Alaves 1-0 Villarreal: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Alaves

1 : 0

Villarreal

L. Boye31'

Estadio de MendizorrozaIsidro Diaz de Mera EscuderosCapacity 19,840Fri, 28 Aug 202621:30

Alaves5-3-2

Line ups

4-4-2Villarreal Villarreal crest

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

54'
186.9
M. Rodriguez
37.2
Yusi
54'
116.7
T. Martinez
96.7
M. Diaz
71'
216.5
A. Rebbach
46.9
D. Suarez
71'
77.3A
A. Perez
236.7
C. Protesoni
82'
157.3
L. Boye
206.6
A. Manas

Unused

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

62'
156.9
S. Mourino
37.2
A. Freeman
62'
146.3
S. Comesana
226.7
A. Perez
63'
176.3
T. Buchanan
106.6
A. Moleiro
70'
76.3
G. Moreno
116.2
I. Akhomach
82'
96.5
G. Mikautadze
216.5
T. Oluwaseyi

Unused

Home

F. Garces
Suspended
Out

Away

No reported injuries.

Player of the match

Antonio Sivera Salvá

Goalkeeper · Alaves

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes25

Pass accuracy60%

Goalkeeping

Saves6

Goals conceded0

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Antonio SiveraG	6	0	0,41	+0,41	15/25	11/22
Luiz JúniorG	1	1	0,93	-0,07	18/19	0/1

Live stats

Possession & Passing

25%Possession75%

196Total passes649

73%Pass accuracy88%

5Corners9

Attack

9Shots19

2On target6

7Off target7

0Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

4Shots in box15

5Shots out box4

0.8xG1.4

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves1

5Offsides4

15Fouls8

3Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,61xG0,73

3Shots8

2On target2

1Big chances0

6Touches in box26

27%Possession73%

3Corners4

Second half

0,20xG0,67

6Shots11

0On target4

0Big chances1

8Touches in box28

21%Possession79%

2Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Alaves

0.819225%

69% open play31% set piece

Villarreal

1.40191275%

58% open play42% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Alaves0,81 xG · 1 scored

Villarreal1,40 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Alaves18

Open play 10Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 2Defensive 1

Villarreal38

Open play 30Set piece 1Dribble 3Rebound 3Defensive 1

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Alaves15% pressure

Villarreal85% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

0.81xG1.40

9Shots19

2On target12

Momentum

90' Off target Jonny Otto 0.01 xG · Set piece · Right foot

Shot map

9 v 19

Alaves shoot right, Villarreal left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ALAAlavesVILVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AlavesVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AlavesDefensive line 27%

VillarrealDefensive line 40%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AlavesUntil 54'

Most-connected pair: Blanco and Otto, 11 passes between them.

VillarrealUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Comesaña and Mouriño, 20 passes between them.

Tactical battle

28control72

Nicolas Pépé

10 touches in box

In possession

22,2%Field tilt77,8%

4Passes into box24

10Progressive passes47

10Carries into final third17

5Chances created14

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,58Press intensity (PPDA)5,20

9High turnovers7

5Regains within 5s8

34,3sBall recovery time15,6s

31Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

78Carries186

1277mCarry distance1993m

18Progressive carries13

766mProgressive carry distance1008m

4Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won11

19Take-ons attempted26

190mProgressive pass distance888m

0Through balls0

1Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,31Expected threat (xT)0,62

1,12Action value (VAEP)0,26

18Shot-creating actions38

2Goal-creating actions0

0,64Expected assisted goals0,77

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,0Passes per attack4,2

7,0sAttack duration13,7s

4,01 m/sAttack directness1,92 m/s

0Build-up attacks2

7Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

14Touches in box55

35Final third entries90

1Big chances1

0,93xG on target0,41

0Big chances missed1

Passing

2/13 (15%)Crosses6/22 (27%)

22/46 (48%)Long balls22/37 (59%)

13Throw-ins33

8Free kicks15

10Goal kicks9

Duels

47Total53

37/82 (45%)Ground45/82 (55%)

13/25 (52%)Aerial12/25 (48%)

7/18 (39%)Dribbles11/25 (44%)

8Dispossessed8

Defending

48Recoveries37

17Interceptions7

22Tackles19

64%Tackles won68%

47Clearances17

1Big chances scored0

1Big saves1

0Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third4

7,99Average rating6,95

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AlavesThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

VillarrealThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal75%

25%2+ goals63%

25%3+ goals25%

They concede

63%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 5-2 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AlavesshootallowVillarreal

4.7%Six-yard box4.3%

61.4%Penalty area-2.059.1%

24.1%Edge of the box+4.229.4%

9.7%Long range7.2%

464 shots taken · 487 faced

VillarrealshootallowAlaves

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box5.7%

65.4%+4.4Penalty area60.5%

23.0%-2.3Edge of the box24.8%

4.2%-4.3Long range9.0%

457 shots taken · 476 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0 at Estadio de Mendizorroza in La Liga. Alaves led 1-0 at half-time. L. Boye scored the only goal in the 31st minute. In their last 19 meetings, Alaves have won 9, Villarreal 7, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.