Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain — Alavés go dey face Valencia for crucial La Liga match on May 14, 2025, at 18:00 WAT. Dis match fit change dem position for table as Alavés dey struggle to avoid relegation while Valencia dey fight for European qualification.
As e stand, Alavés dey 17th with 35 points, one point clear of the drop zone after dem lose to Athletic Bilbao. Valencia dey 11th with 45 points after dem beat Getafe in their last match. Di last time wey both teams meet, dem draw am, but di pressure don increase as dem dey battle different destinies.
Alavés don experience tough season, with eight wins, 11 draws, and 16 losses from 35 matches. Dem dey one point above 18th-placed Leganés and three points ahead of Las Palmas as dem approach di final stretch of di season. Dem fit need to score more goals, as dem no fit score more than one goal for their last 12 league matches since October.
“We sabi say we need to turn things around to survive,” Coach Luis García say. “We don dey play well for home and we go need dat energy to face Valencia.” Alavés don keep clean sheets in three of di last five home games, but dem struggle for goals.
For Valencia, Coach Carlos Corberán don change di team’s fortunes since he take charge. Dem don show impressive form, winning nine matches in 18 games under him, can boast of a 10-match unbeaten run. Di last two matches see dem score a total of six goals.
“We dey believe in wetin we dey do,” Corberán talk. “Our form dey good, and we go carry dat momentum enter Mendizorroza.” Valencia don win four out of five home games and dey two points behind di Conference League spot.
For injury updates, Alavés dey miss defender who don sit out di last four matches, and di club dey wait on di return of another player who fit make bench. Valencia still dey without long-term knee injury victim and one player dey face suspension for yellow cards.
Di hosts fit line up like dis: Sivera; Tenaglia, Garces, Mourino, Sanchez; Blanco, Guevara; Vicente, Guridi, Alena; Kike. Valencia’s lineup fit include: Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Tarrega, Mosquera, Gaya; Rioja, Barrenechea, Pepelu, Lopez; Mir, Duro.
As dem approach dis match, Valencia go hope to claim victory at Mendizorroza for di first time since 2021 and Alavés go aim for di points to secure their stay in di top division.
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