Alaves vs Villarreal Preview & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Deportivo Alaves continue their start to the 2026-27 La Liga campaign with the visit of an entertaining Villarreal side to the Mendizorrozza in the Basque Country.
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Alaves vs Villarreal prediction
Quique Sanchez Flores helped Alaves ease themselves to safety last season with an entertaining style of football. They have begun this season well with a 3-0 hammering of Getafe on the opening day of the campaign at home before then sharing a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano at Butarque in Leganes last week.
Inigo Perez left Rayo for Villarreal over the summer with a view to making The Yellow Submarine more intense and enjoyable to watch. After coming from 2-0 down to share a 2-2 draw with newly-promoted Racing Santander, they then shared a draw with Atletico Madrid by the same scoreline in a topsy turvy second half at the Metropolitano.
Alaves have been much better to watch from a neutral perspective since the arrival of Quique Sanchez Flores and both teams scoring seems a very decent bet for this one with Inigo Perez doing the same at Villarreal.
Alaves vs Villarreal tip: Both teams to score
