Valencia vs Alaves tips and predictions

Valencia to resist Alaves challenge

With 9 points between them, it's eigth placed Valencia versus 12th placed Alaves in this LaLiga clash.

This looks destined to be an eagerly contested fixture. At the prices available this home squad is backed to get the job done but it might be best to just sit back and enjoy this one.

You'll have your own take on this but Valencia might have reasons to be confident about adding to Alaves's woes. The visitorscan sometimes look ill-prepated away from home. They've lost their last 3 away matches. They've been facing different opposition but that doesn't sound like the record of a confident team.

Los Che have scored at least once in all of their recent 4 matches and they have kept a clean sheet in 8 of their last 15 home games.

Los Babazorros are in a woeful period on the road, without a goal in 4 away games. Matches are not won on paper though. If they haven't been cutting corners in preparation they could turn these stats on their head.

And of course, this is not their first rodeo. Valencia have won 7 of the last 15 fixtures between the two teams. The head-to-head stats show how well they have done before.

It's not easy to be sure about what's lying in store. Most observers believe that only one side is likely to score as the match is likely to be nip-n-tuck. But with the odds-against BTTS Yes price available that's probably the best bet.