Deportivo Alavés – Valencia

Recent form · Written before the match

Alavés beat Getafe 3-0 at home on 15 August, then Osasuna 5-2 at home on 6 September. The LaLiga page consulted also showed 7 points after three matches, while the available results imply four matches, three wins, one draw, 10 goals scored, 3 conceded, and 10 points; this latter version is retained as the most recent.

Valencia drew 0-0 with Celta on 22 August, lost 0-1 to Betis on 25 August, lost 1-3 away to Deportivo La Coruña on 30 August, then lost 0-5 to Barcelona at Mestalla on 6 September. The LaLiga page showed Valencia with 1 point, 1 goal scored, and 9 conceded after four matches.

No xG, shots-per-match volume, or comparable pressing indicator was verified, so the results are insufficient to establish a certain superiority in chance quality. Alavés was due to travel on 12 September before this match; Valencia was due to play in Seville on 13 September.

The result and actual workload of these matches were unknown as of the 8 September 2026 cutoff.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

The official pages consulted did not provide any recent usable head-to-head encounters with a date, season, and score. The cache and aggregators are not used to draw a conclusion on this point.

Even a recent precedent would have limited relevance if the coaches, squads, and absentees differed; it should not take precedence over the current form and lineups.

Absences and returns

For Valencia’s match against Barcelona, AS reported on 5 September the absences of Justin de Haas, Guido Rodríguez, Luis Rioja, Dimitri Foulquier, Copete, and Umar Sadiq; Diego López and Sergi Canós were unavailable due to a lack of registration, while Maffeo was announced to be returning. This information did not confirm their status for 15 September.

AS also reported on 6 September that Valencia might have to cope with a severely depleted central défense after a new injury to Diakhaby. The definitive absences for both teams, as well as the goalkeeper’s status, remained unknown.

Context & news

The match is scheduled for LaLiga EA Sports 2026-27, matchday 6, on Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 18:00 UTC at Mendizorroza, Alavés's usual stadium; no neutral venue has been indicated. Favorable scenario for Alavés: its recent output, home advantage, and points momentum could support direct attacks and transitions after winning the ball back, with Mariano listed as the team's top scorer with two goals.

Opposing scenario: Valencia can reduce space, protect a reshuffled défense, and quickly attack the wings or spaces left by Alavés; Carlos Corberán stated before the La Coruña match that the system should not depend on a single player. This counter-reading remains limited by the negative results and potentially significant defensive absences.

No reliable data makes it possible to establish a specific advantage in set pieces, box defending, or pressing. The stakes are those of a league matchday, with no first-leg score or knockout phase; the exact standings at kickoff were unknown.

Lineups and squad

No official lineup was available at the cutoff. The starting goalkeeper, starting eleven, and uncertain starters for Alavés-Valencia were unknown. An old lineup cannot be used to infer a current starting position.