Valencia vs Athletic Club prediction, odds and how to watch

Deportivo Alaves bossed possession, fired 24 shots, and kept the Athletic Club goalkeeper busy with six saves, but could not find a way through in a goalless draw at San Mames.

Valencia ended a run of four consecutive La Liga defeats with a gritty 1-0 win at Deportivo Alaves, substitute Luis Rioja settling the contest with a right-foot finish twelve minutes from time. Alaves dominated large portions of the match but paid the price for squandering two big chances.

Athletic Club dominated every meaningful statistic but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Elche, with Iñaki Williams scoring a late equaliser after Facundo Buonanotte's penalty had given Elche a shock lead.

Barcelona were in complete control at Camp Nou, with Raphinha opening the scoring before Fermín López sealed it late on. Athletic Club never looked like getting anything from the game.

Valencia have shipped ten goals in their last five La Liga matches and host an Athletic Club side that has beaten Atletico Madrid 3-0 away from home this term. Something has to give on Saturday night.

Racing Santander and Valencia meet on Sunday with both clubs badly out of form in La Liga. Something has to give, and neither side looks capable of stopping it.

Valencia sacked head coach Carlos Corberán and chief executive Ron Gourlay on the same day after one point from five La Liga games, a dual dismissal that points to structural crisis under Peter Lim rather than a routine managerial change.