Thursday , 12 November 2026

Deportivo Alavés vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Deportivo Alavés
2 – 1
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Wed 21 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de Mendizorroza HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 63' Alfonso Pedraza
Manu 69' Y
Edgar Mendez 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Deportivo Alavés vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadio de Mendizorroza.

Match Details

  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Pablo Gonzalez
  • Referee Adrian Cordero
  • Referee Antonio Cerezo
  • Referee Miguel Sesma

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruna 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

6
3
6
Deportivo Alavés 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-21 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alavés 2020-01-25 Deportivo Alavés 1–2 Villarreal CF 2019-10-25 Villarreal CF 4–1 Deportivo Alavés 2019-03-02 Villarreal CF 1–2 Deportivo Alavés

Recent Form

Deportivo Alavés
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–1 W
18 Apr SD Huesca H 1–0 W
10 Apr Athletic Club A 0–0 D
04 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 1–3 L
21 Mar Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–1 L
13 Mar Cádiz CF H 1–1 D
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Deportivo Alavés A 1–2 L
18 Apr Levante UD A 5–1 W
15 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–1 W
11 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–2 L
08 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 1–0 W
03 Apr Granada CF A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Deportivo Alavés Villarreal CF
#12 Position #9
13 Points 15
12 Played 12
3 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
15 Scored 17
17 Conceded 15
-2 GD +2
1.08 PPG 1.25
25% Win % 33%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alavés this season
17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Deportivo Alavés are 12th (13 pts). Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Deportivo Alavés
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Deportivo Alavés
Lucas Boye 5 G
Mariano Diaz 4 G 4 A
Nahuel Tenaglia 1 G
Mikel Rodriguez 1 G
Villarreal CF
Georges Mikautadze 3 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 4 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G 1 A
Gerard Moreno 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Deportivo Alaves have kicked off against Villarreal CF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Deportivo Alaves has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Alfonso Pedraza needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Joselu puts Deportivo Alaves on the lead.
  • 22' Ruben Pena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Deportivo Alaves winning 100% of all matches.
  • 42' Deportivo Alaves are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' A goal from the Spain international Paco Alcacer! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-1!
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Lucas as he leaves the pitch. Edgar Mendez steps in for Deportivo Alaves.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Alfonso Pedraza on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 68' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Manu.
  • 70' Francis Coquelin gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Dani Parejo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edgar Mendez on 74.
  • 79' Deportivo Alaves ring the changes. Jota Peleteiro has done his job and it is now time for Facundo Pellistri to step up.
  • 80' Goal! Edgar Mendez scores his 7 goal in 279 matches.
  • 84' Ruben Pena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mario Gaspar at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Deportivo Alaves. Joselu is replaced by Deyverson.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Deportivo Alavés Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Calleja

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 6
Joselu 4
Paco Alcacer 3
Samu Aghehowa 2
Edgar Mendez 2
Boulaye Dia 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Lucas 1

Head to Head

2021-04-21 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alavés 2020-01-25 Deportivo Alavés 1–2 Villarreal CF 2019-10-25 Villarreal CF 4–1 Deportivo Alavés 2019-03-02 Villarreal CF 1–2 Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés Form

2021-04-21 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-04-18 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 SD Huesca W 2021-04-10 Athletic Club 0–0 Deportivo Alavés D 2021-04-04 Deportivo Alavés 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2021-03-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–0 Deportivo Alavés L 2021-03-13 Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Cádiz CF D

Villarreal CF Form

2021-04-21 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2021-04-18 Levante UD 1–5 Villarreal CF W 2021-04-15 Villarreal CF 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2021-04-11 Villarreal CF 1–2 CA Osasuna L 2021-04-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-04-03 Granada CF 0–3 Villarreal CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 Deportivo Alavés xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Deportivo Alavés or Villarreal CF 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Deportivo Alavés33% Draw26% Villarreal CF41%
Actual: Deportivo Alavés win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alavés or Draw
59%
Draw or Villarreal CF
67%
Deportivo Alavés or Villarreal CF
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Deportivo Alavés22% Draw44% Villarreal CF34%
Actual: Deportivo Alavés win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alavés

Handicap Deportivo Alavés covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.