Deportivo Alavés
Football Spain - La Liga Estadio Mendizorroza Fri 13 Mar 16:00
Villarreal CF
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La Liga Betting Preview: Alavés vs Villarreal

Alavés welcome Villarreal to Estadio Mendizorroza, with kick-off set for 16:00 on Friday 13 March.

Both Teams to Score is Our Best Bet

We’re more than happy to snap up the -132 when it comes to Alavés and Villarreal finding the net. The numbers suggest that the BTTS Yes outcome could deliver a return.

Villarreal Beat Alavés in their Previous Meeting

Deportivo Alavés lost on the road in their last La Liga game, making it back-to-back league defeats. Valencia won 3-2 at Estadio Mestalla. Los Babazorros ended up with just 39% possession and had four shots on target, while Lucas Boye scored both of the goals.

Villarreal won their previous game, beating Elche at home. It was a 2-1 victory at Estadio de la Ceramica. Marcelino Garcia's team had just 37% possession and totalled seven shots on goal, while Tajon Buchanan and Santiago Mourino were both on target.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw Villarreal land a 3-1 home victory over Alavés at Estadio de la Ceramica. There have been five Villarreal victories, two draws and three Alavés wins in the previous 10 H2H games.

La Liga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Villarreal logo Villarreal 27 17 3 7 50 32 18 50:32 54
16 Alavés logo Alavés 27 7 6 14 25 37 -12 25:37 27
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Alavés – Last 10 League Games

Alavés have 2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.1 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 12.6 attempts. Quique Sanchez Flores' side have averaged 52.3% possession, 427.4 passes and 5.0 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.7 goals from 4.7 shots on goal, 13.8 attempts and 5.1 corners.

Lucas Boye is the top scorer with 6 goals, Antonio Martinez has 3, with Antonio Blanco and Carlos Vicente on 1. The top assist makers are Denis Suarez, Victor Parada and Youssef Enriquez, all of whom have 1 on the board.

Villarreal – Last 10 League Games

Villarreal have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.6 goals from 9.6 attempts and 3.6 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 43.1% possession, 366.6 passes, 3.4 corners awarded and 4.7 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.6 goals from 12.0 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal.

Georges Mikautadze is the leading goalscorer with 4, Gerard Moreno has 3, with Pape Gueye and Alberto Moleiro getting 2. Alberto Moleiro and Nicolas Pepe are top assists providers with 2, while Luiz Junior has recorded one clean sheet in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Alavés predicted lineup (4-4-2): Antonio Sivera (GK), Nahuel Tenaglia, Ander Guevara, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Angel Perez, Antonio Blanco, Jon Guridi, Carles Alena, Antonio Martinez, Lucas Boye.

Villarreal predicted lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Santiago Mourino, Alex Freeman, Rafa Marin, Sergi Cardona, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesana, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pepe, Georges Mikautadze.

Alavés vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Alavés vs Villarreal preview includes expert betting advice on all fronts — from a match prediction and correct score guidance to corners advice, player prop selections and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

The teams both look good to find the net when it comes to this La Liga showdown and that leads us to a BTTS Yes wager. We can land odds of -132 for this outcome and that’s an appealing price.

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the La Liga action.

Key Alavés vs Villarreal league stats:

  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Alavés games at home.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Alavés games.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Villarreal games.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Villarreal games.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 3 straight Villarreal games.
BTTS Yes Probability

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 56.8% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Correct Score Prediction

Alavés Alavés logo 1 - 1 Villarreal logo Villarreal

When it comes to the correct score, we’re going to take a chance on a 1-1 outcome. We’ll go for the +500 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nicolas Pepe Over 1.5 Shots -159 BetMGM logo

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal) has recorded an average of 2.2 shots in his past five La Liga games. Our opinion is that there’s value for him to cover the Player Shots line, with betting odds of -159 currently on offer.

