Villarreal and Alaves are back in action this week to square off in the 18th round of the French top flight, the La Liga. Kick off on 21st December 2021 at 21:00.
Villarreal has put together a good run of form in the league and has now gone two games without defeat, which sees the middle of the table (11th) with 22 points.
El Submarino Amarillo awaits this fixture following on 1-3 La Liga win versus Real Sociedad in their previous game. In that match, Villarreal had 61% possession, 15 shots with eight of them on target and goals scored by Gerard Moreno (38′, 68′) and Samuel Chukwueze (90′). Real Sociedad managed eight shots with four of them on target and a goal by Alexander Isak (32′).
Meanwhile, Deportivo Alavés is struggling at the red zone with 15 points in the 17th place. They have picked just two out of the 15 possible points from the last five games, both home and away.
Alaves and their travelling fans will be hoping for a better result here after 2-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano in their previous game. In that game, Alaves had 39% possession, six shots with fourvof them on target. Rayo Vallecano got 20 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Sergi Guardiola (19′) and Alejandro Catena (26′).
The last five head-to-head duels between Villarreal and Alaves have all gone over 2.5 total goals, so we can see the same happening in their upcoming game on Tuesday. Also, all the five previous meeting between the two sides saw both sides scoring.
Villarreal vs Alaves head to head
Since 1996 these two sides have met 24 times in which Alaves won 13 times, Villareal 10 tomes and one drawn has been recorded.
The last league encounter featuring these two was La Liga match day 31 on 21/04/2021 which finished with the scoreline of Alaves 2-1 Villarreal.
- Alaves 2-1 Villarreal 21/04/21
- Villarreal 3-1 Alaves 30/09/20
- Alaves 1-2 Villarreal 25/01/20
- Villarreal 4-1 Alaves 25/10/19
- Villarreal 1-2 Alaves 02/03/19
Home
- Real Sociedad 1-3 Villarreal
- Atletico Sanluqueno 1-7 Villarreal
- Villarreal 2-0 Vallecano
- Atalanta 2-3 Villarreal
- Sevilla 1-0 Villarreal
Away
- Vallecano 2-0 Alaves
- Linares 2-1 Alaves
- Alaves 1-1 Getafe
- Granada 2-1 Alaves
- Unami Cp 0-3 Alaves
Villarreal team news
Boss Unai Emery has a single injury concern of Serge Aurier who is sidelined with Hip problems.
Alaves team news
Javier Calleja is grateful to have a squad with clean bill of health ahead of this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Villarreal had a tricky start to the season, but their form has certainly lifted of late and we’re backing them to take down the out of form Alaves.
- Villarreal Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
