December 21st features a match where Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés will play a match in Villarreal in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 14th placed Villarreal, recorded a 7-1 blowout win against Sanluqueño. Paco Alcácer scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 8th minute, then Paco Alcácer added another in the 13th minute. Villarreal is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Linares Deportivo. Jon Etxaniz Llamas scored the first goal for Linares Deportivo in the 19th minute, then Mamadou Sylla tied it up for Deportivo Alavés in the 67th minute on a feed from Luis Rioja. Deportivo Alavés is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
For Deportivo Alavés, their top scorers are Joselu and Mamadou Sylla, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Paco Alcácer has been the most prolific scorer on Villarreal in his last five matches with 3 goals
Unai Emery Etxegoien’s squad will be without Juan Foyth, Gerard Moreno and Samuel Chukwueze, while Javier Calleja Revilla’s Deportivo Alavés squad will be without Ximo Navarro.