La Liga Gameweek 6 Tue, Sep 15 2026 · 19:00 Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Alaves
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.05 – 0.65
Valencia
  • 78’ Luis Rioja
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Rioja goal decides it for Valencia

Alaves entered as favourites, but Valencia won 1–0 through a Rioja goal. Valencia won despite the lower xG; Alaves created the better chances (1.05 vs 0.65). On the chances created, Alaves deserved more: 1.7 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Alaves56%
Draw23%
Valencia ✓21%

Model vs reality

Alaves goals
0
Model 1.81 · xG 1.05
Valencia goals
1
Model 1.04 · xG 0.65
Total goals
1
Model 2.85 · xG 1.70
Score 0–1
5%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchLuis RiojaValencia · 1 goal
7.7
  • RefereeMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • CoachesQuique Sanchez Flores · Oscar Sanchez
  • VenueEstadio de Mendizorroza
  • Table before kick-offAlaves 4th · Valencia 20th
  • Weather at kick-off20°C · Clear · wind 16 km/h

Timeline

  1. VAR A. DanjumaGoal cancelled
    18’
  2. Antonio BlancoYellow card · Argument
    21’
  3. Javi GuerraYellow card · Argument
    21’
  4. PepeluYellow card · Foul
    45+2’
  5. Half time · 0–0
  6. Aaron MayolYellow card · Foul
    52’
  7. G. RodríguezYellow card · Foul
    61’
  8. ⇄ Luis RiojaFor Hugo Duro
    63’
  9. ⇄ Youssef LekhedimFor Denis Suárez
    67’
  10. ⇄ M. DíazFor Toni Martínez
    67’
  11. ⇄ David OtorbiFor G. Rodríguez
    70’
  12. Luis Rioja 0–1Assist Javi Guerra
    78’
  13. ⇄ Arnau MartínezFor Pablo Maffeo
    82’
  14. ⇄ Iker CórdobaFor J. de Haas
    82’
  15. ⇄ Carles AleñáFor Ángel Pérez
    85’
  16. ⇄ Ander GuevaraFor Antonio Blanco
    85’
  17. ⇄ Miguel RodríguezFor A. Rebbach
    85’
  18. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Alaves15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
Valencia10 shots · 5 in box, 5 outside
AlavesValencia
43% Possession 57%
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 0.65
1.67 Expected points (xPts) 1.00
15 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 5
4 Shots outside the box 5
344 Passes 475
79% Pass accuracy 82%
2 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
7 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.82 Team rating 6.91

Line-ups

Alaves 3-5-2

16.9 Antonio Sivera(G)
26.9 N. Valentini 166.9 V. Koski 146.7 F. Tenaglia
216.3 A. Rebbach ↓85’ 47.3 Denis Suárez ↓67’ 86.7 Antonio Blanco ↓85’ 196.9 Pablo Ibáñez 77.2 Ángel Pérez ↓85’
156.2 L. Boyé 117.2 Toni Martínez ↓67’
  • 1Antonio Sivera (G)6.9
  • 2N. Valentini6.9
  • 16V. Koski6.9
  • 14F. Tenaglia6.7
  • 21A. Rebbach↓85’6.3
  • 4Denis Suárez↓67’7.3
  • 8Antonio Blanco↓85’6.7
  • 19Pablo Ibáñez6.9
  • 7Ángel Pérez↓85’7.2
  • 15L. Boyé6.2
  • 11Toni Martínez↓67’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 3Youssef Lekhedim↑67’6.5
  • 10Carles Aleñá↑85’6.3
  • 6Ander Guevara↑85’7.0
  • 9M. Díaz↑67’7.2
  • 22Miguel Rodríguez↑85’6.9

Unused: A. Rodríguez, Jonny, Hugo Novoa, C. Benavídez, Selu Diallo, Xanet Olaiz, Izei Hernandez

Coach: Quique Sanchez Flores

Valencia 4-2-3-1

17.5 S. Dimitrievski(G)
147.2 José Gayà 127.0 J. de Haas ↓82’ 187.5 Pepelu 246.6 Pablo Maffeo ↓82’
27.0 G. Rodríguez ↓70’ 336.6 Aaron Mayol
76.9 A. Danjuma 86.5 Javi Guerra A 236.3 F. Ugrinic
96.7 Hugo Duro ↓63’
  • 1S. Dimitrievski (G)7.5
  • 14José Gayà7.2
  • 12J. de Haas↓82’7.0
  • 18Pepelu7.5
  • 24Pablo Maffeo↓82’6.6
  • 2G. Rodríguez↓70’7.0
  • 33Aaron Mayol6.6
  • 7A. Danjuma6.9
  • 8Javi GuerraA6.5
  • 23F. Ugrinic6.3
  • 9Hugo Duro↓63’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 22Arnau Martínez↑82’6.7
  • 36Iker Córdoba↑82’6.9
  • 11Luis Rioja ★↑63’7.7
  • 27David Otorbi↑70’6.6

Unused: K. van Oevelen, Jesús Vázquez, Alex Panach, A. Dieng, H. Elliott, R. Sato, Dani Raba, Aimar Blázquez

Coach: Oscar Sanchez

Player stats

Top rated
Luis RiojaValencia7.7
2nd
S. DimitrievskiValencia7.5
3rd
PepeluValencia7.5

Alaves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Antonio Sivera G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 72% 25 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
N. Valentini D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 45 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
V. Koski D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 42 1 1 0/0 2/1 6.9
F. Tenaglia D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 27 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.7
A. Rebbach F 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
Denis Suárez M 67 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 24 2 0 0/1 0/1 7.3
Antonio Blanco M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 36 4 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
Pablo Ibáñez M 90 0 0 3 (0) 1 67% 36 3 1 1/1 1/1 6.9
Ángel Pérez M 85 0 0 1 (1) 2 87% 15 0 1 2/4 0/1 7.2
L. Boyé F 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 76% 17 2 0 1/2 2/0 6.2
Toni Martínez F 67 0 0 3 (0) 0 64% 11 1 0 0/0 0/3 7.2
Youssef Lekhedim D 23 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.5
Carles Aleñá M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Ander Guevara M 5 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
M. Díaz F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Miguel Rodríguez F 5 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9

Valencia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Dimitrievski G 90 0 0 3 sv 1 63% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
José Gayà D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 50 4 0 1/1 2/0 7.2
J. de Haas D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 66 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.0
Pepelu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 71 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.5
Pablo Maffeo D 82 0 0 1 (1) 0 74% 42 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.6
G. Rodríguez M 70 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 49 4 0 1/2 2/3 7.0
Aaron Mayol D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 42 1 2 1/1 3/0 6.6
A. Danjuma F 90 0 0 1 (1) 4 85% 20 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
Javi Guerra M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 74% 31 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.5
F. Ugrinic M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 43 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
Hugo Duro F 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.7
Arnau Martínez D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Iker Córdoba D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Luis Rioja F 27 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.7
David Otorbi F 20 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.