Spanish La Liga Prediction - Real Sociedad VS Villarreal

Spanish La Liga  -  Real Sociedad VS Villarreal
Match Time:14-01-2025 04:00 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Real Sociedad, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 0-2 Copa del Rey victory against Ponferradina. In that game, Real Sociedad managed 53% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Real Sociedad, the scorers were Mikel Oyarzabal (54') and Brais Méndez (69'). For their opponents, Ponferradina had 19 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that quality has been evident in the Real Sociedad defence. Real Sociedad have been mean at the back, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 games standing at 2. Let’s see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here. Ahead of this meeting, Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Villarreal head into the encounter after a 2-5 La Liga win to beat Leganés in their previous fixture. In that match, Villarreal had 64% possession and 18 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Villarreal, the goals were scored by Thierno Barry (16', 45', 65'), Gerard Moreno (92') and Pau Cabanes (98'). For their opponents, Leganes had 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Seydouba Cissé (6') and Dani Raba (33') scored for Leganés.

The stats tell the story, and Villarreal have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. In defence, Villarreal have clearly had some problems.

Odds Analysis
In our opinion, Villarreal could find themselves up against it to register a score against this Real Sociedad team who we reckon should gain the upper hand. That’s why our selection here is for a good tussle with a 1-0 victory for Real Sociedad at full-time.

Pick: Real Sociedad