Alavés vs Valencia: La Liga Match Preview
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Alavés will play Valencia in Spain.
This is a La Liga game. La Liga is Spain's top football league.
The match is on 15 September 2026.
People want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the kick-off time.
Fans want to see the lineups too. A lineup shows the players who start the game.
News sites also give odds for the match. Odds show which team may win.
Some sites give tips for betting. This is called a bet.
Both teams will try to win. Alavés will play at home.
Vocabulary15 words
- La Liga
- the top football league in Spain
- kick-off
- the time when a game starts
- lineups
- the list of players who start a game
- odds
- numbers that show who may win
- tips
- small pieces of advice
- bet
- money you risk on a result
- home
- playing in your own stadium
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who support a team
- players
- people who play the sport
- team
- a group of players
- win
- to be first or best
- stadium
- a big place for sports
- league
- a group of teams that play each other
- top
- the best or highest
Quiz
Answer key
1. Alavés and Valencia 2. La Liga 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Alavés will play _____ in Spain.
This is a _____ game. La Liga is Spain's top football league.
The match is on _____ September 2026.
People want to know where to _____ the game.
They also want to know the _____ time.
Fans want to see the _____ too.
News sites also give _____ for the match.
Some sites give tips for _____.
Both teams will try to _____.
Alavés will play at _____.