Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

5 January 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Willian José 22’
  • Manu Trigueros 58’ (pen)
  • Santiago Cazorla 72’

Match summary

Villarreal came from behind to win 2-1 away at Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at half-time.

Willian José put Real Sociedad ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Portu, Manu Trigueros equalised from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, and Santiago Cazorla won it in the 72nd minute, set up by Mario.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 1.01 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Villarreal 1.29 from 14.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Villarreal
10 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.01 xG 1.29
1.01 Non-penalty xG 0.55
9 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Real Sociedad Villarreal
Kick-off
Willian José
Assist: Portu1-0 (Real Sociedad)
22’
Half-time1-0
58’
Manu Trigueros
Penalty1-1 (Villarreal)
72’
Santiago Cazorla
Assist: Mario1-2 (Villarreal)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Zaldúa
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Ander Guevara
  • Portu
  • Adnan Januzaj
Villarreal
  • Mario
  • Raúl Albiol
  • Pau Torres
  • Alberto Moreno

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 1.29 22’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-0 22’ 58’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), 1-1 58’ 72’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), 1-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 1.29 22’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-0 José 22’ 58’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), 1-1 Trigueros 58’ 72’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), 1-2 Cazorla 72’
Real Sociedad 1.01 xGVillarreal 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
58’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 22’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 11’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 22’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 11’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Franck Zambo (Villarreal), open play, 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
Zaldúa DEF900 0.000.000
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia DEF630 0.000.000
Nacho Monreal DEF900 0.000.000
Mikel Merino MID902 0.150.052
Ander Guevara MID761 0.020.000
Portu MID9012 0.120.662
Martin Odegaard MID903 0.100.000
Mikel Oyarzabal MID900 0.000.000
Willian José FWD7211 0.590.061
Robin Le Normand Sub270 0.000.000
Alexander Isak Sub180 0.000.081
Adnan Januzaj Sub141 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.94
Villarreal win 24% Avg odds 3.99

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad LWDDW
Villarreal LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Villarreal, 25 Apr 19 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Real Sociedad, 13 Jul 20  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.