Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th March 2026

Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Real Sociedad swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 4 in the LaLiga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 55 points this season, while Real Sociedad collected 38 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 28 rounds.

The last time Villarreal played Real Sociedad, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Friday.

Villarreal go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Real Sociedad are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the LaLiga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 16 goals, leaving an average of 1.6 per match. They fought their way to one clean sheets.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Friday?

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Villarreal Form

In their last three matches, Villarreal lost 4-1 against Barcelona, won 2-1 against Elche, before drawing 1-1 against Deportivo Alaves. Villarreal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded eight times.

Real Sociedad Form

Their past three matches saw Real Sociedad beating Athletic Club 1-0, losing 3-2 against Atletico Madrid, and beating Osasuna by 3-1. Real Sociedad won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Villarreal and Real Sociedad are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Villarreal have taken 17 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 23. Real Sociedad took four wins from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They collected 16 points, scored 23 goals and conceded 27. Villarreal claimed 17 wins, four draws as well as seven defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Sociedad have a record of ten wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Squads

Villarreal Squad

Marcelino Garcia will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Real Sociedad from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/25), Alex Freeman (0/4), Alfonso Pedraza (1/21), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/16), Rafa Marin (1/18), Santiago Mourino (1/21), Sergi Cardona (0/23), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (9/27), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/23), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/22), Renato Veiga (0/24), Santi Comesana (3/26), Tajon Buchanan (6/26), Thomas Partey (0/18), Alfon Gonzalez (1/13), Ayoze Perez (2/18), Georges Mikautadze (8/23), Gerard Moreno (7/14), Nicolas Pepe (4/27), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/22).

Real Sociedad Squad

Here is the full team squad of Real Sociedad. The 48 year-old Pellegrino Matarazzo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aitor Fraga (0/0), Alex Remiro (0/28), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/16), Alvaro Odriozola (1/5), Aritz Elustondo (0/9), Arkaitz Mariezkurrena (0/0), Duje Caleta-Car (1/19), Jon Aramburu (1/26), Jon Martin (0/17), Sergio Gomez (0/26), Alberto Dadie (0/0), Arsen Zakharyan (0/15), Benat Turrientes (0/19), Brais Mendez (5/24), Carlos Soler (4/23), Igor Zubeldia (0/21), Jon Gorrotxategi (1/24), Luka Sucic (1/13), Mikel Oyarzabal (12/25), Pablo Marin (0/25), Yangel Herrera (0/10), Ander Barrenetxea (3/22), Goncalo Guedes (8/28), Jon Karrikaburu (0/6), Orri Oskarsson (4/11), Takefusa Kubo (2/18), Wesley (0/3).

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Team News

Villarreal might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Real Sociedad. Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye get a day in the shade.

Real Sociedad have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Villarreal on Friday. Igor Zubeldia, Ander Barrenetxea and Brais Mendez can't be called upon by Real Sociedad, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Friday? Villarreal go into their upcoming match against Real Sociedad with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Results

In the last ten matches between Villarreal and Real Sociedad over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Mikel Oyarzabal who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Real Sociedad are looking to him against Villarreal, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Villarreal won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Real Sociedad won five of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and three defeats as well. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio de la Ceramica since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Villarreal. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Real Sociedad.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Villarreal and Real Sociedad, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Villarreal scored 1.5 goals on average, while Real Sociedad pulled 1.4 goals on average. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Real Sociedad, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.