Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Villarreal CF
2 – 2
Full Time
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Sun 20 Apr 2025 · 14:15 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 17,620 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeremy 7' 1–0
1–1 19' Mikel Oyarzabal pen
1–2 49' Mikel Oyarzabal
Ayoze Perez 60' 2–2
Yeremy 41' Y
Sergi Cardona 66' Y
Y 77' Sergio Gomez

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

7
3
6
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2025-01-13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 Villarreal CF 2024-02-23 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–3 Villarreal CF 2023-12-09 Villarreal CF 0–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-04-02 Villarreal CF 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–2 D
13 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 2–1 W
06 Apr Athletic Club H 0–0 D
30 Mar Getafe CF A 2–1 W
15 Mar Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
08 Mar Deportivo Alavés A 0–1 L
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Villarreal CF A 2–2 D
12 Apr RCD Mallorca H 0–2 L
06 Apr UD Las Palmas A 3–1 W
29 Mar Real Valladolid CF H 2–1 W
16 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–2 D
13 Mar Manchester United FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Real Sociedad de Fútbol
#11 Position #8
8 Points 10
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 3
13 Scored 9
12 Conceded 13
+1 GD -4
1.14 PPG 1.43
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). Real Sociedad de Fútbol are 8th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Luka Sucic 3 G
Ander Barrenetxea 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Villarreal CF kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and Real Sociedad de Fútbol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 7' Yeremy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and Real Sociedad de Fútbol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' Villarreal CF are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Real Sociedad de Fútbol's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 19' Magnificent from Mikel Oyarzabal! That is 34 goals in 352 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergi Cardona, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Imanol Alguacil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is showing some good football. However, Real Sociedad de Fútbol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Yeremy on 41 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
  • 46' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Luka Sucic trudges off to be replaced by Jon Pacheco on 46 minutes.
  • 49' Real Sociedad de Futbol is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mikel Oyarzabal on 49.
  • 54' Real Sociedad de Fútbol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Denis Suarez exits the field as Nicolas Pepe enters on 59.
  • 60' GOAL! Ayoze Perez scores on 60. Assisted by Yeremy
  • 64' Jon Aramburu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamari Traore on 64 minute.
  • 66' Sergi Cardona catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 70' Jon Olasagasti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benat Turrientes at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 77' Sergio Gomez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Real Sociedad de Futbol team. Takefusa Kubo is replaced by Brais Mendez on 86 minute.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Karl Etta Eyong comes on to replace Yeremy.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 5
Dani Parejo 3
Alexander Isak 3
Willian Jose 3
Santi Comesana 2
Mikel Oyarzabal 2
Martin Zubimendi 2
Santi Cazorla 2

Head to Head

2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2025-01-13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 Villarreal CF 2024-02-23 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–3 Villarreal CF 2023-12-09 Villarreal CF 0–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-04-02 Villarreal CF 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Villarreal CF Form

2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-04-13 Real Betis Balompié 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-03-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2025-03-08 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Villarreal CF L

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-04-12 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–2 RCD Mallorca L 2025-04-06 UD Las Palmas 1–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2025-03-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2025-03-16 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-03-13 Manchester United FC 4–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF48% Draw24% Real Sociedad de Fútbol28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol
52%
Villarreal CF or Real Sociedad de Fútbol
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF37% Draw40% Real Sociedad de Fútbol23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.