Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th February 2024

At Estadio Mendizorroza, Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves battle it out for three points in a La Liga match where both are in need of points to boost their tally.

Deportivo Alaves approach round 24 as number 11 in the La Liga table with 26 points on their account so far. With 23 rounds behind them, Villarreal have amassed 24 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Villarreal will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Deportivo Alaves. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Deportivo Alaves only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 12 for an average of 1.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Villarreal hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 2.1 goals per match for a total of 21 goals, while claiming one clean sheet as well.

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Prediction

Deportivo Alaves Form

In their last three matches, Deportivo Alaves beat Cadiz by 1-0 and Almeria by 0-3, before losing against Barcelona by 1-3. Deportivo Alaves won three of their previous six matches at Estadio Mendizorroza in the La Liga. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to six against.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. They went on to beat Barcelona by 3-5, before sharing the spoils with Cadiz in a 0-0 draw. In their last six La Liga away matches, Villarreal failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring nine while also conceding 17 times.

It seems both Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Deportivo Alaves recorded 20 points following six wins from their last nine games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 16 goals, but also conceded eight. Deportivo Alaves are looking at a record of seven wins, five draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal so far pulled off six wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Squads

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Garcia will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Adrian Rodriguez (0/0), Antonio Sivera (0/23), Jesus Owono (0/0), Ruben Montero (0/0), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/14), Aleksandar Sedlar (1/11), Alex Sola (0/20), Andoni Gorosabel (0/22), Egoitz Munoz (0/0), Javi Lopez (0/19), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/14), Rafa Marin (0/20), Ruben Duarte (2/19), Victor Parada (0/2), Ander Guevara (1/22), Antonio Blanco (0/21), Carlos Benavidez (0/17), Jon Guridi (0/22), Tomas Mendes (0/1), Xeber Alkain (0/9), Abderrahman Rebbach (1/17), Carlos Vicente (0/4), Giuliano Simeone (0/4), Ianis Hagi (0/15), Joaquin Panichelli (0/1), Kike Garcia (3/21), Luis Rioja (4/23), Samuel Omorodion (8/22).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 58 year-old Villarreal manager Garcia will select his starting XI from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/23), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/10), Alberto Moreno (0/17), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/4), Jorge Cuenca (1/17), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/11), Raul Albiol (0/18), Yerson Mosquera (0/0), Alejandro Baena (1/20), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/19), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/21), Francis Coquelin (0/6), Manuel Trigueros (0/10), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (0/15), Alexander Soerloth (8/20), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Bertrand Traore (0/0), Gerard Moreno (10/20), Goncalo Guedes (1/3), Ilias Akhomach (1/19), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (6/17), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Team News

Deportivo Alaves just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Villarreal at Estadio Mendizorroza.

Deportivo Alaves are unable to field Aleksandar Sedlar on Saturday against Villarreal, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Villarreal could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as ten players are nursing various problems. For instance, Villarreal won't be able to field Alfonso Pedraza as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Villarreal need to do without Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Bertrand Traore, Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats, Jorge Cuenca and Bertrand Traore, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Mendizorroza.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Lineups

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal H2H

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Deportivo Alaves managed five wins, while Villarreal grabbed all three points four times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 23/20 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 23/10.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Results

Goals should be expected when Deportivo Alaves welcome Villarreal as their previous ten matches have been very entertaining. Over 2.5 goals happened nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 1/1 at the bookmakers.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Deportivo Alaves won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing five as well. Villarreal won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. One should probably look at the home side to get the first goal in, as Villarreal only scored the opener in four of their 10 previous away games. Deportivo Alaves scored the first goal in four of their last 10 outings at home.

In the past ten encounters between Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out nine times, with Deportivo Alaves scoring an average of 1.6 goals per game. Villarreal averaged two goals, while both teams scored ten times. In Deportivo Alaves's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average one goal goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Villarreal, who were on target an average of 1.5 times times per game.