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La Liga | Gameweek 18
Dec 18, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
Estadio Anoeta
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Real Sociedad
1 - 3
Villarreal

Isak (32')
Merino (43'), Zaldua (88')
Oyarzabal (49')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Moreno (38', 68'), Chukwueze (90+6')
Estupinan (26'), Torres (44'), Parejo (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Sociedad and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Real Sociedad 1-1 Villarreal

Both Villarreal's and Real Sociedad's form in La Liga has been inconsistent in recent games, suggesting that Saturday's match-up is going to be a close encounter. The visitors may not have won any away games in the league so far this season, but they have drawn more than half of their games on the road, and that is why the chance of a point a piece this weekend is likely. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Sociedad win with a probability of 43.86%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 30.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.07%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 0-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.

Result
Real SociedadDrawVillarreal
43.86%25.3%30.83%
Both teams to score 55.1%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.59%48.41%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.45%70.54%
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.96%22.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.63%55.37%
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.68%29.32%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.71%65.29%
Score Analysis
    Real Sociedad 43.86%
    Villarreal 30.84%
    Draw 25.31%
Real SociedadDrawVillarreal
1-0 @ 9.77%
2-1 @ 9.07%
2-0 @ 7.39%
3-1 @ 4.57%
3-0 @ 3.73%
3-2 @ 2.8%
4-1 @ 1.73%
4-0 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 43.86%
1-1 @ 11.99%
0-0 @ 6.46%
2-2 @ 5.56%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.31%
0-1 @ 7.93%
1-2 @ 7.36%
0-2 @ 4.86%
1-3 @ 3.01%
2-3 @ 2.28%
0-3 @ 1.99%
1-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 30.84%

How you voted: Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

Real Sociedad
62.3%
Draw
23.2%
Villarreal
14.5%
69
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 21
Villarreal
1-1
Real Sociedad
Parejo (3')
Capoue (70')
Isak (90+3')
Illarramendi (32'), Le Normand (49'), Guevara (59')
Nov 29, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 11
Real Sociedad
1-1
Villarreal
Oyarzabal (33' pen.)
Elustondo (5'), Le Normand (37'), Barrenetxea (53'), Munoz (75'), Zubimendi (86')
Moreno (6' pen.)
Torres (31'), Albiol (32'), Emery (61'), Iborra (73')
Jul 13, 2020 6.30pm
Jan 5, 2020 1pm
Gameweek 19
Real Sociedad
1-2
Villarreal
Jose (22')
Zubeldia (30'), Zaldua (70'), Guevara (72'), Januzaj (85'), Portu (96')
Trigueros (58' pen.), Cazorla (72')
Torres (55'), Gaspar (61'), Moreno (65'), Albiol (77')
Apr 25, 2019 7.30pm
Gameweek 34
Real Sociedad
0-1
Villarreal

Navas (24'), Oyarzabal (79')
Moreno (85')
Funes Mori (42'), Toko Ekambi (68'), Iborra (78')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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