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Alaves vs Villarreal – Lineups & Match Details

Alaves and Villarreal drew 1-1. Goals: Rafa Marín (40' o.g.), N. Pépé (90'). Alaves had 48% possession against Villarreal's 52%. Shots on target: 0-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 28

Friday, 13 March 2026

AlavesAlaves

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

VillarrealVillarreal

Referee: Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain

Lineups

AlavesAlaves3-5-2
A. Sivera1A. SiveraG
Jonny Otto17Jonny OttoD
N. Tenaglia14N. TenagliaD
V. Parada24V. ParadaD
A. Perez7A. PerezM
P. Ibanez19P. IbanezM
A. Blanco8A. BlancoM
C. Alena10C. AlenaM
Yusi3YusiM
L. Boye15L. BoyeF
T. Martinez11T. MartinezF

Substitutes

13R. FernandezG
31G. SwiderskiG
4D. SuarezM
16V. KoskiD
22I. DiabateF
35X. OlaizD
30C. BallesteroD
9M. DiazF
18J. GuridiM
20CalebeM
21A. RebbachF
36P. Sanz
VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
P. Navarro6P. NavarroD
R. Marin4R. MarinD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Pedraza24A. PedrazaM
N. Pepe19N. PepeF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
10D. ParejoM
7G. MorenoF
20A. MoleiroM
5W. KambwalaD
12R. VeigaM
16T. ParteyM
11A. GonzalezF
3A. FreemanD
21T. OluwaseyiF

Match Events

36'Y

L. Boyé

40'OG

Rafa Marín

50'Y

Yusi

58'Y

Sergi Cardona

59'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 1

59'S

Sergi Cardona

Substitution 2

67'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 3

75'S

Carles Aleñá

Substitution 1

80'S

Yusi

Substitution 2

83'S

S. Mouriño

Substitution 4

83'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 5

90'+5Y

Antonio Blanco

90'Y

Sivera

90'+1S

N. Tenaglia

Substitution 3

90'+1S

Toni Martínez

Substitution 4

90'G

N. Pépé

Assist: Santi Comesaña

Statistics

Alaves
48%52%
Villarreal
0.22Expected Goals (xG)0.59
8Total Shots10
0Shots on Target4
5Corners2
19Fouls11
0Offsides2
77Pass Accuracy (%)83
4Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Alaves host Villarreal on Friday, 13 March 2026 at Estadio de Mendizorroza. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Alaves go into the match 18th in the table; Villarreal sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Alaves have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Villarreal have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 10 Jan 2026: Alaves 1-3 Villarreal; 8 Mar 2025: Alaves 1-0 Villarreal; 9 Nov 2024: Alaves 0-3 Villarreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Alaves and Villarreal drew 1-1. Alaves scored through Rafa Marín 40' (o.g.). Villarreal replied with N. Pépé 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Alaves held 48% of the ball against 52% for Villarreal. Shots on target finished 0-4. Expected goals read 0.22 for Alaves, 0.59 for Villarreal.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Alaves sat 18th and Villarreal 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.