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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 7 21
2 Club Atletico de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompie 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruna 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Futbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Malaga CF 7 3

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 Atletico de Madrid A 0–1 L
13 Mar Cadiz 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
#6 Position #11
11 Points 8
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
11 Scored 13
6 Conceded 12
+5 GD +1
1.57 PPG 1.14
43% Win % 29%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alavés this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Deportivo Alavés are 6th (11 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de Mendizorroza!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Pacheco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 271 appearances.
  • 15' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Joselu gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Deportivo Alaves looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lucas Boye scoring 1 goals.
  • 27' Argentina international Geronimo Rulli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 411 games and scored 560 goals.
  • 37' Mario Gaspar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' It looks surprising Deportivo Alaves does not make any changes. Albiol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Paco Alcacer does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Moi Gomez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Deportivo Alaves.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Deportivo Alaves team. Lucas is replaced by Edgar Mendez on 58 minute.
  • 63' Alfonso Pedraza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Manu was booked on 69.
  • 70' The whistle greets Dani Parejo as he departs to be replaced by Francis Coquelin.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edgar Mendez.
  • 79' Another change for Deportivo Alaves made on 79 minute. Jota Peleteiro leaves to be changed by Facundo Pellistri.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Edgar Mendez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 84' Ruben Pena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mario Gaspar at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Deportivo Alaves has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Joselu as he leaves the pitch. Deyverson steps in for Deportivo Alaves.
  • 2-1 the final result. Villarreal CF will be bitterly disappointed.

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 Omorodion 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 Atletico de Madrid 1–0 Deportivo Alavés L 2021-03-13 Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Cadiz 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
3 / 4
1.67 Deportivo Alavés xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Deportivo Alavés or Villarreal CF 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alavés42% Draw26% Villarreal CF32%
Actual: Deportivo Alavés win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alavés or Draw
68%
Draw or Villarreal CF
58%
Deportivo Alavés or Villarreal CF
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Deportivo Alavés31% Draw43% Villarreal CF26%
Actual: Deportivo Alavés win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alavés

Handicap Deportivo Alavés covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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