Deportivo Alaves will welcome Valencia to Mendizorrotza in La Liga on Wednesday. The visitors are 10th in the standings with 45 points, four fewer than seventh-placed Celta Vigo, and still directly qualify for the UEFA Europa League next season. Alaves have just a one-point lead over the 18th-placed Leganes and need to win their remaining three games to avoid relegation.
The hosts saw their unbeaten streak end after three games last week as they suffered a 1-0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao. They failed to score for the second consecutive match and will look to return to goalscoring ways.
Los Ches have enjoyed a good run of form and are undefeated in La Liga since February. They extended their unbeaten streak in the league to 10 games with a 3-0 home triumph over Getafe last week. Pepelu and Hugo Duro scored from the penalty spot, while Diego López scored his eighth goal of the season.
El Glorioso have registered two wins in their last eight games, with one of them coming at home. They have failed to score in four games during that period while keeping three clean sheets. Notably, they are unbeaten in their last five home games in this fixture, recording three wins.
The home team have an almost full-strength squad for this crucial match and only Abdelkabir Abqar is a confirmed absentee.
Los Ches are on a 10-game unbeaten streak in La Liga, recording six wins. They have lost just one of their 10 away games in all competitions in 2025, with that loss registered against Barcelona.
Javi Guerra is a confirmed absentee after being booked last week. Enzo Barrenechea and André Almeida were absent from the recent training sessions and are doubtful for this match. Thierry Correia and Max Aarons are also sidelined with injuries.
While Alaves have the upper hand in recent meetings against the visitors, Los Ches head into the match in great form, and should be able to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Deportivo Alaves 0-2 Valencia
Tip 1: Result - Valencia to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - No
Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half - Yes