Thank you very much for following this interesting meeting and until next time!
Important victory for Alavés, which momentarily leaves the relegation zone. He did much more than his rival to take the three points, won thanks to a goal from Joselu in the second half, and could have left with an even higher income. Valladolid focused efforts on defending, but with the conceded goal they were left without knowing how to respond. Right now they are one point out of the danger zone.
FULL TIME. Alaves, 1 – Real Valladolid, 0.
Try to squeeze Valladolid to get at least a draw! But Rubén Alcaraz did not find the hole to set the shot.
Yellow for Edgar Méndez, he entered with both legs on Olaza.
Change in Alavés: Joselu, scorer of the goal, leaves and Deyverson enters.
ANOTHER MORE FROM MASIP! This time in a corner kick from Alavés headed by Joselu, his hand took it over the crossbar! The forward tried to repeat the same play in the second corner, but he went to the stands.
Yellow for Rubén Alcaraz, and third loss for Valladolid for the next game for the fifth card.
STOP MASIP! Aguirregabiria's center that Méndez heads to perfection, adjusted to the post, but the Pucelano goalkeeper has taken out a providential hand!
LUCAS PÉREZ! A tight, bouncy foul in the small area, Masip has to stretch to get it out!
Yellow for San Emeterio, and another loss from Valladolid in the next game due to accumulation of cards. Very dangerous foul near the area for the locals.
Change in Alavés: Manu García leaves with some discomfort, Battaglia enters.
TOMÁS PINA! Pick up a volley fumble that nearly went into the far post! Masip asks his defense for more attention.
In addition, Óscar Plano leaves the field to make way for Orellana.
Double change of Valladolid that exhausts all five. Weissman leaves first and Waldo Rubio enters.
Masip sends a long free kick into the area that Lejeune almost combed for a corner!
Valladolid has advanced lines in search of a tie, but it is Alavés who continues to dominate and even propose more. They want to sentence him.
What a pass from Edgar to Lucas, he couldn't control to set up the shot!
GOOOOL OF ALAVÉS! GOAL FROM JOSELU! They had been pressing for a long time and it has come through a play to touch, diagonal from Lucas Pérez to Aguirregabiria and serves the center to Joselu who crosses it! ALAVÉS 1 – 0 Valladolid.
Assists Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla
Finally, Roque Mesa leaves and Alcaraz enters.
In second place, Kike Pérez leaves and Kenan Kodro enters
Triple change in Valladolid. Hervías leaves first and Toni Villa enters.
Yellow for Manu García.
In addition, Ximo Navarro leaves the field and Aguirregabiria enters. The side had a yellow one.
Double change in Alavés: Luis Rioja leaves and Íñigo Córdoba enters, one of the new signings.
Arrival of Luis Rioja by the band, serves the pass to Lucas Pérez who comes from behind due to the good intervention of Olaza!
Better minutes for Alavés, which is stalking the Valladolid goal with more conviction if possible.
Luis Rioja had it close to his boots to hook it on a volley, he didn't get to connect it! It was very clear.
LEJEUNE! A lot of power in his free kick, he was focused on goal, Masip clears his fists!
Yellow for Joaquín for an untimely tackle on Lucas Pérez, who was already falling to the ground due to a struggle with another rival. The next match will be lost due to accumulation of cards.
The second part begins!
In a match with hardly any opportunities, defensive football and the fear of paying dearly for the error are taking over the tactical approach of both teams. Without any shot on goal, Alavés did know how to reach the rival area more than Valldolid.
END OF THE FIRST PART. Alaves, 0 – Real Valladolid, 0.
One minute of added time.
Rioja wanted to sting the foul to the penalty spot, but did not find any qualified finisher.
Yellow for Bruno González and a very dangerous foul in favor of Alavés.
Yellow for Ximo Navarro, he took Kike Pérez ahead when he was close to overwhelming him.
Another foul, this in favor of Alavés, that Lucas Pérez hits the barrier directly.
Dangerous center of Hervías that forces Pacheco to leave his goal to hunt him from above! It is the first approximation with some risk of the Valladolid people.
Lack favorable to Valladolid, the ball is dead in the area without anyone being able to hook it. Tomás Pina is limping after a stomp from Roque Mesa in the previous action.
Abelardo is having his pluses and minuses with the referee trio due to the fouls that are being pointed out in favor of Valladolid. The truth is that Alavés is playing with great intensity, they are not giving up the crash.
Shot over the crossbar by Méndez, he apologizes because he believed he was in a good position for the occasion instead of giving it to his teammates.
Alavés continues to press, now with an arrival from Méndez's band that Joselu fails to engage.
Dangerous arrival of Lucas Pérez due to speed, San Emeterio has to arrive from behind to clear it! The play was preceded by a recovery in throw-in from Valladolid.
Valladolid is focusing efforts on defense and outings against. Not fitting in is their main concern: they add seven games without leaving a clean sheet between the League and the Cup.
Alavés claimed a hand inside the area! Joselu extends Duarte's throw-in with a head and rebounds off Óscar Plano, who seems to touch the ball on the arm. Both the referee and the VAR interpret that it is fortuitous, since it opens its arms in the jump and it bounces. There is no penalty.
And Valladolid responds with a counterattack that Tomás Pina tried to cut without luck on Roque Mesa. After granting advantage law, he has seen yellow.
Alavés tries to threaten the goal in their first set-piece action, quickly cleared by the defense. The locals tighten.
Nothing remarkable in these first five minutes, marked by minor fouls and crashes that interrupt the rhythm. An intense encounter is coming.
The game begins, take Alavés out of the center!
The two teams jump onto the pitch! With fireworks to celebrate the centenary of the entity, Alavés will wear blue and white with a commemorative shirt that simulates the flag on the shield. Valladolid will play with the local kit. Soto Grado referee the match.
The babazorros have only won one of the last seven games they have played on Friday in La Liga: three draws and three defeats. The only victory came in February 2020 against Eibar.
Alavés have not won any of their last six La Liga games and have lost the last three in Mendizorroza; has not dropped four in a row at home in the top flight since October 2017 (5).
Valladolid have lost in their last three visits to Basque teams in LaLiga, without scoring in two of them, after not losing in the previous five.
Alavés have only lost one of their last ten games to Real Valladolid in La Liga and went away, 1-0 at José Zorrilla in July 2020.
For Valladolid, Masip is playing today; Luis Pérez, Joaquín, Bruno, Olaza; Roque Mesa, San Emeterio; Hervías, Kike Pérez, Óscar Plano; Weissman (4-2-3-1). The Blanquivioletas have up to eight casualties, some as important as Guardiola or Marcos André. Between the winter signings, Olaza will start and Kenan Kodro is a substitute.
We already have the lineups! On the part of Alavés, Abelardo will start with Pacheco; Ximo Navarro, Lejeune, Tachi, Duarte; Edgar Méndez, Manu García, Tomás Pina, Luis Rioja; Lucas Pérez, Joselu (4-4-2). Lucas Pérez returns to eleven, only two casualties in the Vitoria team. The two winter reinforcements await on the bench: Pellistri and Córdoba.
Greetings and welcome everyone! Matchday 23 starts with a duel to avoid relegation! Alavés receives Valladolid, two teams in low hours and that have not found victory for a long time.