SEO Match Summary
Deportivo Alaves defeated Villarreal 1-0 in this La Liga fixture played on 2026-08-28. The shot count was 9 for Deportivo Alaves and 19 for Villarreal. Possession finished at 24.0 percent against 76.0 percent. Expected goals were 0.81 for the home side and 1.4 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 5-3-2 and 4-4-2. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
D
Deportivo Alaves
V
Villarreal
Expected Goals (xG)
0.81
1.40
Shots
9
19
Shots on Target
2
6
Possession
24%
76%
Post-Shot xG Faced
0.41
0.93
Goals Saved Above xG
+0.41
-0.07
Yellow Cards
3
1
Total Goals1
Formation5-3-2vs4-4-2
Goalkeeper Performance
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Deportivo Alaves GK
PSxG conceded0.41
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.41
Save %100.0%
Villarreal GK
PSxG conceded0.93
Goals conceded1
Goals saved-0.07
Save %50.0%
Deportivo Alaves's keeper stopped about 0.4 goal more than an average keeper would, while Villarreal's keeper performed right in line with expectations.
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