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Villarreal v Real Sociedad : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estadio de la Cerámica, Castellón

Real Sociedad, led by manager Imanol Alguacil, visit Marcelino Toral and his Villarreal side at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday afternoon in the La Liga. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are included as well.

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Villarreal's next match is v Celta at 18:00 on Wednesday 23rd April
Real Sociedad's next match is v Alaves at 20:30 on Wednesday 23rd April
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between Villarreal and R.Sociedad was on Sunday 20th April 2025
Spanish La Liga
April 20th 2025
Villarreal 2
2 R.Sociedad
 
Y. Jesús Pino Santos 7'19' M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
A. Pérez Gutiérrez 60'49' M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
K. Etta Eyong 90'
 
VIL
RSO
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
10
Corners
9
4
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
12
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
VillarrealR.Sociedad
 
L. Reis Júnior
S. Cardona Bermúdez (A. Pedraza Sag 70')
L. Costa
F. Femenía Far
J. Foyth
S. Comesaña Veiga
D. Parejo Muñoz (P. Gueye 70')
Y. Jesús Pino Santosfootball icon (K. Etta Eyong 88')
D. Suárez Fernández (N. Pépé 59')
T. Barry
A. Pérez Gutiérrezfootball icon
A. Remiro Gargallo
(J. López Carballo 64') A. Muñoz Capellán
J. Martín Vicente
(J. Aramburu 64') H. Traoré
S. Gómez
A. Elustondo Irribaria
(J. Olasagasti Imizcoz 70') B. Turrientes Imaz
(J. Pacheco Dozagarat 46') L. Sučić
P. Marín Tejada
(B. Méndez Portela 85') T. Kubo
football iconfootball iconM. Oyarzabal Ugarte

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Villarreal or R.Sociedad are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Villarreal are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Villarreal
55%
1.65
8%
-
Draw
23%
4.10
21%
-
R.Sociedad
22%
5.00
15%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7.50
15%
-
Villarreal 1-0
10%
8.00
23%
-
Villarreal 2-1
10%
8.50-
Villarreal 2-0
9%
8.50
6%
-
R.Sociedad 1-0
6%
15.00
25%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
13.00
44%
-
Villarreal 3-1
6%
13.00
13%
-
R.Sociedad 2-1
6%
15.00-
Villarreal 3-0
6%
13.00
13%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
15.00
12%
-
R.Sociedad 2-0
3%
26.00
13%
-
Villarreal 3-2
3%
23.00
21%
-
Villarreal 4-1
3%
23.00
32%
-
Villarreal 4-0
2%
23.00
21%
-
R.Sociedad 3-1
2%
41.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
1.67
14%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
2.20
17%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.44
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
3.00
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00
44%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.75
8%
-
BTTS - No
46%
2.00
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3.40
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
5.00
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8.50
6%
-
Home/draw
78%
1.17
3%
-
Away/draw
45%
2.20
13%
-
Home/away
77%
1.22
6%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1.22
8%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4.33
27%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2.75
27%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1.44
12%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5.00
29%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1.17
6%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10.00
33%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.06
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
13.00
44%
-
Home DNB
71%
1.25
6%
-
Away DNB
38%
3.75
15%
-
Villarreal win to nil
29%
3.00-
R.Sociedad win to nil
11%
9.00
13%
-
Villarreal / Villarreal
32%
2.60
10%
-
Villarreal / R.Sociedad
2%
34.00-
Villarreal / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Villarreal
18%
4.50-
Draw / R.Sociedad
8%
10.00
11%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
20%
-
R.Sociedad / Villarreal
4%
21.00
9%
-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
10%
8.00
7%
-
R.Sociedad / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Villarreal have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Villarreal have outscored their opponents by 53 goals to 30 goals.

Home League Performance

Villarreal have played 14 games at home winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

R.Sociedad are in 10th position in the La Liga on 41 points having played 31 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 3. R.Sociedad have conceded 20 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Villarreal
R.Sociedad
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3223455673 
l
 
1-5A
May 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
2
Real Madrid3120653366 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
May 25
3
A.Madrid3218952663 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
May 11
4
A.Bilbao31151242457 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
May 4
l
 
1-0A
5
Villarreal Home31141071352 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
6
Real Betis311399348 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
7
Mallorca3212812-644 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
8
Celta3212713-243 
w
 
4-3A
Apr 23
May 14
l
 
2-0A
9
R.Sociedad Away3212614-442 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
10
R.Vallecano32101111-441 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
11
Osasuna329149-741 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
12
Getafe3210913239 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Espanyol3110813-638 
Apr 27
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
14
Valencia3291112-1238 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
15
Sevilla319913-836 
May 25
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
16
Girona319715-1034 
d
 
2-2F
May 11
May 18
w
 
0-1F
17
Las Palmas328816-1432 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
18
Alaves317915-1230 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 23
19
Leganes3261115-1929 
May 14
w
 
