Coming into Matchweek 11, Barcelona top the table with 27 points, two ahead of Atlético, while Alavés have 12 points from ten games.
Barcelona’s 40 goals from their first ten games is the most by any team at this stage of a La Liga season since 1997/98 – the previous best was 37 by Real Madrid in 2014/15.
Barcelona won their first nine games this season – no team had won its first nine La Liga games of a season since 1997/98 (previous best: eight, by Barcelona and Atlético in 2013/14).
Last weekend’s 2-1 home defeat by Real Madrid ended a 23-game home winning run dating back to 14 September 2025, their second-longest since 1997/98 behind 25 in 2012-14.
Barcelona have scored in 36 consecutive home La Liga games since 21 December 2024.
Barcelona are the only side with a perfect away record this season (five wins, 22 goals scored), and their games have averaged 5.10 goals.
Barcelona lead the head-to-head W21 D4 L5 in 30 La Liga meetings since 1997/98, but Alavés won the most recent 1-0 at home on 13 May 2026.
Alavés have won only two of their 15 La Liga visits to Barcelona since 1997/98 (D1 L12), the most recent 2-1 on 10 September 2016.
Barcelona are unbeaten in their last eight home games against Alavés (W7 D1) and have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings.
Barcelona’s joint-biggest wins in the fixture are 7-1 at home in January 1999 and 6-0 away in February 2017.
Alavés are winless in six (D2 L4) since a 5-2 home win over Osasuna on 6 September, and winless in all four away games this season (D2 L2).
Barcelona have won 173 of their 233 home La Liga games on a Saturday since 1997/98 (W173 D35 L25).
