La Liga · Matchweek 20 · Sunday, 17 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC
Both sides' form, their last meetings and who is scoring. Team news, statistics and minute-by-minute commentary land here when the game starts.
Villarreal v Deportivo Alavés: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Villarreal host Deportivo Alavés on Sunday 17 January in the La Liga, matchweek 20. Villarreal have won three of their last eight games. They have scored 18 and conceded 13 in those eight games — 2.3 goals a game, 1.6 against.
Deportivo Alavés have won two of their last six games. They have scored 8 and conceded 6 in those six games — 1.3 goals a game, 1.0 against, keeping two clean sheets.
The only previous meeting we hold, in August 2026, finished Deportivo Alavés 1-0 Villarreal.
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–2–3 |
| Goals for · against | 18–13 |
| Played | 6 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–2 |
| Goals for · against | 8–6 |
Head to head
Last 1 meeting: Villarreal 0 · drawn 0 · Deportivo Alavés 1.
| 28 Aug 2026 |
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1–0 | L |
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