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Alberto Moleiro to Score +270 BetMGM logo

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) has managed four goals in his past nine La Liga away games. We’re happy to take the +270 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Latest Alberto Moleiro Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Villarreal Under 4.5 Corners -130 BetMGM logo

In eight consecutive away games, Villarreal have fallen short of 4.5 corners. When it comes to Team Corners, we’re expecting Villarreal to fall short and you can get odds of -130.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Alavés Logo Alavés
Total
10.10 5.00 5.10
Home
10.80 6.10 4.70
Away
9.30 3.50 5.80
Villarreal Logo Villarreal
Total
8.10 3.40 4.70
Home
9.70 4.20 5.50
Away
7.00 2.40 4.60
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Both Team To Score Yes -132
Full-Time Result Draw +240
Player Shots Nicolas Pepe Over 1.5 -159

If you’re keen to place a same-game multi, go for BTTS Yes, the match to end all square and also Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal) to manage Over 1.5 shots.

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Alavés vs Villarreal Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Think Villarreal Most Likely to Win

With a roughly 48% chance of triumphing, the bookmakers aren’t giving too much away with their +110 betting odds for Villarreal winning this La Liga clash. The market implies that Deportivo Alavés are the most unlikely to win at +240.

Villarreal are -122 at -0.25 on the Asian Handicap and this gives you a half stake refund in the event of a draw. However, you get a full payout on your wager if they manage to beat Alavés.

The Total Goals price implies that Under 2.5 is the most likely result in this contest. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -132.

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Georges Mikautadze is the First Goalscorer Favourite

Georges Mikautadze is the market leader at +460 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals
Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
First
+180
Anytime
+460
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Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
First
+240
Anytime
+575
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Toni Martínez (Alavés)
First
+240
Anytime
+600
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Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
First
+250
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots
Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
Over 2.5
-149
Under 2.5
-
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Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
Over 2.5
+123
Under 2.5
-
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Toni Martínez (Alavés)
Over 2.5
-139
Under 2.5
-
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Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
Over 2.5
+132
Under 2.5
-
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Unbeaten Alavés in Past Four H2H Estadio Mendizorroza Clashes

Alavés are winless in the last three games at Estadio Mendizorroza. Los Babazorros have managed four losses, three victories and three draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

Villarreal have recorded five victories, four defeats and one draw in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

The previous Estadio Mendizorroza encounter involved a 1-0 Alavés win against Villarreal. There have been three Alavés victories, one Villarreal win and one draw in the past 5 H2H games at Estadio Mendizorroza.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Alavés logo Alavés Home Stats 3-3-4 2.40 1.10 1.30 5 5 6 4
Villarreal logo Villarreal Away Stats 5-1-4 3.20 1.60 1.60 6 4 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Alavés logo Alavés League Stats
Villarreal logo Villarreal League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Alavés vs Villarreal Lineups & Team News

The Alavés vs Villarreal team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for La Liga along with the latest injury news.

Alavés Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Villarreal Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Alavés Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

1 Antonio Sivera
14 Nahuel Tenaglia 6 Ander Guevara 16 Ville Koski 17 Jonny Otto
7 Angel Perez 8 Antonio Blanco 18 Jon Guridi 10 Carles Alena
11 Antonio Martinez 15 Lucas Boye
1 Luiz Junior
15 Santiago Mourino 3 Alex Freeman 4 Rafa Marin 23 Sergi Cardona
17 Tajon Buchanan 14 Santi Comesana 18 Pape Gueye 20 Alberto Moleiro
19 Nicolas Pepe 9 Georges Mikautadze

Villarreal Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Previous Alavés Lineups

08 Mar La Liga
Valencia 3-2 Alavés
27 Feb La Liga
Levante 2-0 Alavés
23 Feb La Liga
Alavés 2-2 Girona
14 Feb La Liga
Sevilla 1-1 Alavés
08 Feb La Liga
Alavés 0-2 Getafe
04 Feb Copa del Rey
Alavés 2-3 Real Sociedad

