Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th August 2026

Villarreal head over to the Estadio Mendizorroza this coming Friday to face title favourites Deportivo Alaves in a round 3 match in the LaLiga.

Looking at the current standings in the LaLiga, the two teams are separated by two points.

Deportivo Alaves will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new LaLiga campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 3.

When it comes to goal-scoring Deportivo Alaves could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 14 times. This is an average of 1.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Villarreal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 15, an average of 1.5 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in zero of these.

It finished all square on when Deportivo Alaves last faced Villarreal. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Prediction

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-2 against Rayo Vallecano. They retaliated in a 3-0 win against Getafe, before drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano. Deportivo Alaves won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Villarreal Form

In their previous three outings, Villarreal won by 5-1 against Atletico Madrid, drew 2-2 with Racing Santander, before also drawing 2-2 against Atletico Madrid. Villarreal only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by nine goals to eight.

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Squads

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Quique Sanchez Flores will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Villarreal from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Adrian Rodriguez (0/0), Antonio Sivera (0/2), Gregoire Swiderski (0/0), Jesus Owono (0/0), Adrian Pica (0/0), Carlos Ballestero (0/0), Facundo Garces (0/0), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Jonny Otto (0/2), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/2), Nicolas Valentini (0/1), Nikola Maras (0/0), Paco Sanz (0/0), Xanet Olaiz (0/0), Youssef Enriquez (0/2), Ander Guevara (0/0), Antonio Blanco (0/2), Carles Alena (0/2), Carlos Protesoni (0/0), Denis Suarez (0/2), Mikel Rodriguez (1/2), Pablo Ibanez (0/2), Selu Diallo (0/0), Tomas Mendes (0/0), Ville Koski (0/2), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/2), Aitor Manas (0/1), Angel Perez (0/2), Antonio Martinez (0/2), Diego Morcillo (0/0), Izei Hernandez (0/0), Lander Pinillos (0/0), Lucas Boye (0/1), Mariano Diaz (2/2), Miguel Rodriguez (0/0), Yorlandiz Diaz (0/0).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 38 year-old Inigo Perez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luiz Junior (0/2), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Alex Freeman (0/1), Carlos Romero (0/2), Juan Foyth (0/2), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/0), Santiago Mourino (0/2), Sergi Cardona (0/0), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (0/2), Carlos Macia (0/2), Cheikh Tidiane Thiam (0/0), Daniel Parejo (0/0), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (1/2), Renato Veiga (0/2), Santi Comesana (0/2), Tajon Buchanan (0/2), Ayoze Perez (0/2), Georges Mikautadze (1/2), Gerard Moreno (1/2), Ilias Akhomach (0/2), Nicolas Pepe (1/2), Tani Oluwaseyi (0/1).

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Team News

Deportivo Alaves could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Villarreal. Jonny Otto, Nicolas Valentini, Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco can't be called up by the Deportivo Alaves-manager, with both serving a ban.

Villarreal face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Friday against Deportivo Alaves. Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called upon by Villarreal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Lineups

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal H2H

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Deportivo Alaves go into their upcoming match against Villarreal with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Results

Of the last ten encounters between Deportivo Alaves Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Deportivo Alaves against Villarreal is also a battle between Antonio Martinez and Ayoze Perez with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.

Deportivo Alaves claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Villarreal won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Deportivo Alaves on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Villarreal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Deportivo Alaves managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Deportivo Alaves saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Villarreal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.