Here's what we know about the Real Sociedad - Villarreal fixture:

It's no vacation for neither Real Sociedad nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Real Sociedad form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Sociedad have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. Sociedad has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Alguacil Barrenetxea and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Sociedad's attacking players as they have now played 368 minutes without scoring in a league game. Januzaj was their last goal scorer.

A good away victory last time out for Real Sociedad, who won 3-0 against Zamora. The attacker Oyarzabal was named "man of the match" for Sociedad with a rating of 7.72/10. Oyarzabal scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Real Betis in the La Liga.

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 Sociedad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won zero, drawn four and lost two.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sociedad here at Reale Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). As for guarding their own goal, Real Sociedad have only let in 3 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Villarreal form and stats

There's been little loot from Villarreal's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Villarreal only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws.

Two travels in a row for Villarreal, whose manager Emery Etxegoien could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Sanluqueño. As mentioned above, Villarreal was the only team on the pitch versus Sanluqueño in their previous game, winning 7-1. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Raba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.35. Raba scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Villarreal in our archives, and the results are: one win for Villarreal, three draws and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Deportivo Alavés in the La Liga only three days away.

Goals are few and far between in Villarreal's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Real Sociedad three wins, two draws and Villarreal five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 6 goals

A. Groeneveld 5 goals

A. Elustondo Irribaria 3 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

Villarreal missing players