Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2023
Villarreal go up against Real Sociedad at Estadio de la Ceramica this coming Sunday in a thrilling La Liga match.
Villarreal enter the match against Real Sociedad hoping to gain some ground on the latter in La Liga standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.
Villarreal go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Real Sociedad scored 12 goals, conceded seven and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Winning 1-0 and 2-1 in the last two most matches against Villarreal, will have Real Sociedad looking forward to their upcoming away trip.
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Villarreal Form
Villarreal delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Real Betis brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Anderlecht. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Osasuna by 0-3. Villarreal won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored six and conceded five goals.
Real Sociedad Form
Real Sociedad look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Mallorca. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Roma in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Elche in a 2-0 win. Real Sociedad won half their previous six away matches in the La Liga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding four.
You don't look for Villarreal or Real Sociedad, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Sunday.
Villarreal have taken 14 points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 11 goals to 11. Real Sociedad won five of their last ten matches against teams from the top half of the La Liga table, scoring 13 and conceding ten goals. They collected 18 points from these. Villarreal enjoy a record of 12 wins, five draws and nine defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Sociedad enjoy a record of 14 wins, six draws and six defeats in the La Liga.
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Stats
- Villarreal have scored in 19 of the last 21 matches
- Villarreal have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Villarreal have conceded in 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In 4 of the last 5 matches Villarreal played, both teams scored
- In 13 of the last 15 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Sociedad have not won 8 of the last 9 matches
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Squads
Villarreal Squad
Setien will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Sociedad from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):
Filip Joergensen (0/1), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/11), Aissa Mandi (0/10), Alberto Moreno (0/14), Jorge Cuenca (0/6), Juan Foyth (1/15), Kiko (0/15), Pau Torres (0/23), Raul Albiol (0/23), Alejandro Baena (4/23), Daniel Parejo (1/26), Etienne Capoue (0/19), Francis Coquelin (1/16), Giovani Lo Celso (1/11), Johan Mojica (0/17), Manuel Trigueros (0/15), Ramon Terrats (0/13), Samuel Chukwueze (4/25), Alfonso Pedraza (0/16), Diego Collado (0/2), Fer Nino (0/3), Gerard Moreno (6/16), Javi Ontiveros (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/25), Nicolas Jackson (2/15), Yeremi Pino (3/25).
Real Sociedad Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Real Sociedad players that the manager Imanol Alguacil will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alex Remiro (0/26), Andoni Zubiaurre (0/0), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/13), Alex Sola (0/9), Andoni Gorosabel (0/16), Aritz Elustondo (0/16), Diego Rico (0/18), Jon Pacheco (0/10), Robin Le Normand (0/23), Urko Gonzalez (0/0), Ander Guevara (0/6), Ander Martin (0/0), Asier Illarramendi (1/16), Benat Turrientes (0/6), Brais Mendez (7/25), David Silva (1/19), Igor Zubeldia (1/21), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/25), Mikel Merino (1/21), Mikel Oyarzabal (2/12), Pablo Marin (0/9), Robert Navarro (0/16), Alexander Soerloth (9/22), Ander Barrenetxea (2/11), Carlos Fernandez (1/15), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/11), Takefusa Kubo (5/23), Umar Sadiq (3/5).
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Team News
Villarreal just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Real Sociedad at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Villarreal are unable to field Giovani Lo Celso this coming Sunday against Real Sociedad, as he is sidelined with an injury.
Real Sociedad have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Villarreal on Sunday.
Alex Sola, Carlos Fernandez, Umar Sadiq and Martin Merquelanz all face a spell on the sidelines for Real Sociedad due to various injuries.
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Lineups
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad H2H
Real Sociedad celebrated two wins against Villarreal in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 1-0 and 2-1. Villarreal won four matches and Real Sociedad won four Matches of the latest ten encounters. Real Sociedad came out 1-0 winners in the most recent meeting, though, and the bookies best betting odds on another away win at full-time are at 9/4.
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Results
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Real Sociedad. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips
Estadio de la Ceramica saw Villarreal winning four, drawing one and losing five of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Real Sociedad won five of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost three. In their previous 10 matches away from home, Real Sociedad claimed four wins to nil.
Over 2.5 goals came up six times in the previous ten encounters between Villarreal and Real Sociedad, as Villarreal scored 1.5 goals on average per game and Real Sociedad averaging 1.3 goals. Both teams scored in eight times of these matches. Villarreal witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Real Sociedad, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
