Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd February 2024

Form hasn't been great recently for Real Sociedad, who hope to turn things around against Villarreal this coming Friday. This is a round 26 match in the current La Liga campaign, and they face each other at Reale Arena.

Real Sociedad approach round 26 as number six in the La Liga table with 40 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Villarreal have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Real Sociedad came away with three points from the latest encounter with Villarreal. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Friday.

Real Sociedad are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded five goals. They managed six clean sheets in these matches.

Villarreal scored 13 goals, conceded 21 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal were knocked out cold when Real Sociedad took a 3-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Villarreal handed out in the game before.

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Osasuna in a 0-1 defeat. Paris Saint-Germain also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Real Sociedad were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Mallorca. Real Sociedad just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the Reale Arena. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded four goals.

Villarreal Form

In their previous three matches, Villarreal drew 0-0 with Cadiz, 1-1 with Deportivo Alaves and 1-1 with Getafe. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the La Liga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 15 time and letting in nine.

Real Sociedad don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Villarreal come visiting on Friday.

Real Sociedad recorded 20 points following six wins from their last eight games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 15 goals, but also conceded seven. Villarreal won one and claimed three points in their seven most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored 13 conceded 22 goals. Real Sociedad have a record of ten wins, ten draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal enjoy a record of six wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga.

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Squads

Real Sociedad Squad

Alguacil will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Alex Remiro (0/24), Unai Marrero (0/2), Aihen Munoz (0/21), Alvaro Odriozola (0/4), Aritz Elustondo (0/9), Hamari Traore (0/21), Jon Aramburu (0/4), Jon Pacheco (0/13), Kieran Tierney (0/11), Robin Le Normand (1/20), Urko Gonzalez (0/3), Arsen Zakharyan (0/17), Benat Turrientes (0/17), Brais Mendez (3/23), Igor Zubeldia (0/24), Javi Galan (0/9), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/9), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (4/24), Mikel Merino (2/21), Mikel Oyarzabal (8/22), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/19), Andre Silva (0/9), Carlos Fernandez (2/10), Sheraldo Becker (0/0), Takefusa Kubo (7/20), Umar Sadiq (2/22).

Villarreal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Villarreal players that the manager Marcelino Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Filip Joergensen (0/25), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/10), Alberto Moreno (1/19), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/4), Jorge Cuenca (2/19), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/13), Raul Albiol (0/20), Yerson Mosquera (0/3), Alejandro Baena (1/22), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/20), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/23), Francis Coquelin (0/8), Manuel Trigueros (0/10), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (0/17), Alexander Soerloth (8/21), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Bertrand Traore (0/0), Gerard Moreno (10/22), Goncalo Guedes (1/5), Ilias Akhomach (1/21), Jorge Pascual (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/19), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Team News

Real Sociedad could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Villarreal on Friday. There is no need for Igor Zubeldia to show up in the Real Sociedad dressing room, as he is suspended.

Sheraldo Becker, Alvaro Odriozola, Kieran Tierney, Aihen Munoz and Carlos Fernandez are all absent from the Real Sociedad squad that faces Villarreal at Reale Arena.

Villarreal could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Friday atReale Arena For instance, Villarreal won't be able to field Alfonso Pedraza as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Villarreal need to do without Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez, who are not fit enough to travel to Reale Arena.

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Lineups

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal lost 3-0 against Real Sociedad in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Villarreal handed out in the match before. Real Sociedad enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Villarreal. A 3-0 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Real Sociedad to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Real Sociedad and Villarreal. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Mikel Merino will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Villarreal hope Alexander Soerloth can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Real Sociedad won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Reale Arena. They drew four and lost two as well, while Villarreal won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Real Sociedad will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Friday, as Villarreal have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Real Sociedad managed an average of 1.2 goals in the past ten encounters against Villarreal, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored six times. Real Sociedad saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Villarreal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.