Mendizorrotza prepares for a crucial La Liga clash on September 15, 2026, as Alaves host Valencia in a fixture with significant implications for both sides. The home team, with a win rate of 26%, enters the match having shown a degree of resilience recently, securing one win and three draws in their last five outings. Their ability to find the net 35 times this season, while conceding 46, highlights a need for defensive tightening.
Valencia, boasting a slightly better 29% win rate, arrives with a mixed bag of recent results, recording two wins and three losses in their last five. They mirror Alaves' goals conceded tally with 46, but have edged them in goals scored by one, at 34. Historically, this fixture has been tightly contested, with recent H2H encounters featuring a narrow Valencia 3-2 victory, a goalless draw, and two 1-0 wins for Alaves, among others. The bookmakers’ odds reflect this tight contest, with a 45% chance for a home win and an identical 45% for a draw, leaving Valencia as distinct outsiders at 10%. Expect a cagey affair where individual brilliance or a single defensive lapse could prove decisive.
1. Sivera, 14. N. Tenaglia, 16. V. Koski, 17. Jonny, 7. Angel Pérez, 19. Pablo Ibáñez, 8. Antonio Blanco, 4. Denis Suárez, 21. A. Rebbach, 15. L. Boyé, 9. M. Díaz
1. S. Dimitrievski, 22. Arnau Martínez, 5. César Tárrega, 18. Pepelu, 14. José Gayà, 27. David Otorbi, 15. A. Dieng, 23. F. Ugrinic, 39. R. Sato, 8. Javi Guerra, 7. A. Danjuma
Match events
18' Var Goal cancelled — Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia)
21' Card Yellow Card — Javi Guerra (Valencia)
21' Card Yellow Card — Antonio Blanco (Alaves)
45'+2 Card Yellow Card — José Luis García Vayá (Valencia)
52' Card Yellow Card — Aaron Mayol (Valencia)
61' Card Yellow Card — Guido Rodríguez (Valencia)
63' subst Substitution 1 — Hugo Duro (Valencia) (assists: Luis Rioja)
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