Real Sociedad vs Villarreal
Ref: César Soto Grado, SpainReale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián · 40,000 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3–2 in their La Liga fixture. Soler and Barrenetxea scored for Real Sociedad; Pérez, Moleiro, and Moleiro replied for Villarreal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.02 for Real Sociedad versus 1.51 for Villarreal. Real Sociedad sit 10th in the La Liga table while Villarreal are 3rd.
First Half
Méndez
Yellow Card
20'
Gueye
Yellow Card
31'
⚽
Pérez
Assist: Pedraza
Sadiq
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45+2'
Pérez
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Second Half
49'
Moleiro
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⇄
Sadiq
57'
⚽
Moleiro
Assist: Pérez
⚽
Soler
Assist: Kubo
67'
Pedraza
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68'
⇄
Gueye
68'
⇄
Moreno
Martín
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Barrenetxea
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73'
Mouriño
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74'
Luíz Júnior
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⇄
Soler
⇄
Gonçalo Guedes
78'
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Pedraza
79'
⇄
Buchanan
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Méndez
⇄
Kubo
86'
⇄
Pérez
⚽
Barrenetxea
90+7'
Akhomach
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90'
⚽
Moleiro
90'
Foyth
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real SociedadVillarreal
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.02VS1.51
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
6
9
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
4
8
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
530
Total passes
358
456
Accurate passes
277
86%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
18
4
Yellow cards
8
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Real Sociedad
4-2-3-1
Villarreal
4-4-2
Real Sociedad
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 4Jon GorrotxategiM
- 6ElustondoD
- 11Gonçalo GuedesM
- 14T. KuboM
- 15U. SadiqF
- 17Sergio GómezD
- 18Carlos SolerM
- 23Brais MéndezM
- 31Jon MartínD
Substitutes
- 3Aihen MuñozD
- 7BarrenetxeaF
- 8Beñat TurrientesM
- 13Unai MarreroG
- 16D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 20OdriozolaD
- 21A. ZakharyanM
- 22Mikel GotiM
- 24L. SučićM
- 28Pablo MarínM
- 38Luken BeitiaD
- 42Gorka CarreraF
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 8J. FoythD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 24PedrazaD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 12Renato VeigaM
- 16T. ParteyM
- 19N. PépéF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 26Pau NavarroD
Real Sociedad
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Soler | M | 77 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Brais Méndez | M | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gonçalo Guedes | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3/5 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergio Gómez | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aritz Elustondo(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jon Martin | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Álex Remiro | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Umar Sadiq | F | 56 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luka Sučić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luken Beitia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai Marrero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aihen Muñoz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Odriozola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Marín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beñat Turrientes | M | 12 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ander Barrenetxea | F | 34 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/5 |
| Arsen Zakharyan | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gorka Carrera Zarranz | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Goti | M | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 86 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Juan Foyth | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gerard Moreno(C) | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 78 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nicolas Pépé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Partey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manor Solomon | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renato Veiga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |