Villarreal vs Real Sociedad — La Liga

La Liga· Regular Season - 4

Villarreal

2–1Full-time

Real Sociedad

DWWWDDGoals 22-15

DLLLLLGoals 13-22

Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · Capacity 24,500 · grass · Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez

Match events

13'Víctor Ruiz
15'Gerónimo Rulli
22'N. Sansone (Roberto Soriano)
25'N. Sansone (Samu Castillejo)
28'Mikel González
35'Yuri (Willian José)
45'Joseba Zaldúa
63'Samu Castillejo (J. dos Santos)
67'Juanmi (Xabi Prieto)
70'Alexandre Pato (Denis Cheryshev)
80'Bruno
82'Roberto Soriano (Alfred N'Diaye)
82'Mikel Oyarzabal (David Concha)
85'Zurutuza
87'Yuri (Bergara)
90'Joseba Zaldúa
90'Joseba Zaldúa

Lineups

Villarreal

Real Sociedad

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

Fran EscribáCoach

Eusebio Sacristán

Bench (7)

Match trends

Villarreal have averaged 2.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Real Sociedad have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Villarreal wins

1Draws

3Real Sociedad wins

13-11Goals

Villarreal

3–1Mar 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

Real Sociedad

2–3Nov 30, 2025, 1:00 PM

Villarreal

2–2Apr 20, 2025, 2:15 PM

Real Sociedad

1–0Jan 13, 2025, 8:00 PM

Villarreal

Real Sociedad

1–3Feb 23, 2024, 8:00 PM

Villarreal

0–3Dec 9, 2023, 5:30 PM

Real Sociedad

Villarreal

2–0Apr 2, 2023, 4:30 PM

Real Sociedad

1–0Oct 9, 2022, 4:30 PM

Villarreal

Pre-match comparison

2.2Goals scored per game1.3

1.5Goals conceded per game2.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Carlos Clos Gomez

6.22Yellow cards / game

0.11Red cards / game

0.22Penalties scored / game

Based on 9 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Villarreal

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Real Sociedad

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

100%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

40%Possession60%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target2

9Total shots15

4Shots off target5

1Blocked shots8

5Shots inside the box7

4Shots outside the box8

3Corners6

2Offsides1

13Fouls16

2Yellow cards5

0Red cards1

1Goalkeeper saves2

371Total passes528

284Accurate passes439

77%Pass accuracy83%

Player ratings

1N. SansoneVillarreal⚽ 28.8
2IllarramendiReal Sociedad7.6
3YuriReal Sociedad⚽ 17.5
4ZurutuzaReal Sociedad🟨7.4
5Willian JoséReal Sociedad🅰️ 17.3
6BrunoVillarreal🟨7.3

Box score

Villarreal

21

21BrunoM · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes96%

Tackles—

Duels63%

11Jaume CostaD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels75%

19Samu CastillejoM · 63'

🅰️ 16.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels47%

14

14Manu TriguerosM · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels29%

2

2Mario GasparD · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6Víctor RuizD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels25%

18

18N. SansoneF · 90'

⚽ 28.8

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

Duels55%

20Roberto SorianoM · 82'

🅰️ 17.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels0%

5

5M. MusacchioD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels43%

1Sergio AsenjoG · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes36%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Alexandre PatoF · 70'

6.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Bench (7)

24

24R. BorreF

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8

8J. dos SantosM · 27'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4Alfred N'DiayeM · 8'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels33%

22

22A. RukavinaD

—

13Andrés FernándezG

—

12Álvaro GonzálezD

—

7Denis CheryshevM · 20'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Real Sociedad

12Willian JoséF · 90'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels60%

6Iñigo MartínezD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels67%

11

11C. VelaF · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4

4IllarramendiM · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels88%

1Gerónimo RulliG · 90'

🟨5.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels0%

3Mikel GonzálezD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels43%

19

19YuriD · 87'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels60%

17

17ZurutuzaM · 90'

🟨7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels58%

20Joseba ZaldúaD · 89'

🟥6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels33%

18Mikel OyarzabalM · 82'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels25%

7JuanmiF · 67'

5.9

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels43%

Bench (7)

10

10Xabi PrietoM · 23'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels75%

5

5BergaraM · 3'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels50%

14Rubén PardoM

—

13

13Ander BardajiG

—

22Raúl NavasD

—

2Carlos MartínezD

—

24David ConchaF · 8'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels0%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Villarreal vs Real Sociedad played?+

The match is played at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal (capacity 24,500).

What time does Villarreal vs Real Sociedad kick off?+

Kickoff is at Sep 18, 2016, 4:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).