Alaves vs Villarreal

8 March 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Manuel Sánchez 11’

Match summary

Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0. Alaves led 1-0 at half-time.

Manuel Sánchez put Alaves ahead in the 11th minute.

Villarreal can feel hard done by, creating 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Alaves's 1.21 from 5. Alaves had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

Alaves Villarreal
5 Shots 24
3 Shots on Target 2
1 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 0
1.21 xG 2.63
1.21 Non-penalty xG 2.63
2 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Alaves Villarreal
Kick-off
Manuel Sánchez1-0 (Alaves)
11’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Antonio Sivera
  • Antonio Blanco
  • Moussa Diarra
  • Adrián Rodríguez
Villarreal
  • Yeremi Pino

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.21 2.63 11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), 1-0 11’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.21 2.63 11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), 1-0 Sánchez 11’
Alaves 1.21 xGVillarreal 2.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Alaves attacking 
11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 90+13’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 50’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 37’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 37’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 42’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+15’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Carlos Martín (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Pau Cabanes De La Torre (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Logan Costa (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Antonio Blanco (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Willy Kambwala (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 90+13’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 50’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 37’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 37’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 11’ Manuel Sánchez (Alaves), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 42’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+15’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Carlos Martín (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Pau Cabanes De La Torre (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+7’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Antonio Blanco (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Logan Costa (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Willy Kambwala (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Antonio Sivera GK590 0.000.000
Nahuel Tenaglia DEF900 0.000.171
Abdelkabir Abqar DEF900 0.000.000
Santiago Mouriño DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Sánchez DEF8912 1.120.000
Pau Cabanes De La Torre MID601 0.030.000
Antonio Blanco MID901 0.010.000
Joan Jordán MID680 0.000.061
Carles Aleñá MID900 0.000.031
Kike García FWD890 0.000.000
Carlos Martín FWD681 0.060.000
Adrián Rodríguez Sub300 0.000.000
Facundo Garcés Sub220 0.000.000
Carlos Vicente Sub220 0.000.000
Moussa Diarra Sub10 0.000.000
Asier Villalibre Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 32% Avg odds 3.03
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Villarreal win 38% Avg odds 2.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves LLDLD
Villarreal DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 3-0 Alaves, 09 Nov 24 Next meeting: Villarreal 3-1 Alaves, 10 Jan 26  All Alaves vs Villarreal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.