Alaves 1-0 Villarreal
Updated
Alaves won: Alaves 1-0 Villarreal in the LaLiga (Round 3) on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz. Alaves goals: Lucas Boyé 31'. Expected goals: 0.73-1.74. Possession: 24-76. Player of the match: Antonio Sivera (8.5).
Match report
Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0
Alaves squeezed past Villarreal 1-0 at Estadio de Mendizorroza on Friday 28 August in LaLiga.
Lucas Boyé put Alaves ahead on 31' (1-0).
Alaves had 24% of the ball, shots were 9-19 (2-6 on target) and expected goals finished 0.73-1.74. Villarreal created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Antonio Sivera (Deportivo Alavés) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 15,556. Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos.
Match stats
| Alaves | Villarreal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 24 | 76 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.73 | 1.74 |
| Total shots | 9 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 6 |
| Touches in opposition box | 15 | 56 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 143 (73%) | 573 (88%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 5 | 9 |
| Total shots | 9 | 19 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 6 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 4 | 15 |
Lineups
Alaves (5-3-2): Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Ángel Pérez, Abderrahman Rebbach, Pablo Ibánez, Antonio Blanco, Mikel Rodríguez, Lucas Boyé, Toni Martínez
Villarreal (4-4-2): Luíz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Tajon Buchanan, Gerard Moreno, Georges Mikautadze
Key events
- 31' · Goal · Lucas Boyé (Alaves)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Quique Sánchez Flores (Alaves)
- 48' · Yellow card · Abderrahman Rebbach (Alaves)
- 54' · Substitution · Mariano Díaz for Toni Martínez (Alaves)
- 54' · Substitution · Youssef Enríquez for Mikel Rodríguez (Alaves)
- 62' · Substitution · Ayoze Pérez for Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)
- 62' · Substitution · Alex Freeman for Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)
- 63' · Substitution · Alberto Moleiro for Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
- 70' · Substitution · Ilias Akhomach for Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
- 71' · Substitution · Denis Suárez for Abderrahman Rebbach (Alaves)
- 71' · Substitution · Carlos Protesoni for Ángel Pérez (Alaves)
- 82' · Substitution · Aitor Mañas for Lucas Boyé (Alaves)
- 82' · Substitution · Tani Oluwaseyi for Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal)
- 86' · Yellow card · Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal)
- 89' · Yellow card · Mariano Díaz (Alaves)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Antonio Sivera (Alaves)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Renato Veiga (Villarreal)
All-time head-to-head
31 league meetings since 1996: Alaves 15, draws 4, Villarreal 12.
Questions
Who won Alaves vs Villarreal?
Alaves won, 1-0 (LaLiga) on Fri, 28 Aug 2026.
When and where is Alaves vs Villarreal?
Fri, 28 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC at Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, LaLiga.
What is the head-to-head record between Alaves and Villarreal?
In 31 league meetings since 1996: Alaves 15 wins, 4 draws, Villarreal 12 wins (goals 44-47).