It's advantage Real Sociedad so far with their 5th position in the La Liga table, welcoming Villarreal who are placed 10th.
Real Sociedad and Villarreal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Overall La Liga stats at home this season for Real Sociedad are 4-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Real Sociedad in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Osasuna (placed 12th) that ended with a 4-3 victory. In the preceding match a 8-0 victory visiting Becerril Campos.
A goal frenzy last time out for Real Sociedad, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Osasuna. Fun stuff to watch!
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Real Sociedad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
The Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. Real Sociedad have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Villarreal so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose).
Villarreal are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the La Liga against Getafe (placed 7th). Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at Comillas.
We have checked recent matches where Villarreal have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W0-D1-L5.
Villarreal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Villarreal have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Real Sociedad won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Villarreal has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  Gerard Moreno 8 goals |   Willian José 7 goals |  Mikel Oyarzabal 7 goals |
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| Real Sociedad | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 23 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 61% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 39% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 7.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 227 | 119 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 125 | 258 |
| 80 | 37 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 37 | 84 |
| 40% | 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 37% |
- All of Real Sociedad's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Sociedad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Real Sociedad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Real Sociedad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Villarreal has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Villarreal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Valencia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Getafe | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Levante | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Granada | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Eibar | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 15 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Leganes | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 10 |