Alaves returned to La Liga through last season’s La Liga play-offs, so their main goal this season is to consolidate their status in the top flight.

The Blue and White lost 0-1 to Cadiz in their first game of the season before a thrilling seven-goal victory over Sevilla in front of their fans.

However, Alaves could not build on their success and lost 1-0 to Getafe on Monday night, which left them in 14th place in the standings with three points.

At the same time, Valencia has successively defeated Sevilla and Las Palmas in the 2023-24 La Liga season but lost to Osasuna 1-2 at home in the last game.

It did look like points would be shared at the Mestalla, with Hugo Duro equalizing in the 80th minute after Aymar Oroz put the visitors ahead, but Nacho Vidal scored a goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Osasuna won the objective. 90 minutes.

Alaves impressed in their last home game against Sevilla, and we expect them to be a difficult team to beat at the Mendizorosa Stadium this season. Valencia still lacks firepower so we could see a low-scoring draw this weekend.