Deportivo Alavés v Valencia CF

Ville Koski has started 12 of Alavés' last 13 matches under Quique Sánchez Flores.

Alavés exercised the purchase option in Ville Koski's loan deal at the end of last season.

Deportivo Alavés have gone five to six matches without a win, and their last away victory came on 17 May.

Toni Martínez is expected to be part of the attacking line-up.

Umar Sadiq returned from a muscle injury suffered about two months earlier, came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal nine minutes later.

Umar Sadiq's internal muscle injury scar was still considered tender, and medical staff will keep his training controlled ahead of the Real Madrid match.

Valencia won at Martínez Valero, with the winning goal coming from Umar Sadiq shortly after he came on, easing the team's crisis.

Pepelu has recently been used as a centre-back, and says he will play wherever the coach puts him.

Toni Martínez was out due to a soleus injury.

Quique Sánchez Flores took over as head coach of Deportivo Alavés in March.

Deportivo Alavés has prioritized keeping key players like Blanco, Toni Martínez, Boyé, and Sivera to maintain squad stability.

Facundo Garcés was serving a one-year suspension imposed by FIFA.

Mikel Rodríguez suffered a torn cruciate ligament.

Lucas Boyé scored a hat-trick in one match and has scored four goals in three games for Alavés.

Ville Koski scored for Deportivo Alavés in the first half.

Aitor Mañas is expected to be important for Deportivo Alavés' goals.

Deportivo Alavés had 16 shots but only scored one goal.

Lucas Boyé started the match for Deportivo Alavés.

Mariano Díaz started the match for Deportivo Alavés.

Nicolás Valentini was brought on due to a defensive problem and was uncomfortable, making an error for the second goal.

Guido Rodríguez is still in his recovery process.

Foulquier suffered an injury during training and will not be available for the match.

Luis Rioja is out due to not being able to train with the group.

David Otorbi received more playing time against Deportivo La Coruña, playing for half an hour.

Copete is recovering from an injury.

Justin de Haas is recovering from an injury.

Mouctar Diakhaby has a history of recurrent muscular problems.

Pepelu expressed positivity about the team's ability to overcome the current challenges.

Valencia lost their latest match against Sevilla.

Braulio Vázquez has been appointed as the new sporting director of Valencia.

Valencia CF conceded nine goals and scored one in their first four games of the season.

The B team manager is temporarily taking over for Valencia CF.