Villarreal vs Alaves

30 September 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Medié Jiménez

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Paco Alcácer 13’, 67’
  • Gerard Moreno 45+1’ (pen)
  • Edgar Méndez 36’

Match summary

Villarreal beat Alaves 3-1. Villarreal led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Paco Alcácer put Villarreal ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Mario, Edgar Méndez equalised in the 36th minute, set up by Deyverson, and Gerard Moreno put Villarreal back in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Alcácer made it 3-1 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Alaves's 0.62 from 8.

Match stats

Villarreal Alaves
10 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.66 xG 0.62
1.92 Non-penalty xG 0.62
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Alaves
Kick-off
Paco Alcácer
Assist: Mario1-0 (Villarreal)
13’
36’
Edgar Méndez
Assist: Deyverson1-1 (Alaves)
Gerard Moreno
Penalty2-1 (Villarreal)
45+1’
Half-time2-1
Paco Alcácer3-1 (Villarreal)
67’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Alaves
  • Ximo Navarro
  • Víctor Laguardia

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.62 13’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 1-0 13’ 36’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), 1-1 36’ 45+1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-1 45+1’ 67’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 3-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.67 0.62 13’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 1-0 Alcácer 13’ 36’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), 1-1 Méndez 36’ 45+1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 2-1 Moreno 45+1’ 67’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 3-1 Alcácer 67’
Villarreal 2.67 xGAlaves 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Alaves attacking Villarreal attacking 
67’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 46’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 13’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 36’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 67’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Deyverson (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Takefusa Kubo (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ John Guidetti (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Borja Sainz (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Pere Pons (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 46’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 13’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 36’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 67’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Deyverson (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Takefusa Kubo (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ John Guidetti (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Borja Sainz (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Pere Pons (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sergio Asenjo GK900 0.000.000
Mario DEF9010 0.000.382
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF791 0.050.000
Vicente Iborra MID901 0.010.021
Gerard Moreno MID8512 1.050.000
Daniel Parejo MID901 0.040.000
Manu Trigueros MID771 0.020.000
Moi Gómez MID850 0.000.301
Paco Alcácer FWD8623 1.430.011
Takefusa Kubo Sub131 0.070.000
Jaume Costa Sub110 0.000.000
Carlos Bacca Sub50 0.000.071
Samuel Chukwueze Sub50 0.000.000
Ramiro Funes Mori Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 62% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.10
Alaves win 15% Avg odds 6.21

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal LWDWL
Alaves WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Alaves 1-2 Villarreal, 25 Jan 20 Next meeting: Alaves 2-1 Villarreal, 21 Apr 21  All Villarreal vs Alaves 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.