2-5A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
20
Valladolid324424-5316 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
Villarreal 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
Villarreal1 - 1Valencia
Villarreal5 - 1Valladolid
Villarreal4 - 0Mallorca
Villarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 2Real Betis
Villarreal2 - 2Girona
Villarreal3 - 0Alaves
Villarreal1 - 1Getafe
Villarreal3 - 1Las Palmas
Villarreal1 - 5Barcelona
Villarreal4 - 3Celta
Villarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
Villarreal3 - 2Sevilla
Villarreal3 - 0R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal1 - 0Valencia
Villarreal5 - 1Granada
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal2 - 1Real Betis
HVillarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
AVillarreal2 - 1Getafe
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 1Alaves
AVillarreal1 - 0R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal2 - 1Las Palmas
HVillarreal5 - 1Valladolid
AVillarreal1 - 1A.Madrid
HVillarreal4 - 0Mallorca
AVillarreal0 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal5 - 2Leganes
HVillarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Betis
AVillarreal0 - 2A.Bilbao
HVillarreal2 - 2Girona
AVillarreal2 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal3 - 0Alaves
AVillarreal2 - 1Valladolid
R.Sociedad 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Las Palmas1 - 3R.Sociedad
R.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 0R.Sociedad
Real Betis3 - 0R.Sociedad
Osasuna2 - 1R.Sociedad
Valencia1 - 0R.Sociedad
Celta2 - 0R.Sociedad
Leganes0 - 3R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Sociedad
Sevilla0 - 2R.Sociedad
Girona0 - 1R.Sociedad
Valladolid0 - 0R.Sociedad
Mallorca1 - 0R.Sociedad
Getafe0 - 0R.Sociedad
Espanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
Real Betis0 - 2R.Sociedad
Barcelona2 - 0R.Sociedad
Getafe1 - 1R.Sociedad
Alaves0 - 1R.Sociedad
Granada2 - 3R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Sociedad0 - 2Mallorca
AR.Sociedad3 - 1Las Palmas
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Valladolid
AR.Sociedad2 - 2R.Vallecano
HR.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Sociedad0 - 4Barcelona
HR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
AR.Sociedad0 - 3Real Betis
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
AR.Sociedad1 - 2Osasuna
HR.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Valencia
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
AR.Sociedad0 - 2Celta
HR.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
AR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
HR.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
AR.Sociedad0 - 1A.Bilbao
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Barcelona
AR.Sociedad2 - 0Sevilla
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Villarreal since 2014
Villarreal
R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
8 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
2 / 10
VIL
4
D
2
RSO
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
0 - 3R.Sociedad
Villarreal2 - 0
1 - 2R.Sociedad
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2R.Sociedad
1 - 2R.Sociedad
Villarreal4 - 2
Villarreal2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Villarreal4 - 0
League games at R.Sociedad since 2015
R.Sociedad
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
7 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
4 / 11
VIL
6
D
2
RSO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
R.Sociedad1 - 0
1 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 0
1 - 3Villarreal
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Villarreal
0 - 1Villarreal
R.Sociedad3 - 0
0 - 1Villarreal
0 - 2Villarreal
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Villarreal's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Real Sociedad have conceded in each of their last 6 La Liga games. A PG of 1.8 for Marcelino Toral's side suggests that run should continue.

Villarreal 5th R.Sociedad 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that R.Sociedad will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+30
Villarreal have scored 30% more goals at home than predicted
-10
R.Sociedad’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Villarreal
PG (predicted goals)
R.Sociedad
1.8
1
Attack rating
33%
better
VIL
RSO
view stats
Games scored25
17
Failed to score5
14
Scored first17
14
Goals scored53
30
Avg. goals scored1.8
1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for16
13
Avg. XG for1.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
VIL
RSO
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
19
Clean sheets4
12
Conceded first12
14
Goals conceded40
34
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+17%

Villarreal v R.Sociedad La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281268
S CardonaA PérezS CardonaY Pino
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK9
1
-
K Femenía DEF231
6
-
J Foyth DEF121
3
-
L Costa DEF232
2
-
S Cardona DEF2816
7
-
Y Pino MID2614
8
-
D Parejo MID2731
6
-
S Comesaña MID2732
6
-
D Suárez MID1512
-
A Pérez FWD22121
3
-
T Barry FWD2893
3
-
Subs
D Conde GLK211
2
-
E Bailly DEF10
2
-
W. Kambwala DEF12
1
1
A Pedraza DEF5
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF11
-
A Solà DEF
-
P Gueye MID262
4
2
N Pépé FWD1912
1
-
E Eyong FWD
-
R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29658
Álex RemiroM OyarzabalS GómezJ Aramburu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK29
-
H Traoré DEF71
1
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF71
2
-
A Elustondo DEF16
1
1
A Muñoz DEF16
4
-
P Marín MID152
2
-
B Turrientes  MID17
5
-
L Sučić MID2111
3
-
S Gómez MID2925
3
-
T Kubo FWD285
5
-
M Oyarzabal FWD2762
3
1
Subs
U Marrero GLK1
-
A. Fraga Torres GLK
-
L. Beitia Aguirregomezcorta DEF1
-
J Aramburu DEF2711
8
-
J López DEF24
4
-
J Pacheco DEF12
3
-
Olasagasti MID1811
2
-
B Méndez MID2132
3
-
S Becker FWD2021
1
1
A. Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta FWD31
-
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