Valencia vs Alaves Match Analysis & Prediction
22/12/2024 4:00 pm
Valencia and Deportivo Alaves will both be looking to return to winning ways in La Liga when they meet at Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday.
The hosts are languisng at the bottom of the table with just 12 points to their name, leaving them five points adrift of their Basque opponents, who sit just outside the relegation zone in 17th position.
Valencia are sitting bottom of the standings after just one point from four league matches since beating Real Betis 4-2 on November 23 to claim their second La Liga win of the season.
They followed that win with three succesive defeats, including a narrow 1-0 loss in last Friday’s away encounter with fellow bottom-three side Real Valladolid.
Ruben Baraja’s side then had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Wednesday’s away contest against relegation rivals Espanyol, with Diego Lopez scoring in the opening stages of the second half to cancell out Javi Puado’s 44th-minute opener, ensuring Valencia avoided a fourth straight defeat despite extending their their winless away run to 12 league matches.
Alaves have already experienced a change of manager after the board took the difficult, and somewhat unpopular decision, to relieve Luis Garcia Plaza of his managerial duties earlier this month, bringing an end to a tenure which brought promotions and a 10th-placed finish in La Liga.
Eduardo Coudet was quickly named as Garcia Plaza’s successor, returning to Spain for the first time since leaving Celta Vigo in November 2022.
The 50-year-old began his Alaves tenure with a disappointing result in the Copa del Rey, seeing his side fall short in a penalty shootout against fourth-teir Deportivo Minera.
While he is yet to claim his first win, Coudet has avoided defeat in his first two league games in the Alaves dugout, overseeing a 2-2 draw against Osasuna and a 1-1 stalemate in last Sunday’s tricky home game against Athletic Bilbao.
Sevilla loanee Joan Jordan pounced on a mistake from Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon to score his first goal for Alaves, ensuring his side collected a point after Unai Gomez had opened the scoring at Mendizorroza.
Valencia vs. Alaves Head to head
In the previous 10 meetings between these two teams, Valencia have claimed 16 victories while Alaves have won eight, and they have drawn in six.
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13/02/2022Alaves2Valencia1La Liga
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29/07/2023Valencia2Alaves0Club Friendlies
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02/09/2023Alaves1Valencia0La Liga
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05/05/2024Valencia0Alaves1La Liga
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24/07/2024Valencia0Alaves1Club Friendlies
Valencia Team News
Valencia will remain without the services of Thierry Rendall, Jose Gaya, Mouctar Diakhaby and Rafa Mir due to injury.
Valencia's Last 5 Matches
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29/11/2024Mallorca2Valencia1La Liga
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04/12/2024Ejea1Valencia3Copa del Rey
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07/12/2024Valencia0Rayo Vallecano1La Liga
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13/12/2024Real Valladolid1Valencia0La Liga
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18/12/2024Espanyol1Valencia1La Liga
Alaves Team News
Alaves should have no injury absentees, with Carlos Protesoni set to return to the squad after sitting out the draw with Athletic.
Alaves's Last 5 Matches
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23/11/2024Atletico Madrid2Alaves1La Liga
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30/11/2024Alaves1Leganes1La Liga
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05/12/2024Deportiva MineraP 0Alaves2Copa del Rey
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08/12/2024Osasuna2Alaves2La Liga
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15/12/2024Alaves1Athletic Bilbao1La Liga
Valencia vs. Alaves: Odds and Predictions
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