Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

9 December 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Mikel Merino 38’
  • Martín Zubimendi 41’
  • Takefusa Kubo 45+4’

Match summary

Real Sociedad won comfortably, 3-0 away at Villarreal. Real Sociedad led 3-0 at half-time.

Mikel Merino put Real Sociedad ahead with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Takefusa Kubo, Martín Zubimendi made it 0-2 from a corner in the 41st minute, set up by Arsen Zakharyan, and Takefusa Kubo made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Mikel Merino.

There was little between the sides on chances: Villarreal created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Real Sociedad 2.22 from 16.

Match stats

Villarreal Real Sociedad
20 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.37 xG 2.20
2.37 Non-penalty xG 2.20
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Villarreal Real Sociedad
Kick-off
38’
Mikel Merino
Assist: Takefusa Kubo0-1 (Real Sociedad)
41’
Martín Zubimendi
Assist: Arsen Zakharyan0-2 (Real Sociedad)
45+4’
Takefusa Kubo
Assist: Mikel Merino0-3 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-3
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Alfonso
  • Etienne Capoue
Real Sociedad
  • Martín Zubimendi

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 2.22 38’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 0-1 38’ 41’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), 0-2 41’ 45+4’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 0-3 45+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 2.22 38’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Merino 38’ 41’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), 0-2 Zubimendi 41’ 45+4’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 0-3 Kubo 45+4’
Villarreal 2.40 xGReal Sociedad 2.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Villarreal attacking 
45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.63 xG, saved 41’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 49’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 5’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 66’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 69’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 69’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 46’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.63 xG, saved 41’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 49’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 5’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 66’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 69’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 69’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 46’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Filip Jorgensen GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF901 0.010.000
Jorge Cuenca DEF901 0.030.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF901 0.040.493
Adrià Alti MID500 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID901 0.020.000
Daniel Parejo MID901 0.040.000
Álex Baena MID906 0.510.414
Gerard Moreno FWD904 1.050.122
Morales FWD781 0.110.341
Ilias Akhomach Sub402 0.410.000
Alexander Sørloth Sub121 0.110.102
Ben Brereton Díaz Sub11 0.070.000
Ramón Terrats Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 28% Avg odds 3.37
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Real Sociedad win 44% Avg odds 2.20

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WLLWD
Real Sociedad DLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-0 Real Sociedad, 02 Apr 23 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-3 Villarreal, 23 Feb 24  All Villarreal vs Real Sociedad 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.