Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

18 August 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Gerard Moreno 16’
  • Willian José 40’
  • Juanmi 71’

Match summary

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

Gerard Moreno put Villarreal ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Santiago Cáseres, Willian José equalised in the 40th minute, and Juanmi won it in the 71st minute.

Villarreal can feel hard done by, creating 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.41 from 8.

Match stats

Villarreal Real Sociedad
16 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.40 xG 0.41
1.40 Non-penalty xG 0.41
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Villarreal Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Gerard Moreno
Assist: Santiago Cáseres1-0 (Villarreal)
16’
40’
Willian José1-1 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time1-1
71’
Juanmi1-2 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Santiago Cáseres
  • Manuel Morlanes
Real Sociedad
  • Zaldúa
  • Theo Hernández
  • Juanmi

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 1.40 0.41 16’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 16’ 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-1 40’ 71’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), 1-2 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 0.41 16’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 Moreno 16’ 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-1 José 40’ 71’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), 1-2 Juanmi 71’
Villarreal 1.40 xGReal Sociedad 0.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Villarreal attacking 
78’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 79’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 34’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 6’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 79’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Santiago Cáseres (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 79’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 40’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 34’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+2’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mario (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Mario (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 79’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Santiago Cáseres (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sergio Asenjo GK900 0.000.000
Mario DEF902 0.060.101
Ramiro Funes Mori DEF900 0.000.000
Álvaro González DEF900 0.000.000
Alfonso DEF902 0.070.061
Pablo Fornals MID771 0.020.082
Santiago Cáseres MID9011 0.010.062
Manuel Morlanes MID650 0.000.000
Santiago Cazorla MID732 0.110.031
Karl Toko Ekambi FWD904 0.540.041
Gerard Moreno FWD9012 0.070.392
Raba Sub250 0.000.000
Manu Trigueros Sub172 0.520.000
Carlos Bacca Sub130 0.000.073

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 47% Bet365 odds 2.04
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.40
Real Sociedad win 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

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

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Villarreal, 25 Apr 19  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.