Goalkeeper Rescue
Alaves
Alaves's goalkeeper kept them in it — 6 saves against 1.40 xG, conceding just 0.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 1.40
- Conceded
- 0
La Liga · Matchday 3Alaves
L. Boye 31'
1 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Villarreal
La Liga
Matchday 3Alaves1–0Villarreal
0.81
Expected goals
1.40
31′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: ALA 0.81, VIL 1.40.
Match report
Alaves 1-0 Villarreal
Alaves edged out Villarreal 1-0 at Estadio Mendizorrotza in La Liga. Boye opened the scoring for Alaves on 31'.
Expected goals finished Alaves 0.81, Villarreal 1.40. On the balance of chances Villarreal had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Alaves will take more happily than the performance deserved. Villarreal held 76.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Alaves graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 6 saves and 1.40 faced xg. Villarreal graded out for box occupation — 15 of 19 shots in the box and 0.07 xg per shot.
Antonio Sivera came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Alaves across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
24%Possession76%
9Shots19
0.81xG1.40
What the numbers say
5 readsBox Occupation
Villarreal
Villarreal kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 15 of 19
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Shooting From Range
Alaves
Alaves could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 56% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 5 of 9
- Share
- 56%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Cynical Press
Alaves
Alaves broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 3
Timeline
L. Boye — assist: A. Perez
⚽31'
Half-time
Abderrahman Rebbach
Argument
🟨48'
Yusi ↑ M. Rodriguez ↓
🔄54'
M. Diaz ↑ T. Martinez ↓
🔄54'
🔄62'
A. Freeman ↑ S. Mourino ↓
🔄62'
A. Perez ↑ S. Comesana ↓
🔄63'
A. Moleiro ↑ T. Buchanan ↓
🔄70'
I. Akhomach ↑ G. Moreno ↓
D. Suarez ↑ A. Rebbach ↓
🔄71'
C. Protesoni ↑ A. Perez ↓
🔄71'
A. Manas ↑ L. Boye ↓
🔄82'
🔄82'
T. Oluwaseyi ↑ G. Mikautadze ↓
🟨86'
Nicolas Pépé
Argument
Mariano Díaz
Foul
🟨89'
Antonio Sivera
Time wasting
🟨90+2'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstadio Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
RefereeIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain
CompetitionLa Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished