The match of the 19th round of the La Liga between Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés will take place on 10 january at Estadio de la Cerámica. Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Villarreal
Villarreal began the new calendar year with an away victory over Elche (3:1). Thus, the home team showed it quickly recovered from the defeat two rounds earlier to Barcelona, which is the only loss in the last nine La Liga matches. In that run the club recorded seven wins and one draw. The team continue to occupy third place, 11 points behind Barcelona. At the same time the home team has two games in hand. It is also worth noting Villarreal's defence, which is the best in the league – 16 goals conceded.
- The home team scored at least two goals in 8 of their last 9 La Liga matches.
- Villarreal won 11 of their previous 13 home league matches.
- Exactly one goal was scored in the first half in 7 of Villarreal's last 9 Primera matches.
Potential Villarreal Lineup (4-4-2)*
Luis Junior – Pau Navarro, Alfonso Pedraza, Rafa Marin, Santiago Mourinho – Nicolas Pepe, Dani Parejo, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro – Ayoze Perez, Georges Mikautadze.
Midfielders Pap Gueye and Ilyas Ahomash are unavailable due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations. Due to injuries the team will also be missing defenders Logan Costa and Willy Kambwala, as well as forward Pau Cabanes.
Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés played at home against Oviedo in the previous round but managed only a draw with a clear league outsider (1:1). Before that the visiting team suffered two consecutive league defeats. In addition, the club has won only once in its last seven Primera matches (one draw and five defeats). Because of these results Deportivo Alavés has dropped into the second half of the table and now sit in 13th place. The gap to the relegation zone is now only three points. Also note that the visitors have scored only 15 goals, with only three opponents having a worse scoring record.
- The club has a five-match away losing streak in La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés scored only one goal in their five previous away league matches.
- No more than two goals were scored in 10 of the visitors' last 12 away Primera matches.
Potential Deportivo Alavés Lineup (4-5-1)*
Antonio Sivera – Jon Pacheco, Nahuel Tenaglia, Jony, Yussef Enrique – Antonio Blanco, Kalebe, Denis Suarez, Pablo Ibanez, Carles Alena – Toni Martinez.
Midfielder Carlos Benavides will miss the match due to suspension.
Referee
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain)
Matches – 7 (the La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 42;
Average yellow cards per match – 6;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match on average – 26;
Penalties – 57%.
Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés: Match Prediction
Prior to the 17th-round meeting in which the home team lost to Barcelona, Villarreal had a long unbeaten run at their home ground in La Liga, recording 11 wins and 1 draw. Moreover, in those matches the home team kept seven clean sheets. We think that the hosts will prevail in this encounter and should keep a clean sheet.
Deportivo Alavés have one of the weakest attacking lines in the championship. The visitors perform particularly poorly away from home, having collected only 4 points from 8 matches in the current La Liga season. In those away games the visitors scored only 3 goals. Therefore, another shutout from the guests should not be surprising. By the way, last season Villarreal beat Deportivo Alavés at home 3:0.
Prediction: Villarreal To Win To Nil
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this tournament.