Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

2 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Daniel Parejo 77’ (pen)
  • Nicolas Jackson 81’

Match summary

Villarreal saw off Real Sociedad 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Daniel Parejo put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 77th minute and Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 in the 81st minute, set up by Yeremi Pino.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.91 from 16. Villarreal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Villarreal Real Sociedad
16 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2.81 xG 0.91
2.06 Non-penalty xG 0.91
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Villarreal Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Daniel Parejo
Penalty1-0 (Villarreal)
77’
Nicolas Jackson
Assist: Yeremi Pino2-0 (Villarreal)
81’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Nicolas Jackson
  • José Reina
  • Juan Foyth
  • Ramón Terrats
Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • David Silva

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.91 77’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), 1-0 77’ 81’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.91 77’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), 1-0 Parejo 77’ 81’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 2-0 Jackson 81’
Villarreal 2.81 xGReal Sociedad 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Villarreal attacking 
77’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 79’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 19’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 51’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 17’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Daniel Parejo (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 79’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 19’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 51’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 17’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Reina GK900 0.000.000
Juan Foyth DEF900 0.000.000
Aissa Mandi DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF850 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF732 0.080.021
Daniel Parejo MID9011 0.740.000
Álex Baena MID853 0.160.692
Ramón Terrats MID620 0.000.172
Samuel Chukwueze FWD901 0.090.541
Morales FWD624 0.570.091
Yeremi Pino FWD9013 0.980.325
Giovani Lo Celso Sub281 0.080.000
Nicolas Jackson Sub2811 0.120.000
Alberto Moreno Sub170 0.000.000
Manu Trigueros Sub50 0.000.000
Jorge Cuenca Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 37% Avg odds 2.58
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.08
Real Sociedad win 32% Avg odds 3.02

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal LWWDW
Real Sociedad DLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal, 09 Oct 22 Next meeting: Villarreal 0-3 Real Sociedad, 09 Dec 23  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.