Villarreal vs Real Sociedad
Ref: M. OrtizEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3–1 in their La Liga fixture. Moreno, Mikautadze, and Pépé scored for Villarreal; Sučić replied for Real Sociedad. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.70 for Villarreal versus 1.08 for Real Sociedad. Villarreal sit 3rd in the La Liga table while Real Sociedad are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Moreno
Assist: Santi Comesaña
⚽
Mikautadze
⚽
Pépé
Assist: Mikautadze
38'
Aramburu
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Gorrotxategi
47'
⚽
Sučić
54'
⇄
Zubeldia
68'
⇄
Aramburu
68'
⇄
Méndez
⇄
Moreno
⇄
Moleiro
78'
Gonçalo Guedes
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Oyarzabal
⇄
Gueye
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Santi Comesaña
| # | 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
VillarrealReal Sociedad
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.70VS1.08
Attack4 · 2 won
21
Shots
11
10
Shots on target
4
17
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
7
8
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
371
Total passes
682
293
Accurate passes
608
79%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
6
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
1
Goals prevented
1
Villarreal
4-4-2
Real Sociedad
4-4-2
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 6Pau NavarroD
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 24PedrazaD
Substitutes
- 3A. FreemanD
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 5Willy Kambwala NdengushiD
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Alfon GonzálezF
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
Real Sociedad
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 4Jon GorrotxategiM
- 5ZubeldiaD
- 7BarrenetxeaM
- 10Mikel OyarzabalF
- 11Gonçalo GuedesM
- 17Sergio GómezD
- 18Carlos SolerM
- 23Brais MéndezF
- 31Jon MartínD
Substitutes
- 3Aihen MuñozD
- 6ElustondoD
- 9O. ÓskarssonF
- 13Unai MarreroG
- 15Pablo MarínM
- 16D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 19Jon KarrikaburuF
- 21A. ZakharyanM
- 22Wesley GassovaF
- 24L. SučićM
- 43Tomás CarbonellM
- 46Ibai AguirreM
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/3 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 89 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Gerard Moreno(C) | F | 74 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sergi Cardona | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willy Kambwala | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Partey | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Freeman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfon González | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Tajon Buchanan | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Real Sociedad
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Remiro | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Soler | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jon Martin | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Gómez | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ander Barrenetxea | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Igor Zubeldia | D | 54 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Guedes | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Brais Méndez | F | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Oyarzabal(C) | F | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Wesley | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai Marrero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Karrikaburu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibai Aguirre | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomy Carbonell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aihen Muñoz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Marín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Sučić | M | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | 36 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aritz Elustondo | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orri Steinn Óskarsson | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arsen Zakharyan | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |