La Liga
Villarreal 0-3 Real Sociedad
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad finished 0-3 in La Liga. Key event: 4' Mikel Merino (assist Brais Méndez · xG 0.42 · Open Play · location 93.3%, 47.7%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-2-3. Home form: D W W L L; Away form: W D W W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
D W W L L
7 pts, goals 9-9, 1.80 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match
Away form
W D W W L
10 pts, goals 7-4, 1.40 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
4 W · 4 D · 7 L
2023/2024: 15 recorded matches, goals 22–26; before 09 Dec 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Real Sociedad · season record
7 W · 5 D · 3 L
2023/2024: 15 recorded matches, goals 26–18; before 09 Dec 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 36 shots · 3 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 50 events
4'
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shot
Mikel Merino
RSO assist Brais Méndez · xG 0.42 · Open Play · location 93.3%, 47.7%
7'
•
shot
Umar Sadiq
RSO assist Martín Zubimendi · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.3%, 31.7%
11'
•
shot
Álex Baena
VIL assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 52.4%, 44.4%
12'
•
shot
Umar Sadiq
RSO assist Arsen Zakharyan · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.4%, 65.8%
18'
•
shot
Morales
VIL assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.9%, 49%
22'
Yellow
Étienne Capoue
VIL Yellow card
30'
↔
Sub
Beñat Turrientes
RSO on for Brais Méndez · Injury substitution
32'
•
shot
Hamari Traore
RSO assist Beñat Turrientes · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.4%, 23.9%
34'
•
shot
Arsen Zakharyan
RSO assist Martín Zubimendi · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.4%, 69.7%
35'
•
shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO assist Arsen Zakharyan · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.2%, 26.1%
37'
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shot
Mikel Merino
RSO assist Takefusa Kubo · xG 0.1 · From Corner · location 96.1%, 47.9%
38'
•
shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.1%, 28.6%
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38'
Goal
Mikel Merino
0–1RSO assist Takefusa Kubo
39'
shot
Umar Sadiq
RSO assist Arsen Zakharyan · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 92.9%, 35.2%
40'
shot
Arsen Zakharyan
RSO assist Takefusa Kubo · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 86%, 27.8%
40'
shot
Martín Zubimendi
RSO assist Arsen Zakharyan · xG 0.58 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 94.9%, 46.6%
41'
Goal
Martín Zubimendi
0–2RSO assist Arsen Zakharyan
45+4'
Goal
Takefusa Kubo
0–3RSO assist Mikel Merino
46'
Sub
Ilias Akhomach
VIL on for Adrià Altimira
48'
shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.56 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93%, 44.9%
49'
Yellow
Alfonso Pedraza
VIL Yellow card
59'
Sub
Jon Pacheco
RSO on for Igor Zubeldia
60'
Yellow
Martín Zubimendi
RSO Yellow card
65'
shot
Arsen Zakharyan
RSO assist Hamari Traore · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75%, 60.9%
65'
shot
Ilias Akhomach
VIL assist Morales · xG 0.34 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.1%, 45.2%
68'
shot
Gerard Moreno
VIL assist Álex Baena · xG 0.31 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.7%, 59.7%
74'
Sub
Alexander Sørloth
VIL on for José Luis Morales
78'
Sub
Carlos Fernández
RSO on for Umar Sadiq
78'
Sub
Aihen Muñoz
RSO on for Arsen Zakharyan
88'
shot
Álex Baena
VIL assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 47.9%
90+1'
Sub
Ramón Terrats
VIL on for Dani Parejo
90+1'
Sub
Ben Brereton Díaz
VIL on for Gerard Moreno
93'
shot
Ben Brereton Díaz
VIL assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 62.4%
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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Recent form
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Real Sociedad
4-1-4-1 · Manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea 1
Á
Álex Remiro
GK
18
H
Hamari Traoré
DEF
6
A
Aritz Elustondo · Captain
DEF
5
I
Igor Zubeldia
DEF
17
K
Kieran Tierney
DEF
4
M
Martín Zubimendi
MID
14
T
Takefusa Kubo
MID
23
B
Brais Méndez
MID
8
M
Mikel Merino
MID
12
A
Arsen Zakharyan
MID
19
U
Umar Sadiq
FWD
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22
B
Beñat Turrientes
MID
20
J
Jon Pacheco
DEF
3
A
Aihen Muñoz
DEF
9
C
Carlos Fernández
FWD
32
U
Unai Marrero
GK
30
G
Gaizka Ayesa
GK
2
Á
Álvaro Odriozola
DEF
26
U
Urko González
DEF
16
J
Jon Ander Olasagasti
MID
28
J
Jon Magunazelaia
MID
21
A
André Silva
FWD
40
B
Bryan Fiabema
FWD
Villarreal
4-4-2 · Manager Marcelino 13
F
Filip Jørgensen
GK
8
J
Juan Foyth
DEF
3
R
Raúl Albiol · Captain
DEF
5
J
Jorge Cuenca
DEF
24
A
Alfonso Pedraza
DEF
26
A
Adrià Altimira
MID
6
É
Étienne Capoue
MID
10
D
Dani Parejo
MID
16
A
Alex Baena
MID
7
G
Gerard Moreno
FWD
15
J
José Luis Morales
FWD
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27
I
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
11
A
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
20
R
Ramón Terrats
MID
9
B
Ben Brereton Díaz
FWD
1
P
Pepe Reina
GK
37
C
Carlos Romero
DEF
17
K
Kiko Femenía
DEF
2
M
Matteo Gabbia
DEF
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID