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Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Villarreal · La Liga

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Deportivo Alavés and Villarreal drew 1–1.

Shots
810
Shots on target
04
Expected goals
0.210.54
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Alaves and Villarreal drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Alaves – Villarreal): shots 8–10, shots on target 0–4, expected goals 0.21–0.54, possession 48%–52%. 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.

Alaves's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Alaves's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.93 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 for1.2 goals/match0.93 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Villarreal have a visible away split

moderate

Villarreal's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.5 shots/match12 shots/match11.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots10 shotsDeportivo Alavés 8 shots, Villarreal 10 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots4 shotsDeportivo Alavés 0 shots, Villarreal 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.21 xG0.54 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.21 xG, Villarreal 0.54 xG
  • Possession48%52%Deportivo Alavés 48%, Villarreal 52%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersDeportivo Alavés 5 corners, Villarreal 2 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls11 foulsDeportivo Alavés 19 fouls, Villarreal 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardDeportivo Alavés 4 cards, Villarreal 1 card

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.

Ángel Pérez · Alaves · 15′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Alaves · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPablo Ibáñez · Alaves · 61′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarles Aleñá · Alaves · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Alaves · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Alaves · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLucas Boyé · Alaves · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Villarreal · 26′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 49′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLucas Boyé · Alaves · 76′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.06 xG · goalRafa Marín · Alaves · 40′ · 0.10 xG · goalSanti Comesaña · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSanti Comesaña · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.11 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Alaves: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.31 xG. Villarreal: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.55 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Rafa Marín · Alaves · 40′Nicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Alaves 0.31 xG · Villarreal 0.55 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Deportivo Alavés
2Draws
2Villarreal
Villarreal — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga3–1
Deportivo Alavés — Villarreal · La Liga1–0
Villarreal — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga3–0
Deportivo Alavés — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Alavés favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Villarreal in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés28 matchesVillarreal28 matches
0.93 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.82 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1.18 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals28/28▲ 1.5 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots28/2812 shots/match
3.82 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.46 shots/match
50.5% ●Possession28/2843.9%
4.96 corners/match ●Corners28/283.93 corners/match
2.63 cards/matchCards27/272.44 cards/match
15.5 fouls/matchFouls28/2812.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 14 Mar 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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