Alaves vs Villarreal

30 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Víctor Laguardia 4’
  • Gonzalo Escalante 31’
  • Samuel Chukwueze 47’

Match summary

Alaves saw off Villarreal 2-1. Alaves led 2-0 at half-time.

Víctor Laguardia put Alaves ahead from a corner in the 4th minute, set up by Joselu, Gonzalo Escalante made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, set up by Rubén Duarte, and Samuel Chukwueze pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 47th minute, set up by Giovani Lo Celso.

The chances backed that up: Alaves created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Villarreal's 1.14 from 16.

Match stats

Alaves Villarreal
11 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 8
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.85 xG 1.14
1.85 Non-penalty xG 1.14
5 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Alaves Villarreal
Kick-off
Víctor Laguardia
Assist: Joselu1-0 (Alaves)
4’
Gonzalo Escalante
Assist: Rubén Duarte2-0 (Alaves)
31’
Half-time2-0
47’
Samuel Chukwueze
Assist: Giovani Lo Celso2-1 (Villarreal)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Alaves
  • Víctor Laguardia
  • Rubén Duarte
  • Gonzalo Escalante
  • Manu García
  • Jason
Villarreal
  • Boulaye Dia
  • Etienne Capoue

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.14 4’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), 1-0 4’ 31’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), 2-0 31’ 47’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 2-1 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.14 4’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), 1-0 Laguardia 4’ 31’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), 2-0 Escalante 31’ 47’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), 2-1 Chukwueze 47’
Alaves 1.85 xGVillarreal 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Alaves attacking 
4’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 31’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 8’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 55’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Serge Aurier (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Ximo Navarro (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 31’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 8’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 55’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Serge Aurier (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Ximo Navarro (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Ximo Navarro DEF901 0.020.000
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.080.000
Víctor Laguardia DEF9012 0.830.000
Rubén Duarte DEF9010 0.000.724
Mamadou Loum MID903 0.170.000
Gonzalo Escalante MID8811 0.570.041
Edgar Méndez MID650 0.000.000
Manu García MID831 0.040.000
Luis Rioja MID880 0.000.081
Joselu FWD9012 0.140.873
Martín Aguirregabiria Sub250 0.000.000
Pere Pons Sub70 0.000.000
Tomás Pina Sub20 0.000.000
Jason Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 28% Avg odds 3.44
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Villarreal win 44% Avg odds 2.19

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

Form going into the game

Alaves LLLWL
Villarreal LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 5-2 Alaves, 21 Dec 21 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-1 Alaves, 22 Oct 23  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.