La Liga · 2024

Valencia 2–2 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Valencia and Deportivo Alavés drew 2–2.

Shots
811
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.441.61
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Valencia and Deportivo Alavés drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Valencia – Deportivo Alavés): shots 8–11, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.44–1.61, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Valencia.

3.69 days ▲Rest daysValencia · Deportivo Alavés6.91 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricValenciaDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Rest days3.69 days6.91 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

weak

Deportivo Alavés's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.17 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.17 goals/match1.17 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Valencia have a visible home split

moderate

Valencia's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.6 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.71 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match9.71 shots/match11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots11 shotsValencia 8 shots, Deportivo Alavés 11 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsValencia 3 shots, Deportivo Alavés 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.44 xG1.61 xGValencia 1.44 xG, Deportivo Alavés 1.61 xG
  • Possession62%38%Valencia 62%, Deportivo Alavés 38%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersValencia 5 corners, Deportivo Alavés 4 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls15 foulsValencia 20 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Kike García · Deportivo Alavés · 58′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEnzo Barrenechea · Valencia · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndré Almeida · Valencia · 6′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAndré Almeida · Valencia · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAntonio Blanco · Deportivo Alavés · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedManuel Sánchez · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDimitri Foulquier · Valencia · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDani Gómez · Valencia · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomás Conechny · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStoichkov · Deportivo Alavés · 34′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJavier Guerra · Valencia · 73′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 62′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAdrián Pica · Deportivo Alavés · 11′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 7′ · 0.15 xG · goalKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 7′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 7′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedDani Gómez · Valencia · 90′ · 0.49 xG · goalLuis Rioja · Valencia · 70′ · 0.82 xG · goalJoan Jordán · Deportivo Alavés · 88′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Valencia: 8 shots, 3 on target, 1.51 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.70 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Luis Rioja · Valencia · 70′Dani Gómez · Valencia · 90′Carlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 7′Joan Jordán · Deportivo Alavés · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Valencia 1.51 xG · Deportivo Alavés 1.70 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Valencia
0Draws
3Deportivo Alavés
Valencia — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga0–1
Deportivo Alavés — Valencia · La Liga1–0
Deportivo Alavés — Valencia · La Liga2–1
Valencia — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Valencia favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Valencia17 matchesDeportivo Alavés18 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored17/18▲ 1.17 goals/match
1.53 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/181.67 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals17/18▲ 1.1 xG/match
9.71 shots/matchShots17/18▲ 10.9 shots/match
3.06 shots/matchShots on target17/18▲ 3.5 shots/match
48.9% ●Possession17/1843.4%
5.88 corners/match ●Corners17/184.5 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls17/1815.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 18home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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