La Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 28

Alaves - Villarreal

Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: L. Boye 31'.

🏟 Estadio de Mendizorroza Victoria-Gasteiz 👤 Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
Key events
31' ⚽ L. Boye(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Perez Alaves
45+2' 🟨 Q. Sanchez FloresYellow card Alaves
48' 🟨 A. RebbachYellow card Alaves
86' 🟨 N. PepeYellow card Villarreal
89' 🟨 M. DiazYellow card Alaves
90+3' 🟨 A. SiveraYellow card Alaves
Quick stats
%25 Possession %75
8 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 6
4 Shots inside box 14
4 Shots outside box 4
6 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
L. Boye(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Perez⚽
31'
Q. Sanchez FloresYellow card🟨
45+2'
HT 1 - 0
A. RebbachYellow card🟨
48'
T. Martinez ↔ M. DiazSubstitution🔁
54'
M. Rodriguez ↔ YusiSubstitution🔁
54'
62'
🔁S. Comesana ↔ A. PerezSubstitution
62'
🔁S. Mourino ↔ A. FreemanSubstitution
63'
🔁T. Buchanan ↔ A. MoleiroSubstitution
70'
🔁G. Moreno ↔ I. AkhomachSubstitution
A. Rebbach ↔ D. SuarezSubstitution🔁
71'
A. Perez ↔ C. ProtesoniSubstitution🔁
71'
L. Boye ↔ A. ManasSubstitution🔁
82'
82'
🔁G. Mikautadze ↔ T. OluwaseyiSubstitution
86'
🟨N. PepeYellow card
M. DiazYellow card🟨
89'
A. SiveraYellow card🟨
90+3'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsAlaves · Villarreal
Key stats
%25 Possession %75
Shots
8 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 6
4 Shots inside box 14
4 Shots outside box 4
6 Saves 1
Passing
194 Total passes 622
144 Accurate passes 554
%74 Pass accuracy %89
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 9
5 Offsides 4
14 Fouls 8
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Alaves▼ Villarreal90'
Shot map28 shots
Gerard Moreno 5' · xG 0.20 Santiago Mouriño 5' · xG 0.05 Lucas Boyé 13' · xG 0.06 Georges Mikautadze 22' · xG 0.22 Carlos Romero 27' · xG 0.05 Tajon Buchanan 28' · xG 0.02 Gerard Moreno 29' · xG 0.02 Juan Foyth 29' · xG 0.02 Lucas Boyé 31' · xG 0.45 Ángel Pérez 37' · xG 0.05 Gerard Moreno 43' · xG 0.23 Pablo Ibánez 56' · xG 0.01 Nicolas Pépé 56' · xG 0.06 Renato Veiga 65' · xG 0.01 Nicolas Pépé 66' · xG 0.02 Ayoze Pérez 66' · xG 0.16 Ángel Pérez 69' · xG 0.07 Antonio Blanco 73' · xG 0.03 Ayoze Pérez 74' · xG 0.03 Juan Foyth 77' · xG 0.03 Nicolas Pépé 78' · xG 0.18 Lucas Boyé 80' · xG 0.03 Pablo Ibánez 82' · xG 0.02 Ayoze Pérez 83' · xG 0.08 Juan Foyth 84' · xG 0.17 Renato Veiga 85' · xG 0.12 Juan Foyth 90' · xG 0.10 Jonny Otto 90' · xG 0.01
Alaves Villarreal Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Alaves 3
Sep 30who was on topMar 13
Villarreal 4
3 Alaves 3 draw 4 Villarreal
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.1goals / match
12–19total goals
1/1clean sheets
1-0Alaves best win · Mar 8
3-0Villarreal best win · Nov 9
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%80 BTTS 8/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Alaves at home5 matches
3W 2D 0L 7:4
Villarreal at home5 matches
4W 1D 0L 15:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
6Alavesin the table11pts
8matches 3-2-3W-D-L 12:8goals +4diff
LDLLW
10Villarrealin the table8pts
8matches 2-2-4W-D-L 13:13goals +0diff
LWWLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 13 Alaves 1-1 Villarreal La Liga
Jan 10 Villarreal 3-1 Alaves La Liga
Mar 8 Alaves 1-0 Villarreal La Liga
Nov 9 Villarreal 3-0 Alaves La Liga
Feb 10 Alaves 1-1 Villarreal La Liga
Oct 22 Villarreal 1-1 Alaves La Liga
Apr 30 Alaves 2-1 Villarreal La Liga
Dec 21 Villarreal 5-2 Alaves La Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Villarreal dominated the ball75% possession
