Villarreal vs Alavés Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 10 Jan 2026

La Liga Betting Preview: Villarreal vs Alavés

Villarreal meet Alavés at Estadio de la Ceramica, with kick-off set for 10:15 on Saturday 10 January.

Backing Villarreal -1 on the Asian Handicap means the insurance of money back if they beat Alavés by a single goal. However, there’s a nice return at odds of -132 if the home team win by two or more.

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Villarreal won their last game 3-1. This was an away victory at Estadio Martínez Valero against Elche. El Submarino Amarillo ended up with just 22% possession and had four shots on target, while Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze and Alfonso Pedraza scored one goal each.

Deportivo Alavés drew 1-1 in their previous game. This was at home against Real Oviedo at Estadio Mendizorroza. The Vitoria-Gasteiz outfit enjoyed 58% possession and managed six shots on goal, while Lucas Boye found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 1-0 home win for Alavés at Estadio Mendizorroza when they last played Villarreal. The past 10 H2H matches have included five Villarreal victories, two draws and three Alavés wins.

La Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Villarreal	17	12	2	3	34	16	18	34:16	38
13	Alavés	18	5	4	9	15	21	-6	15:21	19

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Villarreal have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.1 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts. Marcelino Garcia's team have averaged 41.0% possession, 374.0 passes and 3.2 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.1 goals from 3.4 shots on goal, 13.9 attempts and 5.4 corners.

Top scorer is Alberto Moleiro on 6 goals, while Gerard Moreno has racked up 4 and Georges Mikautadze 3. Leading assistor is Ayoze Perez with 3, while goalkeeper Luiz Junior has 4 clean sheets.

Alavés have won 2, lost 6 and drawn 2, with an average of 0.6 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts. Los Babazorros have averaged 49.3% possession, 430.7 passes, 3.8 corners awarded and 5.7 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.3 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 12.7 attempts.

Lucas Boye has top scored with 3, while Carlos Vicente, Pablo Ibanez and Denis Suarez are next on 1. Antonio Blanco and Victor Parada are the top assist makers on 1, with Antonio Sivera recording 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Villarreal predicted lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Santiago Mourino, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesana, Daniel Parejo, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Perez, Georges Mikautadze.

Alavés predicted lineup (4-4-2): Antonio Sivera (GK), Jonny Otto, Nahuel Tenaglia, Jon Pacheco, Victor Parada, Carlos Vicente, Antonio Blanco, Pablo Ibanez, Abderrahman Rebbach, Antonio Martinez, Lucas Boye.

Villarreal vs Alavés Prediction & Betting Tips

From our key match prediction to corners advice, correct score pick, top player prop insights and a builder tailored for value — our Villarreal vs Alavés betting tips covers it all.

Match Prediction

We like Villarreal -1 at betting odds of -132 for this La Liga match. This bet can land us a nice return if the home team are able to manage a convincing win and the signs look positive.

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together football betting tips. Once we’ve also looked at the La Liga form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.

Key Villarreal vs Alavés league stats:

• The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Alavés in any of their last 5 games on the road.
• The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Alavés in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Alavés in 2 consecutive games on the road.

Based on the latest odds from the top bookmakers, our pick carries a 56.8% chance of winning. However, our experts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Villarreal 3 - 0 Alavés

Our prediction for the correct score is Villarreal to land a 3-0 victory and this is available at +750. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nicolas Pepe Under 0.5 Shots On Target -115

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal) hasn’t had a shot on goal in five consecutive La Liga games. We’re going to back him to fall short when it comes to Shots on Target and this selection is available at -115.

