Deportivo Alavés hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 15th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Valencia holds 9th place with 11 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Deportivo Alavés at their home stadium (Estadio Olaranbe) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Alavés, facing Levante in a game that ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Barcelona.
Alavés has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 5 games. Alavés have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valencia form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Valencia seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Valencia go into this game after a win, the home game against Real Madrid that ended 4-1. A draw for Valencia before that, at their own venue hosting Getafe (2-2).
It's hard not to mention Carlos Soler's lethal finishing against Real Madrid. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Valencia have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. In the opposite end, Valencia have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Alavés-Valencia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Deportivo Alavés three wins, Valencia six wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Soler Barragán 4 goals |  M. Gómez González 3 goals |  M. Vallejo Galván 2 goals |
Deportivo Alavés missing players
Valencia missing players
| Deportivo Alavés | Valencia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 89% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 44% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 60% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | 40 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 45 | 83 |
| 19 | 10 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 37% | 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 42% |
- Valencia has the most points from losing position (7) in La Liga
- Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valencia have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Valencia have scored more than double the goals of Deportivo Alavés.
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Granada | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Cádiz | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 8 | Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Getafe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Elche | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Athletic Club | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Huesca | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 6 |