Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th December 2023

The spotlight is on Villarreal and Real Sociedad, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Saturday at Estadio de la Ceramica in the La Liga.

Placed 12th in the table Villarreal have amassed 16 points after 15 matches. On 26 points, Real Sociedad rank sixth with 15 matches played this season.

There has been a real flow of goals lately for Villarreal and at both ends of the pitch. Both teams scored in their last 7 matches on the bounce, which definitely makes this scenario worth considering in the betting market on Saturday.

Villarreal only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring once.

Real Sociedad scored 18 goals, conceded 11 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in their last ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Villarreal came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio de la Ceramica, but face stern opposition, of course.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Panathinaikos in a 3-2 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Sevilla. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Maccabi Haifa. Villarreal managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Real Sociedad Form

In their last three matches, Real Sociedad drew 0-0 with Salzburg, 1-1 with Osasuna and beat CE Andratx by 0-1. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Real Sociedad won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Real Sociedad picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Estadio de la Ceramica to challenge Villarreal.

Villarreal fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Villarreal have a record of four wins, four draws and seven defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Sociedad put seven wins, five draws and three defeats on the board in the La Liga.

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 La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/15), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/6), Aissa Mandi (0/7), Alberto Moreno (0/11), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Jorge Cuenca (1/9), Juan Foyth (1/11), Kiko (0/6), Raul Albiol (0/13), Alejandro Baena (1/13), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/14), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/15), Francis Coquelin (0/1), Manuel Trigueros (0/4), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Santi Comesana (0/10), Alexander Soerloth (6/13), Alfonso Pedraza (0/10), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/11), Gerard Moreno (8/13), Ilias Akhomach (0/11), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (4/10), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Real Sociedad Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 52 year-old Real Sociedad manager Alguacil will select his starting XI from these players:

Alex Remiro (0/15), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/15), Alvaro Odriozola (0/1), Aritz Elustondo (0/5), Hamari Traore (0/15), Jon Pacheco (0/7), Kieran Tierney (0/5), Robin Le Normand (1/13), Urko Gonzalez (0/2), Arsen Zakharyan (0/9), Benat Turrientes (0/9), Brais Mendez (2/14), Igor Zubeldia (0/14), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/3), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (2/15), Mikel Merino (0/12), Mikel Oyarzabal (7/15), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/14), Andre Silva (0/3), Carlos Fernandez (2/8), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/11), Takefusa Kubo (5/14), Umar Sadiq (2/13).

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Real Sociedad, since eight could be missing. For their upcoming match in round 16, Villarreal are unable to call upon Alfonso Pedraza, who is suspended.

Due to various ailments Alberto Moreno, Daniel Parejo, Aissa Mandi, Yeremi Pino, Alexander Soerloth, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats and Jorge Cuenca will be absent from the squad, Villarreal are able to field against Real Sociedad this coming Saturday.

Real Sociedad are juggling with five absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Villarreal. Robin Le Normand and Igor Zubeldia can't be called upon by Real Sociedad, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Carlos Fernandez, Aritz Elustondo 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

Villarreal won 2-0 against Real Sociedad, whereas Real Sociedad claimed a 1-0 win in their most recent matches. The two rivals have shared the spoils in recent outings. Both claimed five wins in the last ten encounters, while two draw paid out on the draw with the bookmakers. Picking the home win gets you odds at 23/10 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 6/5.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Gerard Moreno look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Mikel Oyarzabal adds to his three La Liga goals come on Saturday.

Villarreal won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Real Sociedad won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Villarreal on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Real Sociedad in their last 10 league games away from home.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Villarreal and Real Sociedad. Villarreal managed an average of 1.3 goals, while the latter scored 1.1 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run. In Villarreal's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in eight of them. They managed to average 2.2 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Real Sociedad's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.