Villarreal
- Villarreal CF are third in LaLiga 2025/2026 after amassing 38 points from 17 games, a record that is keeping them in contention for the top four.
- Villarreal’s home form is excellent with seven wins, one draw and one defeat from eight matches in the league at the Estadio de la Cerámica where they score 2.22 goals per game on average and concede a mere 0.67.
Deportivo Alaves
- Alaves, by contrast, have not been effective on the road in this LaLiga 2025/2026 campaign, failing to win 7 of their 8 away games and scoring just 3 goals in those 8 fixtures.
- Coudet has installed a fluid, high-tempo pressing game that has seen Alaves play at their best when they have been able to press, win the ball back and play direct and vertical to hurt the opposition.
- Goals have been at a premium for Coudet’s side on the road this season with just three goals in eight LaLiga away games.
Head-to-Head
Both clubs have won one of the last two meetings with Alaves winning 1-0 at home in their most recent encounter.
Key Players
- Carlos Vicente, who has scored four times in 18 games, is Alaves’ top scorer and has three of the team's last five goals, so he will be their main attacking hope.
- Alberto Moleiro has seven goals in 17 league appearances for Villarreal and remains their principal threat in the final third.
Betting Insights
- Villarreal are the clear favorites at 1.52 to win here while Alaves are big long shots at 6.4, which seems about right as the visitors have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games in all competitions.
- Over 2.5 goals is currently 1.93, which seems fair given Villarreal score an average of 2.22 goals at home and Alaves have scored just 3 goals in 8 away games.
Prediction
- Saturday’s match-up with Deportivo Alaves should be an intriguing tactical battle because Eduardo Coudet’s men have been anything but structured since he took over in December 2024.
- A run of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 5 makes Alaves a good bet to avoid defeat here, so we are taking the favourites to edge this one.
- They should have enough to edge this contest, although Alaves’ energetic approach could keep them in the game for the first half.
