Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

3 - 1

🕒 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 3 · Real Sociedad 10

Referee Stats

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias

20 matches · 3.35 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.35
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	45%
Draws	15%
Away wins	40%

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

48 / 19

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Real Sociedad (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 30

Avg: 1.16 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

0.89

2.53

1.16

1.00

1.58

74%

O2.5

42%

63%

BTTS

79%

63%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Villarreal rank3rd

Real Sociedad rank10th

Villarreal points72

Real Sociedad points46

Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26

14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Real Sociedad: #10 · 46 pts · GD -2

40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals17-7

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Sociedad last 5 away

D D L D L

Points3/15

Weighted index24

Goals6-9

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Real Sociedad trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home89%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Real Sociedad score away84%

Real Sociedad clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first83%

Real Sociedad score first32%

Real Sociedad win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Real Sociedad 40%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 33.0' · Real Sociedad 33.2'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.53 vs 1.57

Villarreal concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Real Sociedad score away1.16 vs 1.12

Real Sociedad concede away1.58 vs 1.57

Villarreal score 61% above league average, while Real Sociedad score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 11% below league average at home, and Real Sociedad are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Real Sociedad goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	22
Home Wins	11
Draws	4
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	13 (59.1%)
BTTS	13 (59.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	11
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (72.7%)
BTTS	8 (72.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season

20 Mar 2026 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 3 - 1 30 Nov 2025 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 2 - 3

2024-2025 Season

20 Apr 2025 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 2 - 2 13 Jan 2025 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

23 Feb 2024 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 3 09 Dec 2023 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 0 - 3

2022-2023 Season

02 Apr 2023 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 2 - 0 09 Oct 2022 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

15 May 2022 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 1 - 2 18 Dec 2021 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 3

2020-2021 Season

30 Jan 2021 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 1 - 1 29 Nov 2020 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

13 Jul 2020 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 1 - 2 05 Jan 2020 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

25 Apr 2019 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 0 - 1 18 Aug 2018 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 1 - 2

2017-2018 Season

27 Jan 2018 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 4 - 2 25 Aug 2017 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 3 - 0

2016-2017 Season

19 Feb 2017 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 0 - 1 18 Sep 2016 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

24 Apr 2016 Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 0 - 0 20 Dec 2015 Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 0 - 2