Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés

La Liga · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Villarreal · Deportivo Alavés · La Liga predictions

Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés preview

The La Liga fixture between Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés is scheduled for Sunday 17 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal. Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11, while Deportivo Alavés go into the round 11th, on 12 points from 11 games.

Recent form: Villarreal L-W-D-L-W, Deportivo Alavés L-D-L-L-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Deportivo Alavés average 0.7 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Villarreal won 3, 3 games were drawn and Deportivo Alavés won 4. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 28 Aug 2026, ended Deportivo Alavés 1-0 Villarreal.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
9Villarreal113351515012WLDWL
11Deportivo Alavés113351517-212DLLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Villarreal 3, draws 3, Deportivo Alavés 4.

Team news

Villarreal expected line-up (4-4-2)

Péter Gulácsi, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach

Deportivo Alavés expected line-up (4-5-1)

Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Ville Koski, Jonny Otto, Abde Rebbach, Ángel Pérez, Lucas Boyé

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