Villarreal Deportivo Alavés Villarreal Deportivo Alavés Villarreal-
1Mariano Díaz2 - 2Gerard Moreno1
- 3Nicolas Pepe1
- 4Georges Mikautadze1
- 5Mikel Rodríguez1
- 6Nahuel Tenaglia1
- 7Pape Gueye1
- 1Georges Mikautadze9
- 2Toni Martínez7
- 3Mariano Díaz5
- 4Nicolas Pepe4
- 5Nahuel Tenaglia4
- 6Antonio Blanco3
- 7Tajon Buchanan3
- 8Ayoze Pérez3
- 9Pape Gueye3
- 10Pablo Ibáñez3
- 1Santiago Mouriño7
- 2Carlos Romero5
- 3Mikel Rodríguez3
- 4Nahuel Tenaglia3
- 5Carlos Maciá3
- 6Toni Martínez2
- 7Alberto Moleiro2
- 8Youssef Enriquez2
- 9Antonio Blanco2
- 10Lucas Boyé2
- 1Mariano Díaz2
- 2Alberto Moleiro1
- 3Georges Mikautadze1
- 1Denis Suárez5
- 2Toni Martínez4
- 3Alberto Moleiro3
- 4Gerard Moreno3
- 5Georges Mikautadze3
- 6Mikel Rodríguez3
- 7Youssef Enriquez2
- 8Ángel Pérez2
- 9Ayoze Pérez2
- 10Pape Gueye2
- 1Juan Foyth130
- 2Renato Veiga128
- 3Pape Gueye110
- 4Carlos Romero84
- 5Santiago Mouriño82
- 6Antonio Blanco80
- 7Nahuel Tenaglia73
- 8Ville Koski72
- 9Santi Comesaña69
- 10Nicolas Pepe63
- 1Nicolas Pepe7
- 2Carlos Romero5
- 3Georges Mikautadze5
- 4Abde Rebbach4
- 5Gerard Moreno3
- 6Ángel Pérez3
- 7Mikel Rodríguez3
- 8Mariano Díaz3
- 9Alberto Moleiro2
- 10Nahuel Tenaglia2
- 1Juan Foyth5
- 2Antonio Blanco4
- 3Renato Veiga4
- 4Abde Rebbach3
- 5Santi Comesaña3
- 6Pablo Ibáñez3
- 7Ville Koski2
- 8Nahuel Tenaglia2
- 9Carlos Maciá2
- 10Ángel Pérez1
Deportivo Alavés- Facundo Garcés
VillarrealNo absentees
Alaves vs Villarreal opens the La Liga weekend at Mendizorroza on Friday, with the visitors fancied to build on a battling draw at Atletico Madrid.
Alaves and Villarreal both drew their last outings and meet in a Friday-night contest. Andy Francis has the best bets, a score prediction and the head-to-head record below.
Premium Tips
Andy leans towards Villarreal, whose greater quality should tell even at a tricky Mendizorroza.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Villarreal to win and under 2.5 goals | 19/4 | Villarreal arrive full of confidence after a spirited 2-2 draw at Atletico Madrid and carry real attacking quality that should ultimately tell at Mendizorroza. Alaves, however, are well drilled and hard to beat at home, set up to frustrate and hit Villarreal on the counter rather than trade chances openly. The head to head shows Villarreal have often won these fixtures by a single goal, including a 1-0 defeat and a tight 1-1 draw among the last five meetings, supporting the idea of a narrow, controlled away win rather than a high scoring afternoon, even with an open game generally expected. |
| Lucas Boye to score anytime and be booked | 13/2 | Villarreal should create the bulk of the chances against a determined Alaves side set up to frustrate them, giving Boye a strong platform to convert one of those opportunities as their central attacking threat. The combative, counter attacking approach Alaves are expected to take, combined with a physical battle for a positive result on the opening weekend, increases the likelihood of niggly fouls and confrontations involving forwards caught up in defensive duels. A goal from the main striker paired with a card from the same combative, high intensity fixture is a natural double for this kind of tightly contested away trip. |
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How Deportivo Alaves go into the game
Alaves opened with a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano, a solid point on the road. Mendizorroza is a difficult venue and they will look to frustrate a fancied Villarreal side.
Well-drilled and hard to beat at home, Alaves will target the counter-attack. Nicking something against one of the European hopefuls would be a fine start to the campaign.
How Villarreal go into the game
Villarreal produced a spirited 2-2 draw at Atletico Madrid last time out, underlining their credentials. Confidence will be high as they chase another strong league finish.
The Yellow Submarine carry real attacking quality and will back themselves to win here. A trip to Mendizorroza is awkward, but their squad depth should tell.
Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/03/26 | Alavés | 1-1 | Villarreal |
| 10/01/26 | Villarreal | 3-1 | Alavés |
| 08/03/25 | Alavés | 1-0 | Villarreal |
| 09/11/24 | Villarreal | 3-0 | Alavés |
| 10/02/24 | Alavés | 1-1 | Villarreal |
Villarreal have won two and drawn two of the last five meetings, with Alavés claiming just one.
Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal to win | 5/4 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Superior quality, in-form after Atleti draw. |
| Both teams to score | 8/13 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Both found the net last week. |
| Villarreal or draw (Double Chance) | 4/9 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Cover on the visitors. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/5 | ⭐⭐ | An open game is expected. |
| Alaves 1-2 Villarreal | 8/1 | ⭐⭐ | Headline scoreline. |
Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal score prediction
Alaves will make it awkward at home, but Villarreal’s quality should shine through in an open game. Expect the visitors to edge a contest with goals at both ends. Score prediction: Deportivo Alaves 1-2 Villarreal.
