March 13, 2026, 9:02 a.m. ET
Alavés hosts Villarreal on Friday to kick off La Liga’s matchweek at Estadio de Mendizorroza.
The hosts sit 16th in the table with 27 points from 27 matches, just two points above the relegation zone after a 3-2 away loss to Valencia last weekend where Lucas Boyé scored twice but a stoppage-time penalty denied them a point.
Alavés has gone six straight league games without a win and has failed to keep a clean sheet in its last nine matches, though it remains unbeaten in four straight home meetings against Villarreal with the Mendizorroza crowd giving them some hope in this one.
Watch Alaves vs. Villarreal on ESPN+
The Yellow Submarine are fourth in the table with 54 points, level with third-place Atlético Madrid on points and firmly in the race for a Champions League spot heading into the final stretch of the season.
Marcelino García Toral’s side beat Elche 2-1 last weekend with Tajon Buchanan and Santiago Mouriño scoring in quick succession in the first half.
If you are looking for betting advice for the matchup, we’ve got you covered. Here are the latest odds for the game, courtesy of OddsWire.
La Liga standings
Alaves vs. Villarreal game odds
Alaves vs. Villarreal prediction, pick
Villarreal’s quality and Champions League ambitions make it tough to pick against, but its poor recent away record in La Liga and Alavés’s unbeaten home run against them in this fixture makes this a trickier proposition than the table suggests.
Prediction: Alavés 1, Villarreal 2
Alaves vs. Villarreal channel, start time, streaming
- When: Friday, March 13
- Where: Estadio de Mendizorroza (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
- Time: 4 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: ESPN+ (WATCH HERE), ESPN Deportes
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