Open game expected at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta: Real Sociedad vs Villarreal preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Thu 25.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Anoeta (32076 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Real Sociedad fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Villarreal.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only four days ago.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

5-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Real Sociedad so far this season.

The fans are hoping that Real Sociedad will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the La Liga game against Barcelona. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Eibar that ended 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Sociedad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won 3n Drawn 1 Lost 1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Getafe are coming to town in three days.

Real Sociedad has scored 18 goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Real Sociedad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Villarreal form and stats

Playing away, Villarreal have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 7 defeats so far this season.

Villarreal are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the La Liga against Leganés. It was a Europa League defeat before that one as the away game against Valencia wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were 3 Villarreal wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

After this away game Villarreal return home for a La Liga game against Huesca. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Villarreal have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Villarreal - Real Sociedad 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Real Sociedad won 3, Villarreal won 4 and 3 draws.

Top Goalscorers

Mikel Oyarzabal
12 goals / 2 assists
Willian José
10 goals / 3 assists
K. Toko Ekambi
9 goals / 1 assists

Real Sociedad missing players

Villarreal missing players

Real Sociedad Villarreal
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 16 Played 16 33
39 18 Scored 16 42
41 17 Conceded 21 46
85% 81% Over 0.5 81% 88%
70% 69% Over 1.5 69% 76%
52% 50% Over 2.5 50% 58%
24% 12% Over 3.5 25% 27%
6% 6% Over 4.5 6% 9%
58% 56% Both teams to score 38% 58%
24% 25% Clean Sheet 44% 27%
33% 38% Failed To Score 38% 27%
 
4.6 5.4 Corners For (avg) 3.5 4.6
4.7 3.6 Corners Against (avg) 8.1 5.8
2.2 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3
4 1 Red Cards (total) 2 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Barcelona 33 23 8 2 83 32 17 13 3 1 48 17 16 10 5 1 35 15 51 77
2 Atlético Madrid 33 20 8 5 48 21 16 13 2 1 27 7 17 7 6 4 21 14 27 68
3 Real Madrid 33 20 4 9 59 38 17 12 1 4 29 11 16 8 3 5 30 27 21 64
4 Getafe 33 14 12 7 43 29 16 10 1 5 24 11 17 4 11 2 19 18 14 54
5 Sevilla 33 15 7 11 54 42 16 10 3 3 32 17 17 5 4 8 22 25 12 52
6 Valencia 33 12 16 5 38 28 17 6 10 1 21 10 16 6 6 4 17 18 10 52
7 Athletic Club 33 11 13 9 36 40 17 8 7 2 22 17 16 3 6 7 14 23 -4 46
8 Deportivo Alavés 33 12 10 11 35 42 16 6 8 2 17 15 17 6 2 9 18 27 -7 46
9 Real Betis 33 12 7 14 39 45 17 7 4 6 22 24 16 5 3 8 17 21 -6 43
10 Espanyol 33 11 9 13 39 48 16 9 2 5 22 21 17 2 7 8 17 27 -9 42
11 Real Sociedad 33 10 11 12 39 41 16 5 6 5 18 17 17 5 5 7 21 24 -2 41
12 Leganés 33 10 11 12 33 38 16 7 7 2 19 13 17 3 4 10 14 25 -5 41
13 Eibar 33 9 13 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 28 19 16 1 8 7 14 26 -3 40
14 Villarreal 33 8 12 13 42 46 17 4 7 6 26 25 16 4 5 7 16 21 -4 36
15 Celta de Vigo 33 9 8 16 47 56 17 7 4 6 27 23 16 2 4 10 20 33 -9 35
16 Girona 33 8 10 15 34 46 17 2 6 9 15 26 16 6 4 6 19 20 -12 34
17 Levante 33 8 10 15 47 61 16 4 6 6 24 31 17 4 4 9 23 30 -14 34
18 Real Valladolid 33 7 11 15 28 47 16 3 5 8 14 24 17 4 6 7 14 23 -19 32
19 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 7 19 36 57 17 4 6 7 23 30 16 3 1 12 13 27 -21 28
20 Huesca 33 5 11 17 35 55 16 3 6 7 18 23 17 2 5 10 17 32 -20 26

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