Alaves vs Valencia Predictions, 28 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-2

Alaves v Valencia Predictions for Saturday's noon kick-off La Liga league fixture set to see Alaves host a Valencia side at Estadio Mendizorrotza. A thrilling 10th matchweek of the 2017/18 La Liga (LL) season gets underway at the Mendizorroza Stadium, where 19th-placed Alaves (W1, L8) host high-flying Valencia still awaiting their first home points.

Match status: 2017-18 La Liga - Matchweek 10
Kick-off: Saturday 28 Oct 2017, 12:00pm GMT
Venue: "Estadio Mendizorrotza" in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Alaves v Valencia Team News

There’s no team in the league hotter than 2nd-placed Valencia right now. Marcelino’s men are currently on a 5-match winning streak (21 goals scored) and have equalled their best points tally (21) after the opening 9 games of a top-flight campaign (W6, D3).

The hosts will be without key midfielder Alvaro Medran due to a contract clause preventing him from appearing against his former club. Valencia captain Dani Parejo will miss the game after picking up his fifth booking of the season.

Simone Zaza has found the net in each of Valencia’s past 5 league games. The Italian striker is currently the joint-2nd top scorer in LL alongside Cedric Bakambu with 8 goals.

Worrying stats for Alaves supporters: no other LL side has recorded fewer shots (61) and fewer shots on target (24) so far this term.

The 2 clubs have faced off 22 times in the top flight with 12 Valencia wins, 5 draws and 5 Alaves wins.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Alaves: Pacheco - Ruano, Maripan, Ely - Pedraza, Garcia, Torres, Wakaso, Vigaray - Bojan, Haddadi (3-5-2 formation)

Valencia: Neto - Gaya, Garay, Murillo, Montoya - Guedes, Kondogbia, Soler, Pereira - Zaza, Moreno (4-4-2 formation)

Missing Players of Alaves and Valencia:

Alaves: Victor Laguardia, Hector Hernandez.

Valencia: Javi Jimenez, Daniel Parejo.

Head-to-Head LaLiga Record: Alaves v Valencia

2016-17 Spanish LaLiga
Alaves 2-1 Valencia

2016-17 Spanish LaLiga
Valencia 2-1 Alaves

2005-06 Spanish LaLiga
Valencia 3-0 Alaves

2005-06 Spanish LaLiga
Alaves 0-1 Valencia