Previous Villarreal Lineups

08 Mar La Liga
Villarreal 2-1 Elche
28 Feb La Liga
Barcelona 4-1 Villarreal
22 Feb La Liga
Villarreal 2-1 Valencia
18 Feb La Liga
Levante 0-1 Villarreal
14 Feb La Liga
Getafe 2-1 Villarreal
09 Feb La Liga
Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol

Injuries & Suspensions

Alavés Injury Table
Type Name Info
Ander Guevara 2nd yellow (Red
Pablo Ibanez Yellow cards
Carlos Protesoni Other
Villarreal Injury Table
Type Name Info
Pau Navarro Other
Ayoze Perez Other
Willy Kambwala Hamstring
Juan Foyth Cruciate ligame
Pau Cabanes Cruciate ligame
Logan Costa Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Alavés Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Quique Sanchez Flores

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Antonio Sivera 1 G 27 2430 27 0 0 0 1 0
Jonny Otto 17 D 26 2275 26 0 0 0 5 0
Nahuel Tenaglia 14 D 25 2250 25 2 1 0 2 0
Antonio Blanco 37 M 25 2136 25 1 1 1 5 0
Antonio Martinez 11 F 26 1767 21 6 5 2 1 0

Villarreal Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Marcelino Garcia

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Luiz Junior 1 G 24 2160 24 3 0 0 3 0
Alberto Moleiro 20 M 26 1788 23 4 9 4 3 0
Renato Veiga 12 M 24 1760 19 6 0 0 3 1
Santi Comesana 14 M 25 1712 20 6 3 3 4 1
Santiago Mourino 15 D 20 1700 19 3 1 2 8 1
Spain FlagLa Liga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 27 22 1 4 72:26 67
2 Real Madrid 27 20 3 4 56:23 63
3 Atlético Madrid 27 16 6 5 46:25 54
4 Villarreal 27 17 3 7 50:32 54
5 Real Betis 27 11 10 6 42:34 43
6 Celta Vigo 27 10 10 7 37:30 40
7 Espanyol 27 10 7 10 34:40 37
8 Real Sociedad 27 9 8 10 40:41 35
9 Getafe 27 10 5 12 23:29 35
10 Athletic Club 27 10 5 12 30:37 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 7 11 32:32 34
12 Valencia 27 8 8 11 30:41 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 7 10 10 27:33 31
14 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 35:42 31
15 Girona 27 7 10 10 28:43 31
16 Alavés 27 7 6 14 25:37 27
17 Elche 27 5 11 11 35:41 26
18 Mallorca 27 6 7 14 31:44 25
19 Levante 27 5 7 15 29:45 22
20 Real Oviedo 27 3 9 15 17:44 18
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 13 13 0 0 41:6 39
2 Atlético Madrid 14 12 1 1 33:12 37
3 Villarreal 14 11 1 2 31:12 34
4 Real Madrid 13 11 0 2 29:9 33
5 Osasuna 13 7 4 2 24:16 25
6 Real Betis 13 7 3 3 25:15 24
7 Valencia 14 6 5 3 19:15 23
8 Athletic Club 14 7 2 5 17:16 23
9 Elche 14 5 7 2 22:15 22
10 Real Sociedad 13 6 3 4 24:20 21
11 Espanyol 14 6 3 5 17:19 21
12 Rayo Vallecano 13 4 7 2 15:10 19
13 Mallorca 13 5 4 4 19:17 19
14 Alavés 13 5 4 4 16:15 19
15 Getafe 14 5 3 6 12:11 18
16 Celta Vigo 14 4 5 5 20:17 17
17 Sevilla 14 4 4 6 19:20 16
18 Girona 13 4 4 5 13:21 16
19 Real Oviedo 13 2 5 6 5:14 11
20 Levante 14 2 5 7 14:24 11