Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

23 February 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Mikel Merino 86’
  • Santiago Comesaña 17’, 47’
  • Alexander Sørloth 90+5’

Match summary

Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1 on the road. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Santiago Comesaña put Villarreal ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Raúl Albiol. In the second half, Comesaña made it 0-2 in the 47th minute, set up by Álex Baena, Mikel Merino pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 86th minute, and Alexander Sørloth made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Gonçalo Guedes.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Villarreal 1.64 from 6.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Villarreal
21 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 4
13 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 1.64
1.49 Non-penalty xG 1.64
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Sociedad Villarreal
Kick-off
17’
Santiago Comesaña
Assist: Raúl Albiol0-1 (Villarreal)
Half-time0-1
47’
Santiago Comesaña
Assist: Álex Baena0-2 (Villarreal)
Mikel Merino1-2 (Real Sociedad)
86’
90+5’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Gonçalo Guedes1-3 (Villarreal)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
  • Arsen Zakharyan
  • André Silva
Villarreal
  • Filip Jorgensen
  • Yerson Mosquera
  • Raúl Albiol
  • Jorge Cuenca

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.64 17’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-1 17’ 47’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-2 47’ 86’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-2 86’ 90+5’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 1-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.64 17’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-1 Comesaña 17’ 47’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-2 Comesaña 47’ 86’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-2 Merino 86’ 90+5’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 1-3 Sørloth 90+5’
Real Sociedad 1.75 xGVillarreal 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
86’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 17’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 90+5’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 47’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 50’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Raúl Albiol (Villarreal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 17’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 90+5’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 47’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 50’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ André Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jon Ander Olasagasti (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Raúl Albiol (Villarreal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Hamari Traore DEF501 0.020.000
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Jon Pacheco Dozagarat DEF900 0.000.000
Javi Galán DEF900 0.000.000
Martín Zubimendi MID902 0.120.041
Takefusa Kubo MID903 0.120.163
Arsen Zakharyan MID762 0.080.000
Brais Méndez MID683 0.130.132
Ander Barrenetxea MID60 0.000.000
André Silva FWD694 0.160.021
Jon Ander Olasagasti Sub843 0.070.031
Jon Aramburu Sub400 0.000.000
Mikel Merino Sub2211 0.340.000
Umar Sadiq Sub210 0.000.000
Sheraldo Becker Sub142 0.700.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 59% Avg odds 1.63
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.01
Villarreal win 17% Avg odds 5.43

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WDDLW
Villarreal DWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 0-3 Real Sociedad, 09 Dec 23 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal, 13 Jan 25  All Real Sociedad vs Villarreal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.