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

Primera Division · 2020-21
Deportivo Alaves
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 Alaves 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 Deportivo Alaves 2 4
2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 3
3 Club Atletico de Madrid 1 3
4 Sevilla FC 1 3
5 Real Racing Club de Santander 1 1
6 Villarreal CF 1 1
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 1 1
8 Elche CF 1 1
9 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2 1
10 Athletic Club 0 0
11 CA Osasuna 0 0
12 FC Barcelona 0 0
13 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
14 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
15 Real Madrid CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 Valencia CF 0 0
18 Málaga CF 1 0
19 Getafe CF 1 0
20 Levante UD 1 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
6
Deportivo Alaves 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-21 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alaves 2020-01-25 Deportivo Alaves 1–2 Villarreal CF 2019-10-25 Villarreal CF 4–1 Deportivo Alaves 2019-03-02 Villarreal CF 1–2 Deportivo Alaves

Recent Form

Deportivo Alaves
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 Cádiz CF H 1–1 D
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves Villarreal CF
#1 Position #6
4 Points 1
2 Played 1
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
4 Scored 2
1 Conceded 2
+3 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alaves this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Deportivo Alaves are 1st (4 pts). Villarreal CF are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio de Mendizorroza will turn into a battlefield for Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal CF.
  • 5' Deportivo Alaves are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
  • 10' Deportivo Alaves is showing some good football. However, Deportivo Alaves are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' Joselu adds to his 0 season tally! Deportivo Alaves lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 22' It’s high time Javier Calleja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' Laguardia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' Paco Alcacer, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Deportivo Alaves currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' Deportivo Alaves are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Paco Alcacer makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 55' Samuel Chukwueze has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Edgar Mendez is replacing Lucas for the Deportivo Alaves side.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Alfonso Pedraza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 68' The 38-year-old Etienne Capoue has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' Manu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Francis Coquelin is hanging Dani Parejo on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Deportivo Alaves player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Facundo Pellistri gets the nod from Deportivo Alaves. He replaces Jota Peleteiro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Edgar Mendez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' Ruben Pena gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Mario Gaspar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Joselu makes way for Deyverson at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Deportivo Alaves.
  • With this win, Deportivo Alaves is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Deportivo Alaves 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
Edgar Mendez 2
Boulaye Dia 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Samu Omorodion 2
Dani Parejo 1

Head to Head

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

Deportivo Alaves Form

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

Villarreal CF Form

2021-04-21 Deportivo Alaves 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
4 / 4
3.32 Deportivo Alaves xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alaves62% Draw18% Villarreal CF20%
Actual: Deportivo Alaves win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alaves or Draw
81%
Draw or Villarreal CF
38%
Deportivo Alaves or Villarreal CF
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alaves54% Draw31% Villarreal CF15%
Actual: Deportivo Alaves win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 1
4.6%
4 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
5 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alaves

Handicap Deportivo Alaves covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 18% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 18% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 8% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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