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Match preview · La Liga

Villarreal – Deportivo Alavés

Villarreal 9th in La Liga Home 1.51 projected goals by the model
Deportivo Alavés 6th in La Liga Away 1.07 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.51 1.07
Villarreal Deportivo Alavés
Villarreal
46%
Draw
30%
Deportivo Alavés
24%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Villarreal Draw Deportivo Alavés
Fair odds 2.17 3.32 4.20
Total goals
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
57%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Villarreal

46% Villarreal to win

Attack
4th vs 6th
Villarreal attack v Deportivo Alavés defence
Defence
8th vs 9th
Villarreal defence v Deportivo Alavés attack
Recent xG form
+1.51 vs -0.18
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.51 – 1.07
Villarreal v Deportivo Alavés
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Villarreal Deportivo Alavés
xG / match (better) 2.38 · 3rd 1.28 · 9th
xGA / match 1.25 · 6th (better) 1.19 · 5th
xGD / match (better) +1.12 · 3rd +0.09 · 6th
xPts / match (better) 1.92 · 3rd 1.44 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.51 -0.18

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Villarreal clean sheet
31%
Villarreal 2+ goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
43%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.4%
2:1
11.0%
1:0
9.1%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Villarreal sample
20 matches
Deportivo Alavés sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Villarreal
3 matches
Away xG sample · Deportivo Alavés
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.