Week 34 brings us a match on Apr 30th where Deportivo Alavés hosts Villarreal in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 20th placed Deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Mallorca. Abdón Prats struck first for Mallorca in the 11th minute on a feed from Pablo Maffeo, then Vedat Muriqi added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Deportivo Alavés looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Villarreal, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Valencia. Arnaut Danjuma scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 10th minute on a penalty, then Arnaut Danjuma added another in the 17th minute In the end, Valencia was frustrated by Villarreal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Villarreal ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Villarreal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Villarreal and Deportivo Alavés last played eachother at the Estadio De La Cerámica on the 21st of December. Villarreal won by a score of 5 to 2. Gerard Moreno struck first for Villarreal in the 18th minute, then Boulaye Dia added another in the 27th minute.
Arnaut Danjuma has been the most prolific scorer on Villarreal in his last five matches with 3 goals. Gonzalo Escalante has been the most prolific scorer on Deportivo Alavés in the last 5 matches with two goals
Pere Pons and Lopez Carballo are unavailable to play for Deportivo Alavés, while Unai Emery Etxegoien’s Villarreal squad will be without Gerard Moreno and Alberto Moreno.