Deportivo Alavés vs Villarreal – Result & match summary

La Liga La Liga Round 3
Deportivo Alavés
1 – 0
Finished
Villarreal
Lucas Boyé 31'
Match records

Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.

  • 76% possession New season record
    Highest possession by a team in a single match Villarreal recorded the highest possession share by any team in a single match this season.
  • 76% possession New season record
    Highest possession by a team without winning Villarreal had the highest possession share by any team that failed to win a match this season.

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st half 1–0
31'
Lucas Boyé (Ángel Pérez)
45'+2
Enrique Sánchez Flores (Coach)
2nd half 0–0
48'
Abde Rebbach (Argument)
54'
Mariano Díaz
Toni Martínez (Injured)
54'
Youssef Enríquez
Mikel Rodriguez
62'
Alex Freeman
Santiago Mouriño
62'
Ayoze Pérez
Santi Comesaña
63'
Alberto Moleiro
Tajon Buchanan
70'
Ilias Akhomach
Gerard Moreno 
71'
Carlos Protesoni
Ángel Pérez
71'
Denis Suárez
Abde Rebbach
82'
Aitor Mañas
Lucas Boyé
82'
Tani Oluwaseyi
Georges Mikautadze
86'
Nicolas Pépé (Argument)
89'
Mariano Díaz (Foul)
90'+2
Antonio Sivera  (Time wasting)
90'+4
Renato Veiga (Unsportsmanlike conduct)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Deportivo Alavés
Villarreal

Match statistics

Deportivo Alavés Villarreal
0.70 Expected Goals (xG) 1.98
24% Overall possession 76%
9 Shots Total 19
2 Shots On Target 6
5 Corners 9

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Top performers

Deportivo Alavés
Chances Created
Denis Suárez
2
Successful Dribbles
Ángel Pérez
2/4 50%
Duels Won
Lucas Boyé
8/22 36%
Tackles Won
Lucas Boyé
3/3 100%
Ball Recoveries
Antonio Sivera 
9
Accurate Passes
Antonio Blanco
21/26 79%
Shots on Target
Lucas Boyé
2
Villarreal
Chances Created
Nicolas Pépé
4
Successful Dribbles
Gerard Moreno 
3/4 75%
Duels Won
Juan Foyth
11/18 61%
Tackles Won
Juan Foyth
4/5 80%
Ball Recoveries
Luiz Júnior
8
Accurate Passes
Renato Veiga
84/92 91%
Shots on Target
Nicolas Pépé
2

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About the match

Deportivo Alavés defeated Villarreal 1–0 on 28 August 2026 at Estadio de Mendizorroza in La Liga.

Lineups

Deportivo Alavés: (5-3-2) Antonio Sivera, Ángel Pérez, Antonio Blanco, Toni Martínez, Nahuel Tenaglia, Lucas Boyé, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Mikel Rodriguez, Pablo Ibáñez, Abde Rebbach.

Villarreal: (4-4-2) Luiz Júnior, Gerard Moreno, Juan Foyth, Georges Mikautadze, Renato Veiga, Santi Comesaña, Santiago Mouriño, Tajon Buchanan, Pape Gueye, Nicolas Pépé, Carlos Romero.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés: Mariano Díaz for Toni Martínez, Youssef Enríquez for Mikel Rodriguez, Carlos Protesoni for Ángel Pérez, Denis Suárez for Abde Rebbach, Aitor Mañas for Lucas Boyé.

Villarreal: Alex Freeman for Santiago Mouriño, Ayoze Pérez for Santi Comesaña, Alberto Moleiro for Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach for Gerard Moreno, Tani Oluwaseyi for Georges Mikautadze.

Sidelined players

Deportivo Alavés: Facundo Garcés.

Match statistics

Deportivo Alavés had 24% of the possession, compared with 76% for Villarreal.

Deportivo Alavés registered 9 shots, with 2 on target. Villarreal had 19 shots, with 6 on target.

Deportivo Alavés won 5 corners, while Villarreal won 9.

Top players

Deportivo Alavés: Lucas Boyé scored 1 goal, Ángel Pérez provided 1 assist, and Antonio Sivera was the highest-rated player (8.3).

Villarreal: Juan Foyth was the highest-rated player (7.8), Nicolas Pépé had 2 shots on target and created 4 chances, and Luiz Júnior made 1 save.