Overview
Alaves started the 2025-2026 season quite positively with 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses after 8 rounds, bringing home 11 points and 10th place in the La Liga rankings.
This is an encouraging step forward compared to last season, when the Basque team only finished in 15th place. Their goal now is to maintain a stable performance towards the fourth consecutive season participating in the highest level of Spain.
Under the leadership of coach Eduardo Coudet, Alaves just had an impressive 3-1 victory over Elche despite having only 10 players on the field. This is a result that helps them regain inspiration after a series of unstable matches.
Notably, 2 of Alaves' 3 victories came at home at Mendizorrotza, although they also suffered a 1-2 defeat to Sevilla here at the end of September.
In the history of the confrontation, Alaves have met Valencia 44 times, winning 12, while Valencia won 22 matches and 10 times the two teams were unbeaten.
Valencia are facing a big challenge when traveling to Alaves - a team they have not defeated since August 2021. In the last 5 encounters, Alaves are unbeaten with 4 wins, forcing Los Che to put all their efforts into this confrontation.
The statistics are even more worrying as Valencia have not been able to win away to Alaves since 2017. Coach Carlos Corberan's team entered this match in a state of instability, after 2 consecutive defeats against Real Oviedo and Girona.
Valencia are currently on a unforgettable run of fixtures after a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on 20 September.
A record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses after 8 rounds has only helped Valencia have 8 points, temporarily ranked 15th in the 2025-2026 La Liga rankings. Compared to 12th place last season, it is clear that the team that won the Spanish championship 6 times still has a lot of work to do if they want to return to the group in the middle.
Personnel situation
Alaves will not have the service of Mariano Diaz when hosting Valencia, when the former Real Madrid striker is still having muscle problems. However, Eduardo Coudet could welcome Moussa Diarra back from a leg injury, while facundo Garces is out of suspension for two games and ready to play.
attack star Carlos Vicente - who has scored 3 goals since the beginning of the season - continues to be the biggest hope for the home team at Mendizorroza.
On the opposite side, Valencia suffered a significant loss when Mouctar Diakhaby and Largie Ramazani were still injured, while Filip Urgrinic was likely to be out.
Carlos Corberan is expected to make notable changes to his squad after the defeat to Girona.
The duo Hugo Duro and Javi Guerra are likely to return to the starting lineup, while Arnaut Danjuma will still hold the position in attack. On the two wings, Luis Rioja and Diego Lopez will continue to be the options of the Spanish captain.
Expected lineup:
Alaves: Sivera, Jonny, Tenaglia, Pacheco, Enriquez, Vicente, Blanco, Ibanez, Rebbach, Martinez, Boye.
Valencia: Agirrezabala, correia, tarrega, Copete, Vazquez, Rioja, Pepelu, Guerra, Lopez, Duro, Danjuma.
The match between Alaves and Valencia takes place at 2:00 am on October 21 (Vietnam time).
