Friday , 25 September 2026

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

Primera Division · 2020-21
Villarreal CF
3 – 1
Full Time
Deportivo Alavés
Wed 30 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 74' Laguardia
Y 82' Ximo Navarro

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Joan Mendez
  • Referee David Medie
  • Referee Juan Barranco
  • Referee Luis Collado

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
Villarreal CF 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Deportivo Alavés
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-10-28 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Deportivo Alavés H 3–1 W
27 Sep FC Barcelona A 0–4 L
19 Sep SD Eibar H 2–1 W
13 Sep SD Huesca H 1–1 D
19 Jul SD Eibar H 4–0 W
16 Jul Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L
Deportivo Alavés
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Villarreal CF A 1–3 L
26 Sep Getafe CF H 0–0 D
20 Sep Granada CF A 1–2 L
13 Sep Real Betis Balompie H 0–1 L
19 Jul FC Barcelona H 0–5 L
16 Jul Real Betis Balompie A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Deportivo Alavés
#11 Position #6
8 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
13 Scored 11
12 Conceded 6
+1 GD +5
1.14 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Deportivo Alavés
Lucas Boye 4 G
Mariano Diaz 3 G 3 A
Nahuel Tenaglia 1 G
Mikel Rodriguez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Villarreal CF to score. At the same time, Deportivo Alaves does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' John Guidetti is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
  • 13' Paco Alcacer adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. Deportivo Alaves seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' The 29-year-old Pau Torres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Deportivo Alaves backline.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Edgar Mendez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 41' Deportivo Alaves are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Sensational shot from Gerard Moreno. Villarreal CF is back in the lead.
  • 50' Albiol has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Ruben Duarte has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergio Asenjo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Deportivo Alaves.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Deportivo Alaves — John Guidetti on, Deyverson off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' What a moment for Paco Alcacer! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Deportivo Alaves's shape.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Laguardia is booked for Deportivo Alaves — Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Trigueros makes way for Takefusa Kubo at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 76' Another substitution for Deportivo Alaves to replace Ruben Duarte by Manu on 76 minute.
  • 77' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Pervis Estupinan departs to be replaced by Jaume Costa.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Deportivo Alaves. Ximo Navarro will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Samuel Chukwueze gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Moi Gomez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Villarreal CF make a change. Paco Alcacer trudges off to be replaced by Ramiro Funes Mori on 84 minutes.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Deportivo Alaves is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Villarreal CF take all three points.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Deportivo Alavés Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Machín

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
Ilias Akhomach 1

Head to Head

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 2018-10-28 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alavés W 2020-09-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal CF L 2020-09-19 Villarreal CF 2–1 SD Eibar W 2020-09-13 Villarreal CF 1–1 SD Huesca D 2020-07-19 Villarreal CF 4–0 SD Eibar W 2020-07-16 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Villarreal CF L

Deportivo Alavés Form

2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alavés L 2020-09-26 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Getafe CF D 2020-09-20 Granada CF 2–1 Deportivo Alavés L 2020-09-13 Deportivo Alavés 0–1 Real Betis Balompie L 2020-07-19 Deportivo Alavés 0–5 FC Barcelona L 2020-07-16 Real Betis Balompie 1–2 Deportivo Alavés W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Deportivo Alavés xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF49% Draw24% Deportivo Alavés27%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
73%
Draw or Deportivo Alavés
51%
Villarreal CF or Deportivo Alavés
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF34% Draw42% Deportivo Alavés24%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Deportivo Alavés covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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