La Liga match preview and statistics: Deportivo Alavés fight Villarreal

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olaranbe (19840 seats)

Struggling Deportivo Alavés will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Villarreal in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Deportivo Alavés have the the worst goal difference (-22) in La Liga
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals away as Deportivo Alavés have scored home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Deportivo Alavés form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Deportivo Alavés, who have the the worst goal difference (-22) in La Liga, have to build on here at Estadio Olaranbe in the La Liga.

Alavés are confident in defense, having played 250 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

0-0 away at Athletic Club before that.

Alavés are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Valencia awaits in three days.

Alavés have scored 13 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Alavés's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Villarreal form and stats

6 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Villarreal on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Dinamo Zagreb.

As you can tell from the results above, Villarreal was very dominant against Levante, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Samuel Chukwueze (2) and Gerard Moreno providing the goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Barcelona in the La Liga only four days away.

Villarreal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 16 away games so far. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Villarreal - Deportivo Alavés 3-1 played earlier this season. Deportivo Alavés-Villarreal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Deportivo Alavés five wins, Villarreal five wins, zero draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
20 goals
Deportivo AlavésJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
7 goals
VillarrealF. Alcácer García
F. Alcácer García
5 goals

Deportivo Alavés missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Deportivo Alavés Villarreal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 5 16 31
6 4 0 Won W 2 6 12
9 5 1 Drew D 2 7 13
16 7 4 Lost L 1 3 6
25 13 4 Scored S 9 27 48
47 20 10 Conceded C 6 17 34
87% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 87%
65% 56% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 87%
42% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 55%
26% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 44% 29%
10% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
52% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 68%
26% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 23%
35% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 1.9
7 5 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.2 9.2 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.5 11.1
2.3 2.5 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.7 4.2
36% 32% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 46% 37%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Deportivo Alavés have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in La Liga
  • Deportivo Alavés have the the worst goal difference (-22) in La Liga
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals away as Deportivo Alavés have scored home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 31 21 7 3 57 20 16 12 3 1 35 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 37 70
2 Real Madrid 31 20 7 4 53 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 16 9 6 1 26 14 29 67
3 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
4 Sevilla 31 20 4 7 46 25 15 11 1 3 23 9 16 9 3 4 23 16 21 64
5 Villarreal 31 12 13 6 48 34 15 6 6 3 21 17 16 6 7 3 27 17 14 49
6 Real Betis 31 14 6 11 42 45 16 8 4 4 24 20 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 48
7 Real Sociedad 31 12 11 8 48 33 16 6 6 4 26 19 15 6 5 4 22 14 15 47
8 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
9 Levante 31 9 11 11 38 44 16 5 7 4 22 24 15 4 4 7 16 20 -6 38
10 Celta de Vigo 31 9 11 11 41 48 15 6 3 6 23 26 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 38
11 Osasuna 31 9 10 12 27 36 16 5 5 6 15 19 15 4 5 6 12 17 -9 37
12 Athletic Club 30 9 10 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 15 2 6 7 16 20 6 37
13 Cádiz 31 9 9 13 27 45 16 4 5 7 14 23 15 5 4 6 13 22 -18 36
14 Valencia 31 8 11 12 39 44 15 6 6 3 24 18 16 2 5 9 15 26 -5 35
15 Getafe 31 7 10 14 22 34 17 5 6 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 31
16 Deportivo Alavés 31 6 9 16 25 47 16 4 5 7 13 20 15 2 4 9 12 27 -22 27
17 Huesca 31 5 12 14 31 46 15 3 6 6 15 19 16 2 6 8 16 27 -15 27
18 Real Valladolid 30 5 12 13 27 41 15 3 5 7 16 24 15 2 7 6 11 17 -14 27
19 Elche 31 5 11 15 27 48 14 3 7 4 14 19 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 26
20 Eibar 31 4 11 16 22 41 15 1 6 8 8 18 16 3 5 8 14 23 -19 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 31 21 7 3 57 20 16 12 3 1 35 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 37 70
2 Real Madrid 31 20 7 4 53 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 16 9 6 1 26 14 29 67
3 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
4 Sevilla 31 20 4 7 46 25 15 11 1 3 23 9 16 9 3 4 23 16 21 64
5 Villarreal 31 12 13 6 48 34 15 6 6 3 21 17 16 6 7 3 27 17 14 49
6 Real Betis 31 14 6 11 42 45 16 8 4 4 24 20 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 48
7 Real Sociedad 31 12 11 8 48 33 16 6 6 4 26 19 15 6 5 4 22 14 15 47
8 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
9 Levante 31 9 11 11 38 44 16 5 7 4 22 24 15 4 4 7 16 20 -6 38
10 Celta de Vigo 31 9 11 11 41 48 15 6 3 6 23 26 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 38
11 Osasuna 31 9 10 12 27 36 16 5 5 6 15 19 15 4 5 6 12 17 -9 37
12 Athletic Club 30 9 10 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 15 2 6 7 16 20 6 37
13 Cádiz 31 9 9 13 27 45 16 4 5 7 14 23 15 5 4 6 13 22 -18 36
14 Valencia 31 8 11 12 39 44 15 6 6 3 24 18 16 2 5 9 15 26 -5 35
15 Getafe 31 7 10 14 22 34 17 5 6 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 31
16 Deportivo Alavés 31 6 9 16 25 47 16 4 5 7 13 20 15 2 4 9 12 27 -22 27
17 Huesca 31 5 12 14 31 46 15 3 6 6 15 19 16 2 6 8 16 27 -15 27
18 Real Valladolid 30 5 12 13 27 41 15 3 5 7 16 24 15 2 7 6 11 17 -14 27
19 Elche 31 5 11 15 27 48 14 3 7 4 14 19 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 26
20 Eibar 31 4 11 16 22 41 15 1 6 8 8 18 16 3 5 8 14 23 -19 23

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