18.10.2024 | 
Both Alaves and Valladolid are struggling lately and go into Friday’s game with a lot of pressure. The home team is in a better situation since they are above the relegation zone, while Valladolid is already in deep trouble.
Alaves and Valladolid meet on 18.10.2024, in a clash between two teams going through a storm. The game takes place at Estadio Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Friday.
| Alaves | Friday, 18.10.2024, 15:00 EST | Valladolid |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1,74 | 3,65 | 5,40 |
Alaves – Valladolid: Initial situation
Valladolid came back to La Liga this season and it seems like they have bought a return ticket. The White and Violet has yet to win a point on the road this season can they do it when visiting Alaves?
Alaves Stats & Form
Alaves is one of those teams who is constantly on the move between La Liga and Segunda. Coming from Vitoria-Gasteiz, a small city in the north of the country, they do not have the budget to bring in enough talent to be more competitive in the top tier. What they count on is the inspiration of the squad and they definitely lack that lately. Alaves has lost the last three games and has dropped to 13th place in the standings with 10 points in 9 games. Truth to be said two of those losses came against Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last La Liga match. The 3-0 loss to the Catalans was Alaves’ second consecutive game without scoring a single goal. However, they are ranked ninth in the league with 11 goals so far in the season.
Valladolid Stats & Form
Valladolid is back in La Liga after finishing second in Segunda last season, but things are not going well for them. The White and Violets are in the relegation zone sitting in 19th place in the table with 5 points and only one win in nine matches. That win came in the opening round of the season when Valladolid defeated Espanyol 1-0 at home. Currently, they are on a three-game losing streak and are coming into this one after a 2-1 loss to Rayo Vallecano at home. Valladolid used the national team break to play a friendly game with Leganes but lost that one as well by 3-1. Valladolid is in the share of the last place in La Liga with only five goals scored so far in the season. Two of those goals were scored by the 21-year-old Raul Moro.
Alaves – Valladolid: Head to Head
Alaves has won 7 of the last 10 head-to-head games, while Valladolid won only once and two games ended in a tie. Alaves has won the last three games, and the last time they played was in the round of 32 of the 2023 Copa del Ray when “The glorious one” won by 1-0. The last time Valladolid won was in the 2020-21 season when the score was 1-0. Looking for their last win on the road, we have to go back to the 2014-15 season in the Segunda when the score was 2-0. The last four games between these two ended under 2.5 goals in total and in the last five games, at least one team failed to score.
Alaves – Valladolid: Odds
Alaves is the favorite going into this game with the odds of 1,74 in their favor. Valladolid stands at 5,40 while the draw is at 3,65. The total goal line is set at 2.5 with 2,21 for over and 1,71 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Alaves – Valladolid Betting Tip | Odds |
| Under 2,5 goals | 1,71 |
| Under 1,5 goals | 3,10 |
| First half: Draw | 2,20 |
Betting tip and prediction: Alaves – Valladolid (18.10.2024)
The alarm has rang in both locker rooms as Alaves and Valladolid are going into this one as losers in their last three games in La Liga. Alaves finished tenth last season and are just under that mark, while Valladolid, as expected, is in the relegation zone. Alaves is quite good at home, winning two of four matches with a 4-4 goal differential at Estadio Mendizorrotza. Valladolid, on the other hand, won only the first game of the season and has not felt the joy of the victory for the full two months now. They are the worst visiting team in the entire league, losing all four away games so far in the season while scoring two and allowing 15 goals. This is why the odds for this game are in favor of Alaves, who is the team with the more expensive roster led by right-winger Carlos Vicente. He scored two goals in eight appearances this season and is the player to watch in this game. Alaves is not seen as a team that needs to worry about relegation, but after failing to score in the last two games, they have to be more efficient in this one. At the same time, this is the match Valladolid sees their chance in and will do everything they can to win at least a point. It will be a tough matchup, and given the fact that there were barely any goals in the last two games between these teams, we go with under 2.5 goals in total.