Alaves
- Deportivo Alaves are going well in the new campaign and look good value to overcome a Valencia CF side that have had no lift-off in the early stages of the season.
- Alaves are 2nd in the LaLiga 2026/2027 table with 10 points from four games after a 2-game winning streak, but they were always going to be in the mix this season.
- They started with a 0-0 draw at Rayo Vallecano, then beat both Villarreal and Osasuna at home in their next two assignments.
- They set up in a 5-3-2 formation or narrow back-three in their home matches and can switch to a 4-4-2 if necessary to keep things tight in midfield and then hit on the counterattack.
- Alaves are very strong at home in LaLiga with three wins in three games and only two goals conceded.
Valencia
- Chés have had a miserable start to the season and Carlos Corberan's high-tempo pressing game has yet to get off the ground.
- The pressure is now on the coach after a run of three straight defeats - to Real Betis, Deportivo A Coruna and FC Barcelona - that has left them bottom of the table with only 1 point from 4 matches.
- His preferred system is a 3-4-2-1 with wing-backs and an aggressive pressing game to try to control the central areas and then to strike fast in transition.
- It has been effective when it has worked, but they lack a quality forward to finish the good moves off and Umar Sadiq, their leading scorer, has only scored once in three LaLiga 2026/2027 matches.
Head-to-Head
Alaves have won two of the last five meetings and are on a better run of form than Chés at the moment.
Key Players
- They have enough quality in Lucas Boye - 4 goals in 3 games so far - to punish any mistakes, while Angel Perez - 3 assists in 4 - is a real creative spark.
- Umar Sadiq, their leading scorer, has only scored once in three LaLiga 2026/2027 matches.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are a slight 2.24 favorites with Valencia 3.45 and the draw 3.0, which looks wrong to us as Alaves have won two of the last five meetings and are on a better run of form than Chés at the moment.
- Under 2.5 goals is worth a bet at 1.62 too as this matchup looks unlikely to produce a goal-fest.
- Alaves have conceded only 2 goals in three home games this season.
Prediction
Back Alaves to keep up their good start in 2026/2027 with a 1-0 home win .