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La Liga · 2024

Villarreal 3–0 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Villarreal won 3–0.

Shots
139
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.520.5
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal beat Deportivo Alavés 3–0. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Deportivo Alavés): shots 13–9, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.52–0.5, possession 63%–37%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Alavés's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.08 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.08 goals/match1.08 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots9 shotsVillarreal 13 shots, Deportivo Alavés 9 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsVillarreal 3 shots, Deportivo Alavés 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.52 xG0.5 xGVillarreal 1.52 xG, Deportivo Alavés 0.5 xG
  • Possession63%37%Villarreal 63%, Deportivo Alavés 37%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersVillarreal 7 corners, Deportivo Alavés 2 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls21 foulsVillarreal 17 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 21 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nahuel Tenaglia · Deportivo Alavés · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 23′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAntonio Blanco · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIlias Akhomach · Villarreal · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAyoze Pérez · Villarreal · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Deportivo Alavés · 75′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlex Baena · Villarreal · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedManuel Sánchez · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIlias Akhomach · Villarreal · 38′ · 0.05 xG · goalThierno Barry · Villarreal · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAdrián Pica · Deportivo Alavés · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 66′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 25′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 11′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedSanti Comesaña · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.21 xG · goalDani Parejo · Villarreal · 81′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Villarreal: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.55 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.50 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Ilias Akhomach · Villarreal · 38′Dani Parejo · Villarreal · 81′Santi Comesaña · Villarreal · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.55 xG · Deportivo Alavés 0.50 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Villarreal
2Draws
1Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1
Deportivo Alavés — Villarreal · La Liga2–1
Villarreal — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga5–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Villarreal favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Villarreal12 matchesDeportivo Alavés13 matches
1.92 goals/match ▲Goals scored12/131.08 goals/match
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals allowed12/131.69 goals/match
1.67 xG/match ▲Expected goals12/131.05 xG/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots12/1311.7 shots/match
4.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target12/133.54 shots/match
46.6% ●Possession12/1343.2%
4.5 corners/matchCorners12/13● 4.54 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls12/1315.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 9 Nov 2024, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsVillarrealDeportivo Alavés
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headVillarreal — Deportivo Alavés
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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