The Villarreal manager U. Emery Etxegoien attacks this game with the team placed 7th so far. In the visitors dressing room Deportivo Alavés and their manager P. Machín Díez are in 18th place before this match.
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.
Villarreal form and stats
Only two La Liga home games for Villarreal so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Villarreal lost their last game at Barcelona after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Villarreal had a home game versus SD Eibar which ended with a victory 2-1.
There will be little rest for Villarreal after this match as they are travelling to Atlético Madrid for a La Liga game in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Villarreal's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
Deportivo Alavés have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the La Liga were 3 victories, 3 draws and 13 defeats from 19 fixtures.
Alavés's last game was the home draw against Getafe (0-0). A 1-2 defeat away at Granada before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Alavés are hosting Athletic Club in the La Liga only four days away.
1 goal so far away for Deportivo Alavés, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Villarreal won four games, one match ended with a draw and Deportivo Alavés has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoVillarreal missing players
Deportivo Alavés missing players
| Villarreal | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| Villarreal | Last season | Deportivo Alavés | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 13 | 19 | ||
| 63 | 37 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 49 | 25 | Conceded | C | 40 | 59 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 79% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 39% | ||
| 32% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 13% | ||
| 11% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 13% | ||
| 66% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 45% | ||
| 32% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 37% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 493 | 260 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 319 | ||
| 163 | 89 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 105 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Betis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Granada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Celta de Vigo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Valencia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Getafe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Levante | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Cádiz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Huesca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | SD Eibar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Elche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 45 | 87 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 86 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 48 | 82 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 70 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | Granada | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 54 |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | -7 | 53 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -8 | 52 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 51 |
| 12 | Levante | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -6 | 49 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -11 | 42 |
| 14 | SD Eibar | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -12 | 41 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 40 | -25 | 39 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -12 | 37 |
| 18 | Leganés | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -21 | 36 |
| 19 | Mallorca | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 65 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 43 | -25 | 33 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 58 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 27 | -31 | 25 |