La Liga
Deportivo Alavés - Villarreal
08/28/2026, 07:30 PM
Expected Goals
1.2
2.5
1.3
1:1
14%1:2
8%2:1
8%0:2
6%2:0
6%What influences the xG?
Deportivo Alavés
Villarreal
The Lab
- 1Villarreal: 72% of all goals in the first half (18 of 25, last 12 games)
- 2Villarreal: first goal in 8 of 12 games (67%)
- 3Villarreal: 6 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 0 over 90 minutes
- 4Deportivo Alavés: 2 comebacks in 3 games after trailing past minute 75 (2 points rescued)
Model Probabilities
Match Result
Home Win
34%
Draw
30%
Away Win
35%
Goals
Over 1.5
73%
Under 1.5
27%
Over 2.5
46%
Under 2.5
54%
Over 3.5
24%
Under 3.5
76%
Double Chance
Home or Draw
65%
Away or Draw
66%
No Draw
70%
Both Score
Yes
53%
No
47%
Key Factors
- Strong offenses: Both teams were active recently, averaging 5.2 shots on target per match for Alavés and 5.4 for Villarreal
- Villarreal's rising trend: The visitors are scoring more recently, averaging 2.2 goals per match compared to their season average of 1.8
- Balanced prediction: The model calculates an almost identical win probability of 35% for Villarreal and 35% for Alavés
Risk Factors
- Vulnerable away defense: Villarreal concede an average of 2.08 goals per away match this season
- Shorter recovery time: Villarreal enter the match with only 5 days of rest since their last game, compared to 8 days for Alavés
- Missing key players: Alberto Moleiro (10 goals, 5 assists) and Ayoze Pérez (5 goals, 4 assists) are missing from Villarreal's squad
Overview
Deportivo Alavés host Villarreal at the Estadio de Mendizorroza
La Liga match on August 28, 2026, 9:30 PM
Alavés sit in 5th place with 4 points, while Villarreal are in 10th place with 2 points
Form
Alavés form: WWLWD with 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss
Villarreal form: LLWDD with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses
Alavés recently drew against Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal recorded a recent draw against Atlético de Madrid
Statistics
Alavés scored 44 goals and conceded 56 this season
Villarreal scored 72 goals and conceded 46
Alavés averaged 1.14 goals scored per home game
Villarreal concede an average of 2.08 goals in away games
Head-to-Head
4 head-to-head matches in the database
1 win for Deportivo Alavés, 2 wins for Villarreal, and 1 draw
Goal difference of 3 to 7 goals in favor of Villarreal
The last encounter ended in a 1-1 draw on March 13, 2026
Key Players
Toni Martínez (14 goals), Lucas Boyé (11 goals), and Nahuel Tenaglia (2 goals) lead Alavés
Georges Mikautadze (13 goals, 6 assists), Nicolas Pépé (8 goals, 8 assists), and Gerard Moreno (10 goals) represent Villarreal
Mikautadze shows rising form with 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Goalkeepers
Antonio Sivera guards the goal for Alavés and kept 5 clean sheets
Luiz Júnior starts in goal for Villarreal with 8 clean sheets recorded
Influences
The Estadio de Mendizorroza averages 3.2 total goals per match
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 5 home games on natural grass
The venue shows an Over 2.5 goals rate of 80%