Alaves vs Valencia — LaLiga 26/27
Alaves: 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
Valencia: 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 13, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the LaLiga page.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves sit third with 10 points from five matches, and their home record is perfect: three wins, nine goals scored and two conceded. Valencia are bottom with a single point and no wins anywhere, having lost both away matches while scoring once and conceding four. The table gap is real, but it is built on a tiny sample of five games, so it flatters Alaves's true standing less than the raw numbers suggest.
Alaves
ValenciaScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Attack
Alaves score 3.0 goals per home match, more than double their 2.2 overall average, while Valencia manage just 0.5 goals per away match. The hosts have scored in every home game this season and average 2.6 goals in their last five at this venue. Valencia's away attack is almost non-existent: one goal in two away matches, and they failed to score in half of their recent away games.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Alaves concede 0.7 goals per home match, a strong mark that improves on their 1.0 overall average, while Valencia concede 2.0 goals per away match. The hosts have kept a clean sheet in two of their three home games, and Valencia have yet to keep one on the road. Alaves are clearly the more solid side in their relevant venue, and Valencia's away defence looks vulnerable.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — LaLiga matches by sample: Last 5 — ALA 5 of 5, VCF 5 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — ALA 3 of 5, VCF 2 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves are most dangerous late, scoring 36% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minutes, while Valencia's only goal this season came in the 16-30 minute band. The hosts also concede most heavily just after half-time, with 60% of their goals against coming in the 46-60 minute window. Valencia's vulnerability is spread across the match, but their peak conceding band is also the final 15 minutes, where 40% of their goals against arrive.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves's matches have gone over 2.5 goals in 60% of all games this season, and that rate rises to 67% in their home matches. Valencia's matches have gone over 2.5 in 40% of all games and 50% away, so the hosts' home environment is the more goal-heavy of the two. Alaves have failed to score in 0% of matches this season, while Valencia have failed to score in 80% overall and 50% away, a stark contrast in scoring reliability.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Valencia have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 3 matches of the LaLiga.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Alaves conceded on average 1.3 goals per match while Valencia conceded on average 3 goals per match.
Valencia struggle with scoring lately. They have averaged less than one goal per match in the last 5 LaLiga matches.
Valencia have been one of the least effective teams in the LaLiga this season, averaging just 0.2 goals per match, which is below the league average of 1.4 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Alaves scored 7 goals (average 2.3) while Valencia scored 1 (average 0.3).
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Alaves have received an average of 2.6 cards per match, while Valencia have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 3 LaLiga matches, Alaves have been awarded an average of 5 corners per match, while Valencia have averaged 3.3 corners.
The chances of seeing a goal from Valencia in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.2 goals before halftime in the LaLiga matches this season.
Alaves scored at least one goal per match in the LaLiga this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Alaves within the first half. They have averaged 0.8 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Alaves have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Valencia have averaged 0.8 cards.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves sit third with 10 points from five matches, and their home record is perfect: three wins, nine goals scored and two conceded. Valencia are bottom with a single point and no wins anywhere, having lost both away matches while scoring once and conceding four. The table gap is real, but it is built on a tiny sample of five games, so it flatters Alaves's true standing less than the raw numbers suggest.
AlavesValenciaHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Alaves have won 5 of the 10 meetings between these sides, with Valencia taking 3 and 2 draws, so the hosts hold a clear edge in the all-venues record. The most recent meeting went to Valencia, a 3-2 win in March, but that was at their ground and the overall tally still favours Alaves. There is no venue-specific record available for this fixture, so the head-to-head says Alaves are the better side in this matchup without saying anything about home advantage.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Attack
Alaves score 3.0 goals per home match, more than double their 2.2 overall average, while Valencia manage just 0.5 goals per away match. The hosts have scored in every home game this season and average 2.6 goals in their last five at this venue. Valencia's away attack is almost non-existent: one goal in two away matches, and they failed to score in half of their recent away games.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Alaves concede 0.7 goals per home match, a strong mark that improves on their 1.0 overall average, while Valencia concede 2.0 goals per away match. The hosts have kept a clean sheet in two of their three home games, and Valencia have yet to keep one on the road. Alaves are clearly the more solid side in their relevant venue, and Valencia's away defence looks vulnerable.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — LaLiga matches by sample: Last 5 — ALA 5 of 5, VCF 5 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — ALA 3 of 5, VCF 2 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves are most dangerous late, scoring 36% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minutes, while Valencia's only goal this season came in the 16-30 minute band. The hosts also concede most heavily just after half-time, with 60% of their goals against coming in the 46-60 minute window. Valencia's vulnerability is spread across the match, but their peak conceding band is also the final 15 minutes, where 40% of their goals against arrive.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 13, 2026
Alaves's matches have gone over 2.5 goals in 60% of all games this season, and that rate rises to 67% in their home matches. Valencia's matches have gone over 2.5 in 40% of all games and 50% away, so the hosts' home environment is the more goal-heavy of the two. Alaves have failed to score in 0% of matches this season, while Valencia have failed to score in 80% overall and 50% away, a stark contrast in scoring reliability.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Valencia have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 3 matches of the LaLiga.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Alaves conceded on average 1.3 goals per match while Valencia conceded on average 3 goals per match.
Valencia struggle with scoring lately. They have averaged less than one goal per match in the last 5 LaLiga matches.
Valencia have been one of the least effective teams in the LaLiga this season, averaging just 0.2 goals per match, which is below the league average of 1.4 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Alaves scored 7 goals (average 2.3) while Valencia scored 1 (average 0.3).
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Alaves have received an average of 2.6 cards per match, while Valencia have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 3 LaLiga matches, Alaves have been awarded an average of 5 corners per match, while Valencia have averaged 3.3 corners.
The chances of seeing a goal from Valencia in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.2 goals before halftime in the LaLiga matches this season.
Alaves scored at least one goal per match in the LaLiga this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Alaves within the first half. They have averaged 0.8 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Alaves have received an average of 0.8 cards in the first half per match, while Valencia have averaged 0.8 cards.
About The Match
Alaves arrive as a clear home favourite, and the gap in the table is stark: 10 points from five matches against Valencia's single point. The hosts have won all three at home while Valencia have lost both away, and the market prices Alaves at 50% to win with a 56% first-goal chance. The key uncertainty is whether Valencia's early-season collapse is a true measure of their level or a small-sample artefact, because their only goal in five matches leaves the away side with almost no attacking evidence to lean on.