La Liga: Alavés 1-0 Villarreal — Highlights, 28 August 2026

Alavés vs Villarreal (1 - 0): match review

Lucas Boyé scored in the 31st minute as Alavés beat Villarreal 1-0 at Estadio de Mendizorroza.

Alavés secured the La Liga victory in Vitoria-Gasteiz despite recording 24% possession and two shots to Villarreal’s six. Villarreal produced the higher xG total, 1.4 to 0.81, and had nine corners to Alavés’ five, but did not score. Alavés goalkeeper Antonio Sivera made six saves, while Villarreal’s goalkeeper made one. The home side received yellow cards for Q. Sanchez Flores, Abderrahman Rebbach and Mariano Díaz; Nicolas Pépé was booked for Villarreal. There were no red cards. Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Isidro refereed the match.

Interesting fact: Alavés won despite having 76% less possession than Villarreal.