- Alavés are unbeaten at home in LaLiga 2026/2027, winning 1 from 1.
- Alavés have conceded 0 goals at home so far in LaLiga 2026/2027.
- Villarreal have not yet won an away game in LaLiga 2026/2027, drawing 1 from 1.
Villarreal are still finding their feet
Villarreal CF have been a little up and down to start LaLiga 2026/2027, winning 3 of their last 5 but drawing 1 and losing 1. El Submarino Amarillo are 8th on the table with 1 point from 1, so Alavés have the early edge on the log.
Inigo Perez took over in July 2026 and his team has still looked tidy in the tactical sense, with a narrow mid-block and an ability to play vertical football. Alberto Moleiro has 1 assist in 1 game in 2026/2027, offering some creativity between the lines, and Nicolas Pepe has scored Villarreal's only goal in 2026/2027 yet, so the early signs are that they will be a team that punishes teams in transition.
Alavés have been very good so far with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games, taking 2 positive results against Getafe and Rayo Vallecano to start the season. They are 2nd on the league table with 4 points from 2 games and have looked very sharp at both ends.
Alaves have the edge at Mendizorroza
Alavés have been pragmatic and direct since March 2026, with a compact, structure-first approach and a controlled tempo, but they are still able to punish teams with balls over the top and chaos in the second phase.
Mariano Diaz has 2 goals and 2 assists in 2 games this season, the talisman of Alavés in 2026/2027, and he has supplied 3 of the Babazorros' 5 goals across their last 5 matches, giving him a fantastic strike rate on the season. Georges Mikautadze has been Villarreal's sharpest finisher with 2 goals in the last 5.
The Alavés odds of 43/25 are bigger than the 71/50 that Villarreal get as marginal favourites, with the draw at 5/2, so we're leaning to the edge that the home side have on the form book, as they have started LaLiga 2026/2027 with a win and an unbeaten record at Estadio Mendizorroza, while Villarreal are yet to win away from home.
Tight, tactical battle expected
Both teams to score at 13/20 looks live in this matchup, as both teams can get on the front foot in transition, but under 2.5 goals at 1/1 is our main selection, as this will be a cagey affair between two teams that are built on compact blocks, but can transition in the same vertical way.
