PREVIEW | Alavés vs Villarreal - team news, lineups, predictions

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·11 March 2026

PREVIEW | Alavés vs Villarreal - team news, lineups, predictions

Alavés and Villarreal face each other this Friday at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Match Day 28 of the La Liga.

Alavés have won 27 points to date and are placed in 16th position. Last time out, Quique Flores's team slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Valencia (La Liga 2025/26).

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Villarreal have picked up 54 points and currently lie in 4th position. In their last fixture, Marcelino Toral's team won 2-1 against Elche (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal winning 3-1.

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Alavés

Facundo Garcés - Suspension Through Sports Court

Villarreal

Logan Costa - Rotura de ligamentos do joelho

Last starting XIs

Alavés ( vs Valencia 2026-03-08): Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Carlos Benavidez, Jon Pacheco, Jonny Otto, Ángel Pérez, Jon Guridi, Antonio Blanco, Carles Aleñà, Toni Martínez, Lucas Boyé

Villarreal ( vs Elche 2026-03-08): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Rafa Marín, Pau Navarro, Sergi Cardona, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pépé, Georges Mikautadze

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MANAGERS

Quique Flores faced Marcelino Toral on nine occasions, recording one win, two draws, and six losses
Marcelino Toral faced Alavés on 19 occasions, recording ten wins, four draws, and five losses
Quique Flores faced Villarreal on 20 occasions, recording four wins, five draws, and 11 losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Villarreal currently has one win in the last six games.
Away from home, Villarreal comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 17 games.
Villarreal comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Villarreal comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Alavés comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Alavés comes from three consecutive games without a win.
Alavés currently has one win in the last seven games.
Alavés comes from nine consecutive games conceding goals.
Alavés comes from six consecutive games without a win.
Alavés comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Alavés and Villarreal have faced each other 33 times, with Alavés having the advantage: 16 victories, against 14 wins for Villarreal.
At the Mendizorroza Stadium, Alavés has an advantage in the duels against Villarreal: ten wins in 16 games. Villarreal has four victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 27 matches between the two teams, with 12 victories for Alavés, three draws, and 12 wins for Villarreal.