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

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·8 January 2026

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

Villarreal and Alavés go head-to-head at Estadio de la Cerámica this Saturday in the La Liga.

Villarreal have picked up 38 points and currently lie in 4th position. Last time out, Marcelino Toral's team triumphed 1-3 against Elche (La Liga 2025/26).

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Alavés have 19 points to their name this season and occupy 14th position in the table. In their last game, Eduardo Coudet's team drew 1-1 with Real Oviedo (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Alavés winning 1-0.

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Villarreal

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Alavés

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Villarreal ( vs Elche 2026-01-03): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Rafa Marín, Alfonso Pedraza, Nicolas Pépé, Dani Parejo, Santi Comesaña, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze

Alavés ( vs Real Oviedo 2026-01-04): Antonio Sivera, Jonny Otto, Nahuel Tenaglia, Jon Pacheco, Youssef Enríquez, Antonio Blanco, Calebe, Pablo Ibáñez, Denis Suárez, Carles Aleñà, Toni Martínez

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MANAGERS

Marcelino Toral has faced Eduardo Coudet on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats
Eduardo Coudet has faced Villarreal on five occasions, recording two wins, one draw and two defeats
Marcelino Toral has faced Alavés on 18 occasions, recording nine wins, four draws and five defeats

TEAMS

Alavés currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Alavés has gone two consecutive games without winning.
At home, Villarreal has gone two consecutive games without winning.
At home, Villarreal has suffered two consecutive defeats.
Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 15 games.
Villarreal has been conceding goals in four consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Villarreal and Alavés have faced each other 32 times, with Alavés having the advantage: 16 wins, against 13 victories for Villarreal.
At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal has an advantage in the clashes against Alavés: nine wins in 16 games. Alavés has six victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 26 matches between the two teams, with 11 wins for Villarreal, three draws and 12 victories for Alavés.