VILLARREAL v DEPORTIVO ALAVES 
Friday 25thOctober 2000hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Villarreal win
Bookmaker Boylesports
Odds: 1.57 (odds taken 07:22 GMT, 25 October )
Friday night also brings us action form the Spanish top flight with a La Liga clash between Villarreal and Deportivo Alaves as the betting tips continue at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves Live Stats & Betting Odds
Villarreal Prediction – Can Villarreal break into top four?
Friday night’s hosts, Villarreal, are just within striking distance of the top six in the Spanish top flight and indeed, all three points in tonight’s clash with Deportivo Alaves would see Villarreal jump into the top four, so there’s plenty of incentive for the hosts here.
Although Villarreal have posted a mixed bag of results in recent weeks with wins over Real Valladolid, Real Betis and Espanyol, they’ve also stumbled to defeats against Barcelona and Osasuna, but it’s worth mentioning that both of these losses were handed out to Villarreal away from home.
Switch to results on home turf though at their Estadio de la Cerámica, and the picture suddenly becomes a lot brighter as the hosts are unbeaten in their last 9 matches in La Liga, which includes 5 wins and 4 draws.
This season’s home record stands at a solid looking 2-2-0 13/7 which include back-to-back draws to start off with against Granada 4-4 and Real Madrid 2-2, but then Villarreal recorded back-to-back wins against Real Valladolid and Real Betis, so they’re aiming for three wins on the trot on Friday night.
Deportivo Alaves Prediction – Can Alaves open their account on the road?
Despite winning 2 of their last 3 matches in the Spanish top flight, with victories gained over Mallorca and Celta Vigo, the fact remains that Deportivo Alaves are still without an away win so far this season as they make their way to face 7th placed Villarreal in their own backyard on Friday night.
Alaves have collected only 3 wins so far in this new La Liga campaign, but all three have been registered on home turf at their Estadio de Mendizorroza with an additional win against Levante as well as the aforementioned wins against Mallorca and Celta Vigo.
However, this is where Deportivo Alaves’s success has stopped for now as they’ve really struggled for results away from home so far this season which their early away record of 0-1-3 2/8 indicates.
A 1-1 draw at Getafe was a reasonable start for Alaves on the road but 3 defeats on the trot subsequently at Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Valencia show the visitors’ vulnerability on their travels in La Liga.
Key-Facts – Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves
- Villarreal are unbeaten in their last 9 matches at home in La Liga
- Alaves have now gone 8 away matches without a win in La Liga
- Alaves have also lost their last 3 away matches on the trot
Betting Tips Verdict
Villarreal have produced some solid displays at home so far this season and they should account for Deportivo Alaves in this clash.