Villarreal took more shots18 - 8
Alaves committed more fouls14 - 8
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Alaves0.66 Villarreal2.22
0'25'45'70'90'
Alavespeak 30-35' Villarrealpeak 40-45'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Alaves Villarreal
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
9.6 PPDA 5.5
437 Touches 879
30.6m Defensive height 41.3m
48 Progressive passes 116
%52.0 Final-third accuracy %76.0
%45.2 Verticality %32.7
%70.0 Pass accuracy %87.0
9 Shots 19
176 Defensive actions 118
36.3m Block depth 33.2m
%37 In opposition half %60
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Alaves0.73xG Villarreal1.74xG
31' Lucas Boyé
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Alaves Villarreal
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Alaves558 touches
Villarreal981 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
71% VIL 79% VIL 53% ALA 63% ALA 78% VIL 81% VIL 67% VIL 70% VIL 64% VIL
Alavesown half →Villarreal
BY THIRD
Defensive %41 %59
Middle %25 %75
Attacking %35 %65
BY FLANK
Left %31 %69
Centre %36 %64
Right %32 %68
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Alaves176 actions
average height 30.6m
Villarreal118 actions
average height 41.3m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Alaves227 passes · %70
8 Antonio Blanco — 22/57 passes · %76 17 Jonny Otto — 19/42 passes · %86 1 Antonio Sivera — 18/40 passes · %62 21 Abde Rebbach — 18/45 passes · %60 19 Pablo Ibáñez — 17/36 passes · %81 14 Nahuel Tenaglia — 12/31 passes · %67 15 Lucas Boyé — 9/35 passes · %82 18 Mikel Rodríguez — 8/23 passes · %80 3 Youssef Enriquez — 8/24 passes · %73 7 Ángel Pérez — 7/27 passes · %64 4 Denis Suárez — 6/15 passes · %55 16 Ville Koski — 5/27 passes · %71 9 Mariano Díaz — 5/11 passes · %71 23 Carlos Protesoni — 4/7 passes · %80 11 Toni Martínez — 1/12 passes · %20 20 Aitor Mañas — 0/5 passes
Villarreal707 passes · %87
12 Renato Veiga — 85/111 passes · %90 8 Juan Foyth — 83/107 passes · %94 18 Pape Gueye — 68/99 passes · %79 20 Carlos Romero — 63/80 passes · %89 15 Santiago Mouriño — 51/74 passes · %86 19 Nicolas Pepe — 47/79 passes · %84 14 Santi Comesaña — 46/62 passes · %85 3 Alex Freeman — 34/46 passes · %87 7 Gerard Moreno — 30/50 passes · %86 17 Tajon Buchanan — 24/47 passes · %86 1 Luiz Júnior — 20/26 passes · %95 9 Georges Mikautadze — 20/35 passes · %77 11 Ilias Akhomach — 18/27 passes · %78 10 Alberto Moleiro — 13/16 passes · %93 22 Ayoze Pérez — 10/18 passes · %83
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Alaves48 progressive · map shows 19
Left%26Centre%37Right%37
Villarreal116 progressive · map shows 86
Left%45Centre%28Right%27
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
9.6 PPDA 5.5
%45.2 Verticality %32.7
%52 Final third pass %76
%70 Pass accuracy %87
30.6m Defensive height 41.3m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE46 matches on record
Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Strictness53 TEMPO58
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: High
This match vs his average
Cards 45.0 -1.0
Fouls 2224.0 -2.0
Goals 12.8 -1.8
Corners 148.4 +5.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.8 -0.8
Shots 8.011.5 -3.5
On target 2.04.7 -2.7
Possession %25%44 -18.5
Corners 5.03.7 +1.3
Cards 3.01.8 +1.2
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 6 matches
Goals 0.02.0 -2.0
Shots 18.015.3 +2.7
On target 6.05.8 +0.2
Possession %75%58 +16.8
Corners 9.06.3 +2.7
Cards 1.01.4 -0.4
Conceded 1.01.7 -0.7
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Juan Foyth 7.70
