GolVolt — Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Villarreal score 2.6 goals per match

Villarreal2.6 Deportivo Alavés0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Deportivo Alavés score 0.6.

Streak

Deportivo Alavés without a win in 6 matches

LLDLLD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 6 September, 5:2 against Osasuna.

Last time

Last meeting, 28 August: Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal 1:0

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Table

Level on points

10.Villarreal12 pts 7.Deportivo Alavés12 pts

Villarreal: place 10, 12 pts · Deportivo Alavés: place 7, 12 pts.

Player in form

Alberto Moleiro: 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.13

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.1).

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Alberto Moleiro

Villarreal · midfielder

2goals 4assists 7.20avg rating

Last match, Valencia: 1 assist, rating 7.1.

Mariano Díaz

Deportivo Alavés · forward

3goals 4assists 6.91avg rating

Last match, Málaga: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Villarreal at home and Deportivo Alavés away, as in this match.

Villarreal

at home · 10

6W1D3L2.6scored per match1.4conceded per match

Deportivo Alavés

away · 10

2W4D4L1.5scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 28 Aug 2026 · La Liga Deportivo Alavés 1:0 Villarreal Boyé 31'

2wins

1 draw2.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Villarreal (4-2-3-1, last: Manacor) · Deportivo Alavés (5-3-2, last: Málaga).

LJLuiz Jr. SCCardona LCCosta PNNavarro SMMouriño ADDiatta CMMacià NJEl Jmili AMMoleiro NPPépé TOOluwaseyi ASSivera ÁPPérez NTTenaglia VKKoski NVValentini ARRebbach PIIbáñez ABBlanco CAAleñá LBBoyé MDDíaz

VillarrealDeportivo Alavés

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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