La Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 28
Alaves - Villarreal
Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: L. Boye 31'.
Key events
45+2'
🟨
Q. Sanchez FloresYellow 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
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'
LineupsAlaves 5-3-2Villarreal 4-4-2
1
Sivera
21
Rebbach
17
Otto
16
Koski
14
Tenaglia
7
Pérez
18
Rodriguez
8
Blanco
19
Ibáñez
15
Boyé
11
Martínez
1
Júnior
20
Romero
12
Veiga
8
Foyth
15
Mouriño
17
Buchanan
18
Gueye
14
Comesaña
19
Pépé
9
Mikautadze
7
Moreno
Alaves · Bench
Coach: Quique Sanchez Flores
Villarreal · Bench
Coach: Inigo Perez
Shot map28 shots
Alaves
Villarreal
Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Sep 30who was on topMar 13
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
Over 1.5
9/10
Over 2.5
6/10
Over 3.5
3/10
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
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
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
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
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
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.
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
>%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.
Left%26Centre%37Right%37
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
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles2/4Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/7Offside2Passes7 · %5
Goals1On target2/3Tackles3Duels won8/22Fouls won1Fouls4Passes12 · %10
Saves6Passes23 · %13
Key pass1Tackles5Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won5/9Fouls2Passes28 · %22
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won1/2Passes6 · %4
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes12 · %9
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/4Passes22 · %20
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes10 · %8
Dribbles1/5Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/12Fouls1Passes22 · %16
Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls won2Fouls1Passes4 · %1
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes21 · %17
Substitutes
Dribbles1/1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won6/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes6 · %4
Dribbles1/2Duels won3/6Fouls1Offside1Passes7 · %5
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/2Passes6 · %4
Key pass1Duels won1/2Passes5 · %4
Unused: Miguel RodríguezCarles AleñáAnder GuevaraHugo NovoaNicolás ValentiniXanet OlaizAdrián Rodríguez
Starting XI
On target1/2Tackles5Interceptions2Duels won10/16Fouls won2Fouls1Passes87 · %83
Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/8Passes85 · %80
Saves1Passes16 · %15
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles3Duels won8/13Fouls won2Fouls1Passes44 · %38
Key pass3Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won4/10Fouls won2Fouls2Passes79 · %65
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes54 · %49
On target2/2Key pass3Dribbles3/9Tackles1Duels won6/15Fouls won2Passes44 · %38
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes51 · %43
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won6/12Fouls won3Fouls1Passes23 · %21
On target1/3Key pass2Dribbles3/4Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls1Offside1Passes33 · %28
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Duels won1/5Offside1Passes22 · %18
Substitutes
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/2Passes29 · %26
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes13 · %12
On target1/2Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes9 · %8
Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes18 · %17
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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