Alaves v Espanyol result

Full-time · Alaves 2–1 Espanyol

La Liga · Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:15 GMT · Estadio de Mendizorroza

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Alaves · Espanyol · Head-to-head

Alaves 2–1 Espanyol — Alaves won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Alaves beat Espanyol 2–1 at Estadio de Mendizorroza in La Liga on Sunday 2 November.

Espanyol have scored in five consecutive matches.

The goals

Alaves led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Alaves: Denis Suárez (5’) and Lucas Boyé (40’); Espanyol: Roberto Fernández (56’, assisted by Carlos Romero). Lucas Boyé (90’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Alaves 2.18, Espanyol 1.04, from 13 shots to 18 (per-shot expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain showed six yellow cards and one red — against 6.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Alaves: Lucas Boyé (35’), Denis Suárez (67’), Lucas Boyé (90+1’) and Víctor Parada (90+3’); Espanyol: Omar El Hilali (86’) and Tyrhys Dolan (87’).

What it changes

Alaves move up from 12th to eighth (11 league matches played).

Espanyol move down from third to fifth (11 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Antonio Blanco (Alaves) 8.0, Carlos Romero (Espanyol) 6.2 and Denis Suárez (Alaves) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Alaves next travel to Celta Vigo on 18 October 2026.

Espanyol next host Atletico Madrid on 17 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Alaves: Celta Vigo v Alaves, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Espanyol: Espanyol v Atletico Madrid, Saturday 17 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Alaves 2–1 Espanyol · La Liga
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza · Vitoria-Gasteiz
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Alaves 1 · draws 1 · Espanyol 4 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Alaves 2W 1D 2L · Espanyol 3W 1D 1L

Alaves 2–1 Espanyol (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.29 / 5.29

Corners

against 3.86 / 5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.43 / 5.86

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 4.43 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.25 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

6.4 yellows

Referee · Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain

3.6 home / 2.8 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Alaves for / against	Line	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.29 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.29 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.57 for · 15.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.43 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain — 6.4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 26.8 fouls over 5 matches (3.6 to the home side, 2.8 to the away side).

Home 3.6Away 2.8

Alaves

Alaves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Díaz n 8	29.3	4.2 6/3	0 0/0	—
A. Rebbach n 8	56.3	3.2 4/4	2 6/2	—
Antonio Blanco n 8	83.5	2.7 7/6	1.5 7/3	—
L. Boyé n 8	69.1	2.6 7/6	1.5 6/3	—
C. Benavídez n 8	22.4	2.5 4/1	1 2/0	—

Alaves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Toni Martínez n 8	62.5	2.3 8/4	0.9 5/0
L. Boyé n 8	69.1	2 5/3	0.8 5/0
M. Díaz n 8	29.3	1.9 4/1	1.2 3/0
A. Rebbach n 8	56.3	1.6 5/2	1 5/0
C. Benavídez n 8	22.4	1.5 2/1	1 2/0

Alaves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Carlos Vicente n 8	62.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Toni Martínez n 8	62.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Carles Aleñá n 8	56.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/1
L. Boyé n 8	69.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Rebbach n 8	56.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Alaves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Benavídez n 8	22.4	5.5 3/2
Calebe n 8	27.5	3.3 5/3
M. Diarra n 8	65.3	2.9 8/4
Carlos Vicente n 8	62.4	2.9 6/4
Antonio Blanco n 8	83.5	2.8 8/5

Alaves — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Sivera n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Koleosho n 8	29.3	3.5 5/3	1.2 2/1	—
Pol Lozano n 8	76.8	3.2 7/6	1.2 6/2	—
Antoniu Roca n 8	31.3	1.8 5/0	2.2 4/1	—
Roberto Fernández n 8	71.6	1.7 4/4	2.2 7/3	—
Kike García n 8	38.9	1.7 4/1	1.7 4/1	—

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Pere Milla n 8	66	4.8 8/8	1.9 7/3
Kike García n 8	38.9	2.9 4/3	2 4/1
Roberto Fernández n 8	71.6	2.4 6/4	1.1 6/1
Javi Puado n 8	83.3	2 6/3	1.2 5/3
C. Pickel n 8	38.8	1.2 4/0	0.9 3/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pere Milla n 8	66	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
Kike García n 8	38.9	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Carlos Romero n 8	87.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Ramón Terrats n 8	31.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. El Hilali n 8	54.4	2.7 4/3
Antoniu Roca n 8	31.3	2.5 5/2
Pere Milla n 8	66	2.4 7/4
Carlos Romero n 8	87.1	2.3 7/6
C. Riedel n 8	74.4	2 5/4

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	3.2 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Alaves		Espanyol
54%	Possession	46%
1.22	Expected goals (xG)	1.06
13	Shots	18
4	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	10
9	Shots inside the box	12
1	Corners	6
14	Fouls	12
4	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
474	Passes	374
83%	Pass accuracy	81%

Alaves player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sivera	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Jonny	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	7
N. Tenaglia	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Víctor Parada	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Antonio Blanco	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
L. Boyé	90	1	2	2	4	2	RY	7.2
Yusi	86	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
Denis Suárez	76	1	1	1	1	3	Y	8.2
Calebe	62	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
Carles Aleñá	61	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Toni Martínez	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Rebbach sub	29	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.2
Guevara sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Carlos Vicente sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Pablo Ibáñez sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Benavídez sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Riedel	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
Carlos Romero	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	6.5
Edu Expósito	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.3
Pere Milla	90	0	0	3	1	3	2	0	6.9
Pol Lozano	81	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7
Rubén Sánchez	70	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
Kike García	62	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
Jofre Carreras	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Antoniu Roca	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Dolan sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
Roberto Fernández sub	45	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
Ramón Terrats sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
O. El Hilali sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Urko González sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Alaves v Espanyol — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AlavesLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

EspanyolDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Alaves 1 · 1 draw · Espanyol 4 · 2 goals/game

2025-02-22 Alaves 0–1 Espanyol
2024-09-14 Espanyol 3–2 Alaves
2022-05-11 Alaves 2–1 Espanyol
2021-09-22 Espanyol 1–0 Alaves
2020-06-13 Espanyol 2–0 Alaves
2019-08-25 Alaves 0–0 Espanyol

League standing · 2025/26

Alaves#14 pos43 pts38 pl-12 GD

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Alaves scored1.16

Espanyol scored1.13

Alaves conceded1.47

Espanyol conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Alaves 2.18 xG from 13 shots, Espanyol 1.04 from 18. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Alaves (attacking right)Espanyol (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Alaves	13	2	2.18
Espanyol	18	1	1.04

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What is the head-to-head record between Alaves and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Alaves won 1, Espanyol won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
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