La Liga
Villarreal 4-2 Real Sociedad
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad finished 4-2 in La Liga. Key event: 4' Víctor Ruiz (assist Samu Castillejo · xG 0.51 · From Corner · location 96.1%, 51.6%). Head to head: H2H last 7: 4-2-1. Home form: W W D W W; Away form: L L L W D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W W D W W
13 pts, goals 6-2, 1.20 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match
Away form
L L L W D
4 pts, goals 6-8, 1.20 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
10 W · 4 D · 6 L
2017/2018: 20 recorded matches, goals 28–22; before 27 Jan 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Real Sociedad · season record
6 W · 5 D · 9 L
2017/2018: 20 recorded matches, goals 34–36; before 27 Jan 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 35 shots · 6 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 49 events
4'
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shot
Víctor Ruiz
VIL assist Samu Castillejo · xG 0.51 · From Corner · location 96.1%, 51.6%
5'
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Goal
Víctor Ruiz
1–0 VIL assist Samu Castillejo
16'
•
shot
Pablo Fornals
VIL assist Carlos Bacca · xG 0.45 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.9%, 42.8%
17'
⚽
Goal
Pablo Fornals
2–0 VIL assist Carlos Bacca
18'
•
shot
Raúl Navas
RSO assist Adnan Januzaj · xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 87%, 40.4%
18'
•
shot
Asier Illarramendi
RSO assist Raúl Navas · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 82.2%, 53.4%
19'
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shot
Carlos Bacca
VIL assist Enes Ünal · xG 0.9 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 97.3%, 42.4%
20'
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shot
Mikel Oyarzabal
RSO assist Xabi Prieto · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73%, 45.7%
20'
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Goal
Carlos Bacca
3–0 VIL assist Enes Ünal
23'
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shot
Diego Llorente
RSO assist Asier Illarramendi · xG 0.05 · Set Piece · location 86.8%, 47.8%
24'
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Goal
Diego Llorente
3–1 RSO assist Asier Illarramendi
26'
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shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL assist Pablo Fornals · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.2%, 36%
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33'
shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL assist Pablo Fornals · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.2%, 26.5%
34'
Goal
Samu Castillejo
4–1VIL assist Pablo Fornals
38'
shot
Adnan Januzaj
RSO assist Mikel Oyarzabal · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 83.2%, 70.6%
41'
shot
Willian José
RSO assist Adnan Januzaj · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.7%, 60.5%
45'
shot
Pablo Fornals
VIL assist Jaume Costa · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.3%, 48.1%
57'
shot
Willian José
RSO assist Igor Zubeldia · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76%, 58.4%
58'
Goal
Willian José
4–2RSO assist Igor Zubeldia
62'
shot
Igor Zubeldia
RSO assist Willian José · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.5%, 62.3%
63'
Sub
Sergio Canales
RSO on for Adnan Januzaj
65'
Sub
Denis Cheryshev
VIL on for Carlos Bacca
69'
shot
Mikel Oyarzabal
RSO assist Álvaro Odriozola · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 35.3%
69'
shot
Enes Ünal
VIL assist Denis Cheryshev · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 67.8%
75'
Yellow
Raúl Navas
RSO Yellow card
76'
shot
Sergio Canales
RSO assist Álvaro Odriozola · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.4%, 59%
76'
shot
Denis Cheryshev
VIL assist Manu Trigueros · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 70.8%
78'
Sub
Jon Guridi
RSO on for Igor Zubeldia
82'
Yellow
Jaume Costa
VIL Yellow card
84'
shot
Sergio Canales
RSO assist Álvaro Odriozola · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 33.6%
84'
shot
Sergio Canales
RSO assist Willian José · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.3%, 43.9%
84'
Sub
Roberto Soriano
VIL on for Enes Ünal
85'
Sub
Imanol Agirretxe
RSO on for Xabi Prieto
87'
shot
Willian José
RSO assist Álvaro Odriozola · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.8%, 60.2%
90+1'
Sub
Roger Martínez
VIL on for Samu Castillejo
92'
shot
Mikel Oyarzabal
RSO assist Willian José · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 61.8%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 5-4-3
Villarreal leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 20 Mar 2026 · Villarreal vs Real Sociedad · 3 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Real Sociedad
3-2-4-1 · Manager Eusebio 13
T
Toño Ramírez
GK
3
D
Diego Llorente
DEF
22
R
Raúl Navas
DEF
6
I
Iñigo Martínez
DEF
4
A
Asier Illarramendi
MID
5
I
Igor Zubeldia
MID
19
Á
Álvaro Odriozola
FWD
10
X
Xabi Prieto · Captain
MID
18
M
Mikel Oyarzabal
MID
8
A
Adnan Januzaj
FWD
12
W
Willian José
FWD
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16
S
Sergio Canales
MID
23
J
Jon Guridi
MID
9
I
Imanol Agirretxe
FWD
1
G
Gerónimo Rulli
GK
24
A
Alberto de la Bella
DEF
15
A
Aritz Elustondo
DEF
7
J
Juanmi
FWD
Villarreal
4-3-1-2 · Manager Javier Calleja 1
S
Sergio Asenjo
GK
2
M
Mario Gaspar · Captain
DEF
23
D
Daniele Bonera
DEF
6
V
Víctor Ruiz
DEF
11
J
Jaume Costa
DEF
10
S
Samu Castillejo
MID
16
R
Rodri
MID
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID
8
P
Pablo Fornals
MID
9
C
Carlos Bacca
FWD
15
E
Enes Ünal
FWD
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7
D
Denis Cheryshev
MID
20
R
Roberto Soriano
MID
24
R
Roger Martínez
FWD
25
M
Mariano Barbosa
GK
22
A
Antonio Rukavina
DEF
30
P
Pau Torres
DEF
33
C
Chuca
MID