LaLiga: Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 27 match between Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Villarreal come to Estadio Mendizorroza for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Deportivo Alaves will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Leganes in a 3-3 match, before coming up short against Espanyol in a 0-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Deportivo Alaves didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six LaLiga games at the Estadio Mendizorroza. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded six and scored three goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Las Palmas by 1-2, before drawing 1-1 with Valencia. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Rayo Vallecano by a 0-1 scoreline. Villarreal won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting facts for Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Deportivo Alaves vs Villarreal

Deportivo Alaves against Villarreal is also a battle between Kike Garcia 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.

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Full-time result

Deportivo Alaves claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Villarreal won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Villarreal didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Deportivo Alaves have not lost to Villarreal in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Deportivo Alaves only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Villarreal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Deportivo Alaves managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Villarreal have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Deportivo Alaves when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Deportivo Alaves saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Villarreal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Deportivo Alaves failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.