Match Report
Real Sociedad, 10th on 46 points, faced a 26-point deficit to Villarreal (3rd, 72). Villarreal had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Villarreal 1.89 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Real Sociedad 1.55 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.35.
GioScore's database holds 35 meetings between the two: 15 for Villarreal, 10 for Real Sociedad and 10 drawn, at 2.54 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 34% of meetings won. The last five meetings averaged 3.4 goals, well above the all-time 2.54.
Estadio de la Cerámica staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,500. On the scoreboard, Villarreal led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (7'), Georges Mikautadze (15'), Nicolas Pépé (23') · Real Sociedad: Luka Sucic (47')
Key stats
Possession: Villarreal 35% · Real Sociedad 65% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 4-5