📊 Form Guide

Alaves

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Alaves will play in this match following on from a 1-1 La Liga drawn match versus Mallorca.

In that match, Alaves had 56% possession and 19 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Alaves was Kike García (68'). Mallorca had 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Takuma Asano (9') scored for Mallorca.

Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Alaves have taken part. In terms of the goal distribution in that period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 8 and Alaves managed a tally of 5. That pattern might not be carried forward here, however.

Their previous form shows that Alaves:

• haven't won against Villarreal in their last 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 6 league matches. Fans are getting restless.

Villarreal

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Villarreal head into the meeting after a 0-1 La Liga win as they beat Rayo Vallecano in their last fixture.

In that match, Villarreal managed 49% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Villarreal was Ayoze Pérez (66'). For their opponents, Rayo Vallecano got 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target.

In their last 6 outings, Villarreal have helped themselves to the sum of 14 goals. Villarreal have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. In that time, their defenders have seen 4 goals go against them.

Leading up to this clash, Villarreal:

• are winless against Alaves when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 3 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels stretching back to 21/04/2021, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Alaves winning 2 of those games, Villarreal 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

An aggregate of 20 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 of them from Babazorros and 12 belonging to El Submarino Amarillo. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was La Liga match day 13 on 09/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Villarreal 3-0 Alaves.

On that occasion, Villarreal managed 63% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Ilias Akhomach (38'), Dani Parejo (81') and Santi Comesaña (90').

On the other side, Alaves had 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Alejandro Quintero González.

📋 Team News: Alaves

It looks as if Babazorros may well kick off with a 4-4-2 formation and select Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Abdelkabir Abqar, Santiago Mourino, Manuel Sanchez, Carlos Vicente, Antonio Blanco, Joan Jordan, Carles Alena, Kike Garcia and Carlos Martin.

📋 Team News: Villarreal

Thanks to a mainly full-strength squad, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral to be concerned with. Ilias Akhomach (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

We are inclined to think that El Submarino Amarillo seem most likely to elect for a 4-4-2 lineup by sending out Diego Conde, Juan Foyth, Willy Kambwala, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Yeremi Pino, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alejandro Baena, Thierno Barry and Ayoze Perez.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Villarreal and Alaves may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a draw. That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 15:03 08/03/2025