Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

25 April 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gerard Moreno 85’

Match summary

Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 1-0 on the road, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Gerard Moreno put Villarreal ahead with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Santiago Cazorla.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 0.86 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Villarreal 1.07 from 8.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Villarreal
13 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.84 xG 1.06
0.84 Non-penalty xG 1.06
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Sociedad Villarreal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
85’
Gerard Moreno
Assist: Santiago Cazorla0-1 (Villarreal)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Raúl Navas
  • Mikel Oyarzabal
Villarreal
  • Ramiro Funes Mori
  • Vicente Iborra
  • Karl Toko Ekambi

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 0.86 1.07 85’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 0-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.07 85’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 0-1 Moreno 85’
Real Sociedad 0.86 xGVillarreal 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
56’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 85’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 89’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 61’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Xavier Quintillá (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Theo Hernández (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 85’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 89’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 61’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Xavier Quintillá (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Theo Hernández (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Vicente Iborra (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
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF900 0.000.184
Aritz Elustondo DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Navas DEF770 0.000.000
Aihen Muñoz DEF740 0.000.083
Luca Sangalli MID901 0.020.103
Mikel Merino MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Oyarzabal MID902 0.440.102
Rubén Pardo MID722 0.060.401
Juanmi MID903 0.180.000
Willian José FWD904 0.150.000
Ander Barrenetxea Sub180 0.000.000
Theo Hernández Sub161 0.020.000
Robin Le Normand Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 38% Bet365 odds 2.50
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Villarreal win 33% Bet365 odds 2.90

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad DWLDL
Villarreal LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Real Sociedad, 18 Aug 18 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-2 Villarreal, 05 Jan 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.