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La Liga: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves – Betting preview

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Despite a rather curious form recently, Villarreal have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 10 of the La Liga season. They meet Deportivo Alaves this coming Sunday at the Estadio de la Ceramica, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Villarreal are number 16 in the table with eight points after nine matches. Deportivo Alaves rank as number 17 with eight points after nine matches played.

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Form: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves

Villarreal Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Villarreal recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 0-0 draw with Getafe. This was followed by a 1-0 win against Rennes, before they lost 1-2 against Las Palmas. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Villarreal have one win, while they’ve drawn one and lost four.

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Celta Vigo, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Osasuna, who ran out 0-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Real Betis. Deportivo Alaves came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to two.

Betting stats and facts for Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves played across all competitions.

  • In 11 of the last 13 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Villarreal have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches
  • In the last 7 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 home matches Villarreal played, both teams scored
  • Villarreal have conceded in 11 of the last 13 home matches
  • In 30 of the last 32 Deportivo Alaves matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 14 of the last 15 Deportivo Alaves away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 14 of the last 15 Deportivo Alaves away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 7 Deportivo Alaves matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Deportivo Alaves have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches without scoring a goal

Players under-the-radar: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves

Alexander Soerloth is showing good form for Villarreal, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Samuel Omorodion scored once in his previous half-dozen outings.

Full-time result

Villarreal claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Deportivo Alaves won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Villarreal have not lost to Deportivo Alaves in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Villarreal played. Deportivo Alaves managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Villarreal were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Villarreal have scored in 11 consecutive league meetings with Deportivo Alaves.

Total goals

Villarreal witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.1 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.

Betting suggestion: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves

The match between Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

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