ELCHE, Spain (Interstat) — A single goal from Álvaro Rodríguez in the 72nd minute was not enough to separate Elche and Deportivo Alaves, who played to a 1-1 draw Saturday at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a La Liga fixture that had been heavily tipped in the home side’s favor.

Rodríguez found the net on a play that featured assists from substitutes Jonny Otto and Sivera, the latter a goalkeeper who helped trigger the counterattack. The goal was the only one tallied in the provided match data, but both teams finished with one goal apiece, leaving the score deadlocked at full time.

The match was marked by discipline issues, with referees issuing nine yellow cards. The bookings began early: Pablo Ibáñez was cautioned in the 12th minute, followed by Antonio Blanco in the 29th. Jonny Otto received a yellow in the 33rd, Aleix Febas in the 50th, Ibrahim Diabaté in the 69th and Sivera in the 78th. Two players were booked in the 88th minute — Grady Diangana and Abderrahman Rebbach — and John Donald was cautioned in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

The result left Deportivo Alaves with a La Liga record of seven wins, 16 losses and 10 draws, and an overall mark of 11 wins, 17 losses and 10 draws across all competitions. Elche’s league record moved to eight wins, 13 losses and 11 draws, matching their overall record.

Both teams entered the match after losses. Deportivo Alaves fell 4-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao on May 2, while Elche lost 3-1 at Celta Vigo on May 3. Alaves had also dropped a 2-1 decision at Real Madrid on April 21 before drawing 3-3 at Real Sociedad on April 11. Elche, meanwhile, had beaten Club Atlético de Madrid 3-2 at home on April 22 and won 1-0 at Valencia on April 11 before losing 1-0 at Rayo Vallecano on April 3.

The most recent head-to-head meeting between the two clubs came on Oct. 5, 2025, when Deportivo Alaves defeated Elche 3-1 at home.

Looking ahead, Deportivo Alaves will host Barcelona on Wednesday, May 13, before traveling to Real Oviedo on Sunday, May 17. Elche visits Real Betis on Tuesday, May 12, and then hosts Getafe on Sunday, May 17.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Elche 2, Deportivo Alaves 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Elche an 83.80 percent probability to win the match.