La Liga · Matchday 3
- Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:30:00 UTCEstadio de MendizorrozaMatchday 3
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Deportivo Alavés 57%Draw 19%Villarreal CF 24%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Deportivo AlavésVillarreal CF
25Possession75
0.81Expected goals (xG)1.28
9Shots18
2Shots on target6
7Shots off target6
0Blocked shots6
4Shots inside box14
5Shots outside box4
5Corners9
5Offsides4
15Fouls8
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
6Saves1
196Passes630
145Accurate passes559
74Pass accuracy89
Match events
- 31'Lucas Boyé (assist Angel Pérez Hidalgo)
- 48'Abde Rebbach
- 54'Mikel Rodriguez → Youssef Enríquez
- 54'Toni Martínez → Mariano
- 62'Santiago Mouriño ← Alex Freeman
- 62'Santi Comesaña ← Ayoze Pérez
- 63'Tajon Buchanan ← Alberto Moleiro
- 70'Gerard Moreno ← Ilias Akhomach
- 71'Abde Rebbach → Denis Suárez
- 71'Angel Pérez Hidalgo → Carlos Benavídez
- 82'Lucas Boyé
- 82'Georges Mikautadze ← Tani Oluwaseyi
- 86'Nicolas Pépé
- 89'Mariano
- 90'Antonio Sivera
- 90'Renato Veiga
Deportivo Alavés · Villarreal CF
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
116.8↓54'Martínez
17.0Sivera
157.8↓82'Boyé
177.2Otto
86.8Blanco
147.2Tenaglia
196.8Ibáñez
167.2Koski
216.5↓71'Rebbach
186.8↓54'Rodriguez
78.0↓71'Hidalgo
76.3↓70'Moreno
86.3Foyth
196.0Pépé
176.3↓63'Buchanan
186.3Gueye
146.3↓62'Comesaña
16.3Júnior
126.0Veiga
156.3↓62'Mouriño
96.3↓82'Mikautadze
206.3Romero
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Deportivo Alavés
- 11Toni Martínez6.8
- 1Antonio Sivera7.0
- 15Lucas Boyé7.8
- 17Jonathan Otto7.2
- 8Antonio Blanco6.8
- 14Nahuel Tenaglia7.2
- 19Pablo Ibáñez6.8
- 16Ville Koski7.2
- 21Abde Rebbach6.5
- 18Mikel Rodriguez6.8
- 7Angel Pérez Hidalgo8.0
Villarreal CF
- 7Gerard Moreno6.3
- 8Juan Marcos Foyth6.3
- 19Nicolas Pépé6.0
- 17Tajon Buchanan6.3
- 18Pape Gueye6.3
- 14Santi Comesaña6.3
- 1Luiz Júnior6.3
- 12Renato Veiga6.0
- 15Santiago Mouriño6.3
- 9Georges Mikautadze6.3
- 20Carlos Romero6.3
Deportivo AlavésTale of the tapeVillarreal CF
4-3-3Formation4-2-4
10 ptsTable2 pts
+7Goal difference-2
1Head-to-head wins1
57%Pre-match odds24%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Deportivo Alavés 1W1D1W Villarreal CF
Goals 3–4
- 2026-08-28Deportivo Alavés1–0Villarreal CF
- 2026-03-13Deportivo Alavés1–1Villarreal CF
- 2026-01-10Villarreal CF3–1Deportivo Alavés
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Alavés | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| Villarreal CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
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