Real Sociedad – Villarreal Picks & Prediction
Real Sociedad - Villarreal Prediction, Picks and Tips
Real Sociedad and Villarreal meet at Reale Arena, in a match for the 11th round of LaLiga. The record of direct confrontations at this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 4 and lost 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 05-01-2020, in a match for LaLiga that ended with Villarreal's victory by (1‑2). Willian José (22 ') scored the goals of the match, for Real Sociedad, and Santi Cazorla (72') and Manu Trigueros (58 '), for Villarreal. Attention to the home factor, since Real Sociedad usually achieve different results at home and abroad.
The home team is currently in 1st position, with 23 points won, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Granada by (2‑0). In the last match, they won away against Cádiz by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 13 suffered. The team comes to this match after a away draw against AZ by (0‑0). For the championship, Real Sociedad conquered 10 points out of 15 possible, after 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 5 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he has not lost 6 games ago. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
Real Sociedad comes to this match after a 0x0 draw with AZ Alkmaar, in a match for the group stage of the Europa League. In the last game for La Liga, the locals beat Cádiz by 0x1. In this home game, coach Imanol Alguacil must privilege possession and organized attacks, mainly through the right flank: Adnan Januzaj is a very fast and competent player in transporting the ball for attack. Mikel Oyarzabal stands out in this team, with 6 goals and 2 assists. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on David Silva, Asier Illarramendi and Luca Sangalli, all with physical problems.
After 5 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat, the visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they drew with Real Madrid at home by (1‑1), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Getafe, by (1‑3). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they drew with Maccabi Tel Aviv in an away by (1‑1). In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Villarreal registers 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 5 points out of 12 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 ').
Villarreal comes to this game after a 1x1 draw in the visit to Maccabi Tel Aviv, for the Europa League: the only goal of the team was scored by Alex Baena. In this away game, coach Unai Emery must keep the team at 4-2-3-1 and Gerard Moreno will be the one responsible for haunting the opponent's defensive line: the Spaniard has 5 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Paco Alcácer and Alberto Moreno, players who are recovering from injury.
Our recommendation tip for Real Sociedad - Villarreal : BTS / YES @ 1.68