Alavés — Villarreal, 28 August 2026, 19:30 UTC : score 1:0
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The most likely outcome was Villarreal win, and the match finished 1:0. Fans backed Villarreal win — they got it wrong.
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Match events
full timeline L. Boye assist: A. Perez 1-0 31'
Q. Sanchez Flores 45+2'
A. Rebbach 48'
M. Diaz for T. Martinez 54'
Yusi for M. Rodriguez 54'
A. Freeman for S. Mourino 62'
A. Perez for S. Comesana 62'
A. Moleiro for T. Buchanan 63'
I. Akhomach for G. Moreno 70'
C. Protesoni for A. Perez 71'
D. Suarez for A. Rebbach 71'
T. Oluwaseyi for G. Mikautadze 82'
A. Manas for L. Boye 82'
N. Pepe 86'
M. Diaz 89'
A. Sivera 90+2'
R. Veiga 90+2'
Line-ups
starting eleven and bench
Alavés 5-3-2 · Quique Sanchez Flores 4-4-2 · Inigo Perez Villarreal 
1 Antonio Sivera
7 Ángel Pérez 14 Nahuel Tenaglia 16 Ville Koski 17 Jonny Otto 21 Abderrahman Rebbach
19 Pablo Ibáñez 8 Antonio Blanco 18 Mikel Rodriguez
11 Toni Martínez 15 Lucas Boyé
7 Gerard Moreno 9 Georges Mikautadze
19 Nicolas Pépé 14 Santi Comesaña 18 Pape Gueye 17 Tajon Buchanan
15 Santiago Mouriño 8 Juan Foyth 12 Renato Veiga 20 Carlos Romero
1 Luiz Júnior
Alavés bench
- 13Adrián Rodríguez
- 20Aitor Mañas
- 6Ander Guevara
- 10Carles Aleñá
- 23Carlos Benavídez
- 4Denis Suárez
- 12Hugo Novoa
- 9Mariano Díaz
- 22Miguel Rodríguez
- 2Nicolás Valentini
- 27Xanet Olaiz
- 3Youssef Enriquez
Villarreal bench
- 5Alassane Diatta
- 10Alberto Moleiro
- 3Alexander Freeman
- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 26Carlos Maciá
- 11Ilias Akhomach
- 2Logan Costa
- 24Nathan-Dylan Saliba
- 6Pau Navarro
- 25Péter Gulácsi
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi
Match stats
20 metrics for the full match25%Possession75%
9Shots18
2Shots on target6
7Shots off target6
0Blocked shots6
4Shots inside box14
5Shots outside box4
72Attacks143
31Dangerous attacks89
5Corners9
5Offsides4
15Fouls8
3Yellow cards2
6Saves1
196Passes630
145Accurate passes559
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
AlavésVillarrealHow the match went
text generated from our dataAlavés and Villarreal met on matchday 3 of the La Liga on 28 August at Estadio Mendizorrotza. Final score — 1:0.
Alavés sit 4th on 7 points after 7 matches (3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), winless in 3 matches, 3 matches without conceding. Villarreal sit 15th on 2 points after 7 matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses), won 2 matches in a row.
Of the last 2 meetings Alavés won 0, Villarreal won 1, with 1 more meeting drawn. Aggregate score — 2:4.
Season form
all competitions of the season Alavés last five Villarreal DLLWW form WWLLL
7 Matches 7
3 — 2 — 2 Wins — draws — defeats 2 — 2 — 3
11 — 6 Scored — conceded 13 — 12
1.57 Points per game 1.14
1.57 Goals scored per game 1.86
3 Clean sheets 0
2 Failed to score 1
unbeaten in 1 Current streak unbeaten in 2
Alavés at home: 4 matches, 3 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 9—3, 2.25 points per match.
Villarreal away: 4 matches, 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss, goals 7—6, 1.25 points per match.
Head-to-head
2 matches in our database 0 Alavés wins 1 draw 1 Villarreal win
| 13/03/2026 | Алавес — Вильярреал | 1:1 | Ла Лига |
| 10/01/2026 | Вильярреал — Алавес | 3:1 | Ла Лига |
League table
after the match| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9—6 | 13 |
| 6 | Alavés | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11—6 | 11 |
| 7 |  Deportivo de La Coruña | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10—8 | 10 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13—12 | 8 |
| 9 |  Athletic Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7—6 | 8 |
| 10 |  Getafe | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4—7 | 8 |