Valencia vs Alaves Prediction 5 May 2024

After several consecutive unsuccessful seasons, Valencia could well secure their participation in the European cups next season - the team is in eighth place, having 47 points to their name. Alaves, in turn, has practically solved all its tasks for the season and is unlikely to fall below 17th place. What should we expect from the upcoming meeting, which will take place at "Mestalla" within the framework of the 34th round of the Spanish championship?

Losses
In the upcoming match, Valencia will not be able to count on 4 players - if Gaya, Diakhaby, and Perez have been absent due to injuries since the beginning of March, then the absence of Mamardashvili could significantly affect the result (the Georgian goalkeeper received a direct red card in the last game against Barcelona).
Alaves's infirmary is practically empty - only Sedlar, who injured his knee last year, will not play.

Head-to-head encounters
Recently, Villarreal has been having huge problems in head-to-head encounters against Alaves - only 1 game out of 6 was a success, and the last 2 matches ended in favor of the "glorious". Betting on the guests not losing is available at 1.78.

Trends
- Valencia concedes in 12 out of the last 13 head-to-head encounters of these teams in La Liga.
- Valencia does not lose at home in 11 out of the last 12 matches in La Liga.
- The total under 2.5 goals occurred in 9 out of the last 10 matches involving Alaves.

Referee and fouls
The match will be officiated by Mario Melero, and this referee cannot be called strict - on average, he recorded 25.0 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards in the last 10 matches. For the season in various tournaments, the indicators are almost identical - 25.0 fouls and 3.77 yellow cards.
Valencia, which was known for its rough style of play in the recent past, commits quite a few fouls this season - on average, violates the rules 12.6 times. Speaking of the number of yellow cards, the "bats" can be called one of the least rough teams in the league - 1.8.
Alaves has similar indicators - on average, earns 12.6 fouls but receives 2.1 yellow cards.
Considering that both teams play quite softly, we advise paying attention to the total under 4.5 yellow cards.

Corners
Alaves is not a team that will play open football. First and foremost, the "glorious" fight for points and results, and they are completely unconcerned about the quality of play, especially in head-to-head encounters - Alaves takes under 4.5 corners away in 6 out of the last 7 matches between these teams. You can bet on this at 1.56.

Team reviews
The last two matches were frankly failed by Valencia players - first, the "bats" lost at home to Betis (1-2), and then received four goals from Barcelona away (2-4). Moreover, problems with capitalizing on their chances began to emerge - Valencia scores under 1.5 goals in 6 out of the last 7 matches. You can bet on this at 1.51.
Alaves performed excellently in the last two matches - dry wins over Atletico (2-0) and Celta (3-0) deserve praise. However, the "glorious" show quality football only at their home stadium, while away they very rarely disappoint their opponents with goals - Alaves hasn’t scored away in 4 consecutive matches. Betting on the guests once again not scoring is available at 2.16.

Editorial prediction
Alaves pleasantly surprised with their play in the last two matches, looked good in the attacking phase, and 5 goals into the nets of Athletic and Celta are not a coincidence. Considering that Valencia concedes in 12 out of the last 13 head-to-head encounters of these teams, and in the upcoming match will not be able to have their main goalkeeper participate, we advise paying attention to a goal by the guests at 1.69.

Detailed statistics of the playing teams and trends for many other markets await you further down the page

📊In this matchup, let's immediately focus on the statistics. The last official match between the clubs took place on 02 September 2023 at the Deportivo Alaves team's field and ended with a score of 1:0.

⚽In total, the sides have played 27, and the numbers are as follows:

• 14 for today's home team;

• 6 for the guests;

• 7 ended in a draw;

• The Valencia team scored 44 goals against the opponent;

• For the Deportivo Alaves team, this number is 25 today;

• The average total goals in head-to-head matches is 2.6.