Alaves vs Valencia Predictions and Betting Tips, 05 Jan 2019

Here's our Alaves vs Valencia Prediction analysis:

Alaves vs Valencia Predictions for Saturday's La Liga game at the Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Read our betting analysis to find out why the hosts will be alert as they look to extend their unbeaten home run.

Match status: 2018-19 La Liga - Matchweek 18
Kick-off: Saturday 05 Jan 2019, 03:15pm CET
 Venue: Mendizorrotza (Vitoria-Gasteiz)

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Alaves vs Valencia Team News

Approaching the midway point of this La Liga campaign, it is unusual of the Alaves club, who were relegated in 2008/09 and had to move from two divisions down to again feature in the top flight for 2016–17, to go fifth in the table and, more surprisingly, Abelardo's side have yet to suffer defeat at home - a record only Atletico Madrid can also boast of.

On 28 points as Round 18 takes place, El Glorioso, however, had not been able to win five straight games - including a 2-1 cup loss at Girona - before they got back on winning ways by earning themselves a narrow away victory against Real Sociedad to retain their fifth spot. Interestingly, 7 of their 8 victories of the season have seen the hosts win by just one goal.

After the bitterest of starts to a La Liga campaign when they registered only one win from their first 11 league matches (D8, L2), Valencia under Marcelino, who returned his team to Champions League football last season, appear to have revived their fortunes and are now eighth with two victories and a defeat from their last five games (W2, D2, L1) but Los Che can hardly be pleased with the number of draws they've had, effectively reducing their chances of another European appearance.

Head-to-Head LaLiga Record: Alaves vs Valencia

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Valencia 3-1 Alaves

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Alaves 1-2 Valencia

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Alaves 2-1 Valencia

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Valencia 2-1 Alaves

Alaves vs Valencia Pre-Match Odds:

Alaves - 3.22
Draw - 3.26
Valencia - 2.47

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
All odds are for Alaves vs Valencia Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Alaves vs Valencia Predictions

Both sides are clearly struggling for goals this season, with only one of Valencia eight road trips yielding over 2.5 goals (scoring 5 in total there) while Alves' home encounters have averaged 1.8 goals, despite the fact that their previous 7 of 8 H2Hs have produced exactly 3 goals, the other - four. Each side doubtless is going to push for a win but it's unlikely that we will witness Alaves first home loss at this twist of affairs, so our bet goes for the host to contain Valencia.