Latest Nicolas Pepe Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+200

First

+525

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-114

Shots

Over 2.5

+118

Under 2.5

-

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Alberto Moleiro to Score +200

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) has racked up six goals in his past ten La Liga matches. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +200 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Alberto Moleiro Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+200

First

+500

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-189

Under 0.5

+107

Shots

Over 2.5

+138

Under 2.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Villarreal Under 5.5 Corners -116

In their past ten games, Villarreal have not covered the 5.5 corners line. On this evidence, we can take odds of -116 that this Villarreal Team Corners wager falls short of the line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Villarreal

Total

8.60 3.20 5.40

Home

9.20 5.50 3.70

Away

8.50 2.80 5.70

Alavés

Total

9.50 3.80 5.70

Home

10.20 5.70 4.50

Away

10.30 4.40 5.90

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-104

Under 9.5

-135

Villarreal Corners

Over 5.5

-122

Under 5.5

-115

Alavés Corners

Over 3.5

-100

Under 3.5

-143

Most Corners

1

-263

X

+700

2

+255

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Villarreal vs Alavés Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Some will want to go ahead and back Villarreal at -233 to win this La Liga encounter. After all, this betting price suggests a 70% chance that the favourites end up succeeding. Deportivo Alavés are the +600 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

Villarreal can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting -103. However, Alavés are +510 and the draw is +140 if you want to take a different option.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market is finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. A fresh approach might involve siding with a BTTS wager and there’s -143 on offer for Both Teams to Score No.

The best football betting sites definitely give customers lots of choice. When it comes to La Liga matches, choose from hundreds of markets until you find the most attractive odds.

Full-Time Result

1

-233

X

+340

2

+600

Half-Time Result

1

-103

X

+140

2

+510

Double Chance

1X

-1111

12

-500

X2

+163

Draw No Bet

1

-714

2

+370

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-132

2 Hcp +1

+105

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-114

Over 2.5

-112

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+108

No

-143

There’s the chance to back Georges Mikautadze at +390 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favourite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)

First

+155

Anytime

+390

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

First

+170

Anytime

+450

Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

First

+180

Anytime

+430

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

First

+200

Anytime

+500

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

First

+200

Anytime

+525

Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)

First

+220

Anytime

+550

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

First

+320

Anytime

+850

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

First

+360

Anytime

+900

Pape Gueye (Villarreal)

First

+380

Anytime

+1000

Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Toni Martínez (Alavés)

First

+440

Anytime

+1100

Mariano Diaz (Alavés)

First

+450

Anytime

+1100

Carlos Vicente (Alavés)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Carles Aleñá (Alavés)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Abde Rebbach (Alavés)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

Willy Kambwala (Villarreal)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Rafa Marín (Villarreal)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Juan Foyth (Villarreal)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Renato Veiga (Villarreal)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Thomas Partey (Villarreal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Calebe Goncalves Ferreira da Silva (Alavés)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-213

Under 0.5

+120

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-189

Under 0.5

+107

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-185

Under 0.5

+105

Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

-105

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-114

Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-133

Under 0.5

-132

Toni Martínez (Alavés)

Over 0.5

+105

Under 0.5

-185

Mariano Diaz (Alavés)

Over 0.5

+107

Under 0.5

-189

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+130

Under 0.5

-233

Pape Gueye (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+140

Under 0.5

-263

Carlos Vicente (Alavés)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-278

Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-333

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-313

Carles Aleñá (Alavés)

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-385

Abde Rebbach (Alavés)

Over 0.5

+210

Under 0.5

-435

Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+245

Under 0.5

-556

Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+250

Under 0.5

-588

Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

-137

Under 2.5

-

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

-110

Under 2.5

-

Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

+138

Under 2.5

-

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

+118

Under 2.5

-

Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

-

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

+125

Under 1.5

-

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

+148

Under 1.5

-

Toni Martínez (Alavés)

Over 1.5

-147

Under 1.5

-

Mariano Diaz (Alavés)

Over 1.5

-139

Under 1.5

-

Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-263

Under 0.5

-

Villarreal have recorded five victories, three defeats and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

It’s now been five straight Alavés defeats on the road. The Vitoria-Gasteiz outfit have clocked up seven losses, two wins and one draw in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 0.40 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

When the teams previously met at Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal defeated Alavés 3-0. There have been four Villarreal wins, one Alavés success and one draw in the past 6 H2H meetings at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Villarreal Home Stats		5-2-3	3.00	1.70	1.30	6	4	5	5
Alavés Away Stats		2-1-7	1.60	0.40	1.20	2	8	2	8

• 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

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