Starting XI
7 Ángel Pérez D · 71' 7.50
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles2/4Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/7Offside2Passes7 · %5
15 Lucas Boyé F · 82' 7.30
Goals1On target2/3Tackles3Duels won8/22Fouls won1Fouls4Passes12 · %10
1 Antonio Sivera G · 90' 7.30
Saves6Passes23 · %13
8 Antonio Blanco M · 90' · K 7.30
Key pass1Tackles5Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won5/9Fouls2Passes28 · %22
16 Ville Koski D · 90' 7.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won1/2Passes6 · %4
14 Nahuel Tenaglia D · 90' 7.00
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes12 · %9
17 Jonny Otto D · 90' 7.00
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/4Passes22 · %20
18 Mikel Rodriguez M · 54' 6.60
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes10 · %8
21 Abderrahman Rebbach D · 71' 6.30
Dribbles1/5Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/12Fouls1Passes22 · %16
11 Toni Martínez F · 54' 6.30
Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls won2Fouls1Passes4 · %1
19 Pablo Ibáñez M · 90' 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes21 · %17
Substitutes
3 Youssef Enriquez D · 36' 7.30
Dribbles1/1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won6/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes6 · %4
9 Mariano Díaz F · 36' 6.70
Dribbles1/2Duels won3/6Fouls1Offside1Passes7 · %5
4 Denis Suárez M · 19' 6.60
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/2Passes6 · %4
23 Carlos Benavídez M · 19' 6.30
Key pass1Duels won1/2Passes5 · %4
20 Aitor Mañas F · 8' 6.30
Unused: Miguel RodríguezCarles AleñáAnder GuevaraHugo NovoaNicolás ValentiniXanet OlaizAdrián Rodríguez
Starting XI
8 Juan Foyth D · 90' 7.70
On target1/2Tackles5Interceptions2Duels won10/16Fouls won2Fouls1Passes87 · %83
12 Renato Veiga D · 90' 7.20
Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/8Passes85 · %80
1 Luiz Júnior G · 90' 6.90
Saves1Passes16 · %15
15 Santiago Mouriño D · 62' 6.90
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles3Duels won8/13Fouls won2Fouls1Passes44 · %38
18 Pape Gueye M · 90' 6.60
Key pass3Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won4/10Fouls won2Fouls2Passes79 · %65
20 Carlos Romero D · 90' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes54 · %49
19 Nicolas Pépé M · 90' 6.30
On target2/2Key pass3Dribbles3/9Tackles1Duels won6/15Fouls won2Passes44 · %38
14 Santi Comesaña M · 62' 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes51 · %43
17 Tajon Buchanan M · 63' 6.30
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won6/12Fouls won3Fouls1Passes23 · %21
7 Gerard Moreno F · 70' · K 6.30
On target1/3Key pass2Dribbles3/4Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls1Offside1Passes33 · %28
9 Georges Mikautadze F · 82' 6.20
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Duels won1/5Offside1Passes22 · %18
Substitutes
3 Alexander Freeman D · 28' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/2Passes29 · %26
10 Alberto Moleiro M · 27' 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes13 · %12
22 Ayoze Pérez F · 28' 6.60
On target1/2Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes9 · %8
11 Ilias Akhomach F · 20' 6.50
Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes18 · %17
21 Tani Oluwaseyi F · 8' 6.30
Unused: Sergi CardonaLogan CostaCarlos MaciáAlassane DiattaNathan-Dylan SalibaPéter GulácsiPau Navarro
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%66) ✓
Alaves %66 Draw %12 Villarreal %22
2.10Alaves xPuan
0.78Villarreal xPuan
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