Alavés 0-1 Valencia: result and goals
Valencia beat Alavés 1-0 on Wednesday 16 September 2026 in LaLiga.
Goals: Luis Rioja 78'.
Alavés sit 7th on 12 points.
Valencia sit 19th on 6 points.
Alavés have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Valencia have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Alavés won 2, Valencia won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- LaLiga
- Kick-off
- Wednesday 16 September 2026, 04:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Alaves 0, Valencia 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Alaves 0, Valencia 1.
- 90'+4'Offside, Valencia. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 90'+4'David Otorbi (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Youssef Enriquez (Alaves).
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Lucas Boyé (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Nicolás Valentini with a cross.
- 90'+2'Foul by Arnau Martínez (Valencia).
- 90'+2'Mariano Díaz (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Youssef Enriquez (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ander Guevara.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia).
- 89'Ander Guevara (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonio Sivera (Alaves).
- 86'Attempt missed. Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez.
- 85'Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 85'Miguel Rodríguez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Substitution, Alaves. Miguel Rodríguez replaces Abde Rebbach.
- 85'Substitution, Alaves. Ander Guevara replaces Antonio Blanco.
- 85'Substitution, Alaves. Carles Aleñá replaces Ángel Pérez.
- 84'Attempt missed. David Otorbi (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Guerra following a fast break.
- 82'Substitution, Valencia. Arnau Martínez replaces Pablo Maffeo.
- 82'Substitution, Valencia. Iker Córdoba replaces Justin de Haas.
- 82'Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Luis Rioja because of an injury.
- 80'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80'Delay in match because of an injury Luis Rioja (Valencia).
- 78'Goal! Alaves 0, Valencia 1. Luis Rioja (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a through ball.
- 74'Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 74'Ville Koski (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 71'Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pablo Maffeo.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Abde Rebbach (Alaves) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 70'Substitution, Valencia. David Otorbi replaces Guido Rodríguez.
- 67'Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves).
- 67'Substitution, Alaves. Youssef Enriquez replaces Denis Suárez.
- 67'Substitution, Alaves. Mariano Díaz replaces Toni Martínez.
- 63'Substitution, Valencia. Luis Rioja replaces Hugo Duro.
- 61'Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61'Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 61'Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60'Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 59'Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia).
- 59'Abde Rebbach (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Ibáñez.
- 53'Foul by Justin de Haas (Valencia).
- 53'Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52'Aaron Mayol (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52'Foul by Aaron Mayol (Valencia).
- 52'Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ville Koski.
- 47'Offside, Alaves. Pablo Ibáñez is caught offside.
- 45'Second Half begins Alaves 0, Valencia 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Alaves 0, Valencia 0.
- 45'+3'Attempt saved. Ville Koski (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
- 45'+3'Attempt saved. Ángel Pérez (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
- 45'+2'Pepelu (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1'Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 45'+1'Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 41'Foul by Aaron Mayol (Valencia).
- 41'Antonio Blanco (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40'Attempt missed. Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Pérez with a cross.
- 39'Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Pérez following a fast break.
- 37'Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 37'Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36'Offside, Valencia. Filip Ugrinic is caught offside.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Ángel Pérez (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 27'Attempt missed. Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 26'Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Lucas Boyé (Alaves).
- 25'Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a through ball.
- 24'Offside, Valencia. Javi Guerra is caught offside.
- 23'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 23'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pablo Ibáñez.
- 23'Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross.
- 22'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 21'Attempt saved. Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonio Sivera (Alaves).
- 21'Antonio Blanco (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
- 21'Javi Guerra (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 20'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
- 19'Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19'Foul by Ville Koski (Alaves).
- 18'VAR Decision: No Goal Alaves 0-0 Valencia.
- 17'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 17'Offside, Valencia. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 17'Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Ville Koski (Alaves).
- 16'Attempt missed. Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 14'Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
- 14'Denis Suárez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13'Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
- 12'Foul by Aaron Mayol (Valencia).
- 12'Nicolás Valentini (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Corner, Alaves. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 6'Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 6'Ángel Pérez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 4'Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4'Foul by Lucas Boyé (Alaves).
- 4'Offside, Alaves. Toni Martínez is caught offside.
- 1'Offside, Alaves. Lucas Boyé is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Alavés · 3-5-2
21Abde RebbachLM
Substitutes
17JonnySUB
3Youssef LekhedimSUB
29Izei HernandezSUB
27Xanet OláizSUB
Valencia · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
29Alex PanachSUB
37Aimar BlázquezSUB
Match stats
ALAVAL
43.3Possession (%)56.7
15Shots10
3Shots on target3
2Corners5
7Fouls14
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Offsides4
2Saves3
Last 5 matches
Alavés
WGetafe3-016 Aug 2026
D@ Rayo Vallecano1-121 Aug 2026
WVillarreal1-029 Aug 2026
WOsasuna5-27 Sept 2026
L@ Racing Santander2-112 Sept 2026
Valencia
DCelta Vigo0-023 Aug 2026
LReal Betis1-026 Aug 2026
L@ Deportivo3-131 Aug 2026
LBarcelona5-07 Sept 2026
L@ Sevilla1-012 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Alavés
2
Draws
1
Valencia
Last meetings
9 Mar 2026Valencia3 – 2Alavés
21 Oct 2025Alavés0 – 0Valencia
15 May 2025Alavés1 – 0Valencia
23 Dec 2024Valencia2 – 2Alavés
6 May 2024Valencia0 – 1Alavés
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +29 | 27 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Atlético | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 24 | WLWWW |
| 4 |  Betis | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 20 | WDWLD |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 19 | LWWWW |
| 6 |  Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 | WLDLW |
| 7 |  Alavés | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 | WDWWL |
| 8 |  Athletic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 12 | DDDLW |
| 9 |  Celta Vigo | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 12 | DWDWD |
| 10 |  Villarreal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 | WWLDW |
| 11 |  Deportivo | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | LDLDL |
| 12 |  Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 | LDLWL |
| 13 |  Racing | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 11 | LLDLW |
| 14 |  Levante | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 | LDDWL |
| 15 |  Elche | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 | LWDDW |
| 16 |  Rayo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 | WDDDL |
| 17 |  Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 9 | LWLDL |
| 18 |  Espanyol | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 8 | LLDLL |
| 19 |  Valencia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 | DLLLL |
| 20 |  Málaga | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -12 | 5 | LLDLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Alavés vs Valencia?
Valencia beat Alavés 1-0 on Wednesday 16 September (LaLiga).
Who scored in Alavés vs Valencia?
Goals: Luis Rioja 78'.
When do Alavés play next?
Alavés play Barcelona on Sunday 1 November at 07:00 (AEST).
When do Valencia play next?
Valencia play Elche on Monday 2 November at 04:30 (AEST).
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