Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

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🕒 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:00 Europe/London 📍 Reale Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Javier Iglesias Villanueva 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Real Sociedad 6 · Villarreal 8
Referee Stats
19 matches · 4.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.42
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 42%
Draws 26%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Real Sociedad outshot their opponent (21-6).
  • Real Sociedad controlled possession (70%).
  • Real Sociedad had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Sociedad (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 20
Avg: 1.37 / 1.05

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6
Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 33
Avg: 1.53 / 1.74

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58
PPG
1.42
1.37
GF
1.53
1.05
GA
1.74
32%
O2.5
58%
42%
BTTS
79%
42%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

Real Sociedad rank6th
Villarreal rank8th
Real Sociedad points60
Villarreal points53
Real Sociedad: #6 · 60 pts · GD +12
25 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Villarreal: #8 · 53 pts · GD +0
32 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Sociedad last 5 home

L W W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Villarreal last 5 away

D W L W D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Real Sociedad trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Real Sociedad score at home68%
Real Sociedad clean sheet at home37%
Villarreal score away89%
Villarreal clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Real Sociedad score first42%
Real Sociedad win after scoring first75%
Villarreal score first58%
Villarreal win after scoring first55%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Sociedad 44% · Villarreal 57%
Avg first goal minute: Real Sociedad 20.4' · Villarreal 26.3'

Vs league average

Real Sociedad score at home1.37 vs 1.48
Real Sociedad concede at home1.05 vs 1.16
Villarreal score away1.53 vs 1.16
Villarreal concede away1.74 vs 1.48
Real Sociedad score 8% below league average, while Villarreal score 32% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Sociedad are 9% below league average at home, and Villarreal are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Sociedad goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
0-15 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 1

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 11
46-60 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
4
Total Shots
21
6
Shots off Goal
10
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
11
6
Shots Outside Box
10
0
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
13
2
Fouls
15
14
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
578
254
Passes Accurate
506
186
Passes %
88%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
7'
7' Barrenetxea
1st substitution · For: Jon Ander Olasagasti
17'
17' Goal · 0-1
Santi Comesaña
Normal Goal · Assist: Raúl Albiol
46'
46' H. Traoré
2nd substitution · For: J. Aramburu
47'
47' Goal · 0-2
Santi Comesaña
Normal Goal · Assist: Álex Baena
51'
51' Robin Le Normand
60'
60' F. Jörgensen
62'
62' André Silva
62'
62' Y. Mosquera
63'
63' Raúl Albiol
64'
64' Brais Méndez
3rd substitution · For: Mikel Merino
65'
65' André Silva
4th substitution · For: U. Sadiq
68'
68' A. Zakharyan
70'
70' Alberto Moreno
1st substitution · For: Jorge Cuenca
70'
70' Ilias Akhomach
2nd substitution · For: Dani Parejo
72'
72' A. Zakharyan
5th substitution · For: S. Becker
79'
79' Gerard Moreno
3rd substitution · For: A. Sørloth
84'
84' Álex Baena
4th substitution · For: José Luis Morales
84'
84' F. Coquelin
5th substitution · For: É. Capoue
86'
86' Goal · 1-2
Mikel Merino
Normal Goal
88'
88' Jorge Cuenca
90+5'
90+5' Goal · 1-3
A. Sørloth
Normal Goal · Assist: Gonçalo Guedes

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1 on Friday, 23 February 2024 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Javier Iglesias Villanueva. It was played at Reale Arena.

First half: Real Sociedad made their 1st substitution at 7', with Barrenetxea replacing Jon Ander Olasagasti. Villarreal took the lead at 17' when Santi Comesaña scored, with the assist credited to Raúl Albiol, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Real Sociedad made their 2nd substitution at 46', with H. Traoré replacing J. Aramburu. Villarreal extended the lead at 47' when Santi Comesaña scored, with the assist credited to Álex Baena, making the score 0-2. Robin Le Normand received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 51'. F. Jörgensen received a yellow card for Villarreal at 60'. André Silva received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 62'. Y. Mosquera received a yellow card for Villarreal at 62'. Raúl Albiol received a yellow card for Villarreal at 63'. Real Sociedad made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Brais Méndez replacing Mikel Merino. Real Sociedad made their 4th substitution at 65', with André Silva replacing U. Sadiq. A. Zakharyan received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 68'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 70', with Alberto Moreno replacing Jorge Cuenca. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Ilias Akhomach replacing Dani Parejo. Real Sociedad made their 5th substitution at 72', with A. Zakharyan replacing S. Becker. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Gerard Moreno replacing A. Sørloth. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 84', with Álex Baena replacing José Luis Morales. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 84', with F. Coquelin replacing É. Capoue. Real Sociedad reduced the deficit at 86' when Mikel Merino scored, making the score 1-2. Jorge Cuenca received a yellow card for Villarreal at 88'. Villarreal added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when A. Sørloth scored, with the assist credited to Gonçalo Guedes, making the score 1-3.

Real Sociedad used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Real Sociedad got 3 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Real Sociedad outshot their opponent (21-6).
  • Real Sociedad controlled possession (70%).
  • Real Sociedad had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals13 (59.1%)
BTTS13 (59.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (45.5%)
BTTS5 (45.5%)

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Head-to-Head History by Season