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- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Date: 13th January, 2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Venue: Reale Arena
Villarreal travel to Real Sociedad on Monday evening, where they will be looking to close the gap on fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao in the battle for a Champions League place.
The visitors are unbeaten in their last two league games - a 5-2 win over Leganes and a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano - but have won just once in their last seven games in all competitions (1W 3D 3L).
Real Sociedad are in a much better position in terms of performance, having lost just once in their last eight games (6W 1D 1L). However, they have failed to win their last two games in La Liga - a 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo and a goalless draw against Las Palmas.
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Betting Tips: Both Teams to Score
A very close game is expected between Real Sociedad and Villarreal, as there is not much separating the two teams at the moment.
The away team have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven games in all competitions, including six in La Liga. Real Sociedad, on the other hand, have scored in six of their last eight games in all competitions, although they have failed to find the net in two of their last three. Still, they have won four of their last five home games (4W 1D), so it is more than likely that they will score on Monday night, also given how vulnerable Villarreal are at the moment.
Villarreal, on the other hand, have scored in three consecutive matches and posing the third-best attack in the league (34 goals scored) are expected to put the ball into the back of Real Sociedad’s net at least once in this game.
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Real Sociedad
1 : 3
Villarreal
La Liga
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Villarreal
0 : 3
Real Sociedad
La Liga
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Villarreal
2 : 0
Real Sociedad
La Liga
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Real Sociedad
1 : 0
Villarreal
La Liga
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Villarreal
1 : 2
Real Sociedad
La Liga
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Real Sociedad
1 : 3
Villarreal
La Liga
Real Sociedad team news
The defender Igor Zubeldia will have to sit out this game due to suspension for accumulating five yellow cards in the first half of the season. Nayef Aguerd and Hamari Traore are also unavailable due to injuries.
Last matches of Real Sociedad
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Ponferradina
0 : 2
Real Sociedad
Copa Del Rey
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Celta Vigo
2 : 0
Real Sociedad
La Liga
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Real Sociedad
0 : 0
Las Palmas
La Liga
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Real Sociedad
3 : 0
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa League
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Leganes
0 : 3
Real Sociedad
La Liga
Real Sociedad lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Alex Remiro
Defenders
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27
Jon Aramburu
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20
Jon Pacheco
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31
Jon Martin
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3
Aihen Munoz
Midfielders
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22
Benat Turrientes
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23
Brais Mendez
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24
Luka Sucic
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17
Sergio Gomez
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7
Ander Barrenetxea
Forwards
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10
Mikel Oyarzabal
Villarreal team news
Villarreal will have to cope without the midfielder Yeremy Pino, who serves a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation. In addition, the Yellow Submarines also have five players on the injury list, including Ayoze Perez and Nicolas Pepe.
Last matches of Villarreal
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Leganes
2 : 5
Villarreal
La Liga
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Villarreal
1 : 1
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga
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Villarreal
1 : 2
Real Betis
La Liga
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Athletic Bilbao
2 : 0
Villarreal
La Liga
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Pontevedra
1 : 0
Villarreal
Copa Del Rey
Villarreal lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Luiz Junior
Defenders
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17
Kiko Femenia
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3
Raul Albiol
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2
Logan Costa
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23
Sergi Cardona
Midfielders
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18
Pape Gueye
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14
Santi Comesana
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6
Denis Suarez
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33
Pau Cabanes De La Torre
Forwards
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16
Alejandro Baena
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15
Thierno Barry
Three reasons we expect Both Teams to Score
- Villarreal have not kept a clean sheet in the last 7 matches
- Real Sociedad have scored in 6 of their last 8 matches in all competitions
- Villarreal have the third-best attack in La Liga (34 goals scored), only behind Real Madrid and Barcelona
Main prediction Real Sociedad - Villarreal
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Real Sociedad & Villarreal current standing in La Liga
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 - 19 | +24 | 43 |
2 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 - 12 | +21 | 41 |
3 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 - 22 | +29 | 38 |
4 | Athletic Club | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 - 17 | +12 | 36 |
5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 - 30 | +4 | 30 |
6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 - 21 | -2 | 30 |
7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 - 13 | +3 | 25 |
8 | Girona | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 - 25 | +2 | 25 |
9 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 - 22 | 0 | 25 |
10 | Real Betis | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 - 23 | -2 | 25 |
11 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 - 27 | -4 | 25 |
12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 - 30 | -2 | 24 |
13 | Sevilla | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 - 28 | -7 | 23 |
14 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 - 27 | -4 | 22 |
15 | Leganés | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 - 29 | -11 | 19 |
16 | Deportivo Alavés | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 - 31 | -10 | 17 |
17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 - 15 | -4 | 16 |
18 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 - 31 | -14 | 16 |
19 | Valencia | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 - 29 | -11 | 13 |
20 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 - 37 | -24 | 12 |