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La Liga | Gameweek 4
Dec 21, 2021 at 6pm UK
Estadio El Madrigal
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Villarreal
5 - 2
Alaves

Moreno (18', 88'), Dia (27', 76'), Pino (79')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Pons (44'), Joselu (65')
N'Diaye (45+1'), Calleja (45+1'), Lopez (49')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's La Liga clash between Villarreal and Alaves, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Villarreal 2-1 Alaves

Villarreal have struggled on home turf this term while Alaves have been abysmal on their travels. We expect a tightly-contested affair with a narrow victory for the hosts come the full-time whistle. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Villarreal win with a probability of 62.87%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Alaves had a probability of 15.05%.

The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.47%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.4%), while for an Alaves win it was 0-1 (5.66%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.

Result
VillarrealDrawAlaves
62.87%22.08%15.05%
Both teams to score 45.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.36%51.64%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.58%73.42%
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.13%15.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.91%45.09%
Alaves Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.59%46.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.97%82.03%
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 62.85%
    Alaves 15.05%
    Draw 22.07%
VillarrealDrawAlaves
1-0 @ 13.55%
2-0 @ 12.47%
2-1 @ 9.58%
3-0 @ 7.66%
3-1 @ 5.88%
4-0 @ 3.52%
4-1 @ 2.7%
3-2 @ 2.26%
5-0 @ 1.3%
4-2 @ 1.04%
5-1 @ 1%
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 62.85%
1-1 @ 10.4%
0-0 @ 7.37%
2-2 @ 3.68%
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 22.07%
0-1 @ 5.66%
1-2 @ 4%
0-2 @ 2.17%
1-3 @ 1.02%
2-3 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.26%
Total : 15.05%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Alaves

Villarreal
93.3%
Draw
3.7%
Alaves
3.1%
163
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 31
Alaves
2-1
Villarreal
Joselu (17'), Mendez (80')
Garcia (69'), Mendez (74')
Alcacer (50')
Pedraza (63')
Sep 30, 2020 6pm
Gameweek 4
Villarreal
3-1
Alaves
Alcacer (13', 67'), Moreno (45' pen.)
Mendez (36')
Laguardia (74'), Navarro (82')
(89')
Jan 25, 2020 5.30pm
Gameweek 21
Alaves
1-2
Villarreal
Joselu (80')
Ely (45'), Duarte (82')
Bacca (10'), Nino (89')
Quintilla (70')
Oct 25, 2019 8pm
Gameweek 10
Villarreal
4-1
Alaves
Toko Ekambi (13', 66'), Moreno (84'), Ontiveros (91')
Gaspar (53'), Torres (77')
Perez (50')
Joselu (23'), Magallan (65')
Mar 2, 2019 3.15pm
Gameweek 26
Villarreal
1-2
Alaves
Cazorla (61' pen.)
Gonzalez (71'), Ruiz (89')
Maripan (54'), Inui (77')
Calleri (30'), Jony (40'), Laguardia (65')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona18122450203038
2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal167542827126
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8Osasuna176742225-325
9Real BetisBetis176652021-124
10GironaGirona176472325-222
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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