
- With two draws and two defeats, Alavés is one of seven teams that have yet to win away from home in the 2026/27 League. Only Getafe and Racing, who have lost all five road games, have taken fewer points.
- Espanyol’s Yamal and Javi Hernández (6 each) are the only players with more assists in the division this season than Díaz (4), although team-mate Àngel Pérez and Barça’s Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Fermín López have 3 each.
- Only Barcelona (15) and Llevant and Real Betis (16 each) had fewer tickets than Alavés (17) in the current League campaign before this day.
- Alavés have scored in seven of their last 10 games against Barça, despite losing 3-0 at home and 1-0 away in the 2024/25 season.
- Six of Alavés’ 13 La Liga goals this season have come after the 83rd minute, with Hugo Novoa’s 87th-minute consolation in a 2-1 defeat at Celta de Vigo on October 18 the only goal they have scored in more than 252 minutes away from home.