Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Real Sociedad - Villarreal!
- Real Sociedad has the most scored goals (21) in La Liga
- Villarreal has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Real Sociedad, who have the most scored goals (21) in La Liga, at their home stadium (Reale Arena) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Sociedad are confident in defense, having played 193 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sociedad, who played 1-1 against Villarreal. That match was also played at this venue (Reale Arena). Preceding that game was the away draw at AZ that finished 0-0.
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 three, drawn two and lost one.
A decent goal production from Real Sociedad in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Real Sociedad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Real Sociedad (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The La Liga match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Villarreal in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Villarreal, one draw and four defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Villarreal have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sociedad four wins, one draw and Villarreal five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 6 goals |   F. Alcácer García 5 goals |  G. Moreno Balaguero 5 goals |
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| Real Sociedad | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 91% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 73% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 18% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 10.8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.4 | 9.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 38% |
- Real Sociedad has the most scored goals (21) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villarreal have scored away.
- Villarreal has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in La Liga
| 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 Sociedad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Cadiz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 8 | Granada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Elche | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Eibar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Levante | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Huesca | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |