VS
Valencia vs Alaves is a long-running La Liga matchup with a recognizable Valencia edge and a challenger that has repeatedly made the contest difficult. Valencia have recorded emphatic home wins, Alaves have answered with victories of their own, and the documented sequence has also produced draws. The pairing is compelling because its hierarchy is broad rather than absolute: a future meeting can test whether Valencia’s authority returns or Alaves again turns resistance into a result.
Past matches, Valencia vs Alaves
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Alaves
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23M
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10M
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17D
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24M
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9F
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3D
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6M
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29F
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12F
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27D
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13G
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22F
Valencia Substitutes
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D
21
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M
39
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F
11
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F
19
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D
29
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F
27
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D
22
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M
10
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M
15
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D
36
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F
37
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G
25
Match events
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18'Arnaut Danjuma Goal cancelled
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21'Javi Guerra Yellow Card
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21'Antonio Blanco Yellow Card
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45' +2José Luis García Vayá Yellow Card
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52'Aaron Mayol Yellow Card
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61'Guido Rodríguez Yellow Card
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63'Luis Rioja Hugo Duro
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67'Mariano Díaz Toni Martínez
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67'Youssef Enriquez Denis Suárez
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70'David Otorbi Ejededawe Guido Rodríguez
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78'⚽Luis Rioja Normal Goal (Asst: Javi Guerra)
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82'Jesús Vázquez Luis Rioja
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82'Iker Córdoba Justin De Haas
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82'Arnau Martínez López Pablo Maffeo
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85'Carles Aleñá Angel Pérez Hidalgo
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85'Ander Guevara Antonio Blanco
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85'Miguel Rodríguez Abderrahmane Rebbach
Stats for this game
Matchup Valencia VS Alaves
Valencia’s edge is visible
Valencia’s 3–0 home win in August 2021 illustrates the stronger side of the pairing. That result gives Valencia the clearer historical profile without making the fixture one-directional: Alaves have repeatedly stayed close enough to challenge the expected order, and the difference between a comfortable result and a tense one can be small.
Alaves keep the balance live
Alaves won 2–1 at home in February 2022, and the teams later drew 2–2 at Mestalla in December 2024. Those episodes capture the matchup’s useful tension: Alaves can defend a narrow edge, Valencia can respond with home authority, and neither result erases the other side’s route to an answer. A future meeting will test whether the game settles into another close exchange or gives one club room to create separation, clarifying whether Valencia’s established edge still carries weight when Alaves answer with another disciplined performance, a question the matchup continues to pose.