Alaves came through against Villarreal 1-0 in the Spanish La Liga, and kept a clean sheet.
L. Boye opened the scoring on 31 minutes, set up by A. Perez.
Villarreal had 18 shots to the home side's 9, 67% of the 27 attempts in the match. Villarreal had 6 off target and 6 blocked, the home side 7 off target and 0 blocked. The visitors had 14 attempts from inside the box, to Alaves' 4. That left 4 from outside the area for Villarreal, and 5 for Alaves.
The visitors put 6 on target to Alaves' 2, an on-target rate of 33% against 22%. Alaves scored with one of their two on target. Villarreal did not score from their six on target. Villarreal finished with 9 more attempts than Alaves and lost the match.
There were six bookings.
The only goal came in the first half.
Alaves are first on seven points from three matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, with a goal difference of +4. Villarreal are twelfth on two points from three matches. Their record reads 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with a goal difference of -1.
The match was played on matchday 3. Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Alaves 1-0 Villarreal
- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Matchday: 3
- Date: 28 August 2026
- Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Alaves | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 9 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 6 |
| Shots blocked | 0 | 6 |
| Shots inside the box | 4 | 14 |
| Shots outside the box | 5 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 9 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 6 |
| Attacks | 72 | 143 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 31 | 89 |
| On Target | 2 | 6 |
| Off Target | 7 | 12 |
| Fouls | 15 | 8 |
| Offsides | 5 | 4 |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 6 | 1 |
| Passes Total | 196 | 630 |
| Passes Accurate | 145 | 559 |
