Villarreal vs Alaves

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Muniz Ruiz 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 3 · Alaves 14

Referee Stats

Alejandro Muniz Ruiz

18 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.28
Penalties avg	0.61
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	67%
Draws	22%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Alaves outshot their opponent (11-16).
Alaves controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

48 / 19

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Alaves (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

19 / 31

Avg: 1.00 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

0.84

2.53

1.00

1.63

74%

O2.5

42%

63%

BTTS

53%

63%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Villarreal rank3rd

Alaves rank14th

Villarreal points72

Alaves points43

Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26

14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Alaves: #14 · 43 pts · GD -12

43 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals17-7

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Alaves last 5 away

W D L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-9

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Alaves trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home89%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Alaves score away63%

Alaves clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first83%

Alaves score first16%

Alaves win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Alaves 38%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 33.0' · Alaves 23.0'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.53 vs 1.57

Villarreal concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Alaves score away1.00 vs 1.12

Alaves concede away1.63 vs 1.57

Villarreal score 61% above league average, while Alaves score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 11% below league average at home, and Alaves are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Alaves goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

446

543

Passes Accurate

350

450

Passes %

78%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' Carles Aleñá

45'

45' Jonny

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

1st substitution · For: Gerard Moreno

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Alberto Moleiro

Normal Goal

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Gerard Moreno

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Jonny

1st substitution · For: Yusi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Pablo Ibáñez

2nd substitution · For: Guevara

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Dani Parejo

2nd substitution · For: T. Partey

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ T. Buchanan

3rd substitution · For: N. Pépé

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

G. Mikautadze

Normal Goal · Assist: Alberto Moleiro

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Alberto Moleiro

4th substitution · For: Sergi Cardona

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Jon Guridi

3rd substitution · For: A. Rebbach

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Pedraza

5th substitution · For: T. Oluwaseyi

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Toni Martínez

Normal Goal

Villarreal vs Alaves 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Alaves 3-1 on Saturday, 10 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Muniz Ruiz. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Carles Aleñá received a yellow card for Alaves at 10'. Jonny received a yellow card for Alaves at 45'.

Second half: Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 46', with Ayoze Pérez replacing Gerard Moreno. Villarreal took the lead at 49' when Alberto Moleiro scored, making the score 1-0. Villarreal extended the lead at 55' when Gerard Moreno scored, making the score 2-0. Alaves made their 1st substitution at 59', with Jonny replacing Yusi. Alaves made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Pablo Ibáñez replacing Guevara. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Dani Parejo replacing T. Partey. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 67', with T. Buchanan replacing N. Pépé. Villarreal extended the lead at 75' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to Alberto Moleiro, making the score 3-0. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 77', with Alberto Moleiro replacing Sergi Cardona. Alaves made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Jon Guridi replacing A. Rebbach. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 82', with Pedraza replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Alaves reduced the deficit at 85' when Toni Martínez scored, making the score 3-1.

Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Alaves used 3 substitutions. Alaves got 2 yellow cards.