Match report

Alaves 1–1 Villarreal: La Liga Stalemate

Alaves
Alaves
1–1
FT
Villarreal
Villarreal
Mar 13, 2026

In a tightly contested La Liga encounter, Alaves and Villarreal shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw. Villarreal scored late through Nuno Mendes Pepe, equalizing after an earlier own goal by their own player, Raul Marin, who inadvertently put the ball into his own net. Both teams showcased resilience and determination, leading to a hard-fought stalemate.

Key Facts

  • • Alaves: 1
  • • Villarreal: 1
  • • Raul Marin scored an own goal for Alaves (40')
  • • Nuno Mendes Pepe scored for Villarreal (90')
  • • L. Boye (Alaves) and Yusi (Alaves) received yellow cards for fouls
  • • Santi Comesaña assisted Nuno Mendes Pepe's goal
  • • Antonio Sivera (Alaves) received a yellow card for time wasting

Lineups

Alaves

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Antonio Sivera (G)
  • 17 Jonny Otto (D)
  • 14 Nahuel Tenaglia (D)
  • 24 Victor Parada (D)
  • 7 Ángel Pérez (M)
  • 19 Pablo Ibáñez (M)
  • 8 Antonio Blanco (M)
  • 10 Carles Aleñá (M)
  • 3 Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim (M)
  • 15 Lucas Boyé (F)
  • 11 Toni Martínez (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 Jon Guridi
  • 16 Ville Koski
  • 30 Carlos Ballestero
  • 21 Abderrahman Rebbach
  • 13 Raúl Fernández
  • 31 Grégoire Swiderski
  • 36 Paco Sanz
  • 35 Xanet Olaiz
  • 20 Calebe Gonçalves
  • 4 Denis Suárez
  • 9 Mariano Díaz
  • 22 Ibrahim Diabaté

Villarreal

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Luiz Júnior (G)
  • 15 Santiago Mouriño (D)
  • 6 Pau Navarro (D)
  • 4 Rafa Marín (D)
  • 23 Sergi Cardona (D)
  • 17 Tajon Buchanan (M)
  • 14 Santi Comesaña (M)
  • 18 Pape Gueye (M)
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza (M)
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé (F)
  • 9 Georges Mikautadze (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 Alberto Moleiro
  • 7 Gerard Moreno
  • 16 Thomas Partey
  • 3 Alexander Freeman
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 25 Arnau Tenas
  • 12 Renato Veiga
  • 5 Willy Kambwala
  • 10 Dani Parejo
  • 11 Alfon González

Timeline

  1. Alaves
    36' Alaves Card · Yellow Card
    L. Boye

    Foul

  2. Alaves
    40' Alaves Goal · Own Goal
    R. Marin
  3. Alaves
    50' Alaves Card · Yellow Card
    Yusi

    Foul

  4. Villarreal
    58' Villarreal Card · Yellow Card
    S. Cardona

    Argument

  5. Villarreal
    59' Villarreal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Buchanan · On: G. Moreno
  6. Villarreal
    59' Villarreal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Cardona · On: A. Moleiro
  7. Villarreal
    67' Villarreal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Gueye · On: T. Partey
  8. Alaves
    75' Alaves subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Alena · On: J. Guridi
  9. Alaves
    80' Alaves subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Yusi · On: V. Koski
  10. Villarreal
    83' Villarreal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Santiago Mouriño · On: A. Freeman
  11. Villarreal
    83' Villarreal subst · Substitution 5
    Off: G. Mikautadze · On: T. Oluwaseyi
  12. Alaves
    90'+1 Alaves subst · Substitution 3
    Off: N. Tenaglia · On: C. Ballestero
  13. Alaves
    90'+1 Alaves subst · Substitution 4
    Off: T. Martinez · On: A. Rebbach
  14. Alaves
    90' Alaves Card · Yellow Card
    Antonio Sivera

    Time wasting

  15. Villarreal
    90' Villarreal Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Pepe · Assist: Santi Comesaña

Match Stats

Stat Alaves Villarreal
Fouls 19 11
Pass Accuracy 77% 83%
Offsides 0 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 8 10
Corners 5 2
Total Passes 345 387
Yellow Cards 4 1
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 0 4
xG 0.22 0.59
Shots off Target 2 5
Possession 48% 52%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 266 322
Shots Inside Box 2 8
Saves 3 0
Shots Outside Box 6 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early own goal by Raul Marin gave Alaves a surprising lead and put pressure on Villarreal to find an equalizer
  • ▸ Nuno Mendes Pepe's late goal for Villarreal in the 90th minute secured the draw, preventing Alaves from claiming all three points