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Villarreal

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Villarreal	Real Sociedad
Shots	20 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.94 xG/match	2.02 xG/match▲
Possession	58%●	42%
Corners	10 corners/match●	4 corners/match
Fouls	12 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Villarreal: 20 shots, 5 on target, 1.95 xG. Real Sociedad: 4 shots, 4 on target, 1.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.95 xG · Real Sociedad 1.79 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.8 goals/match	1 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Villarreal show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.6 shots/match▲ShotsVillarreal · Real Sociedad10.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Villarreal	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Shots	14.6 shots/match	10.2 shots/match	11.1 shots/match
Shots against	11.9 shots/match	11.9 shots/match	11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Villarreal

0Draws

3Real Sociedad

13 Jan 2025Real Sociedad — Villarreal · La Liga1–0

23 Feb 2024Real Sociedad — Villarreal · La Liga1–3

9 Dec 2023Villarreal — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–3

2 Apr 2023Villarreal — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–0

9 Oct 2022Real Sociedad — Villarreal · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Villarreal favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 3 · 4 too close

1.77 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 31/321 goals/match

1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 31/32▲1.13 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 31/321.13 xG/match

1.15 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 31/321.13 xG/match

14.6 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 31/3210.2 shots/match

11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3211.9 shots/match

4.71 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 31/323.5 shots/match

4.16 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/32▲3.75 shots/match

48.8%Possessionseason · 31/32●54.3%

5.1 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/32●5.41 corners/match

4.29 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 31/324.78 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/3213.1 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/32▲38%

84%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3256%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Villarreal42.5

Real Sociedad82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Villarreal87.5

Real Sociedad25.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Villarreal39.2

Real Sociedad56.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Villarreal97.5

Real Sociedad2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Villarreal37.5

Real Sociedad67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Villarreal77.5

Real Sociedad87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Villarreal72.5

Real Sociedad52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Villarreal31 matchesReal Sociedad32 matches

1.77 goals/match▲Goals scored31/321 goals/match

1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed31/32▲1.13 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goals31/321.13 xG/match

14.6 shots/match▲Shots31/3210.2 shots/match

4.71 shots/match▲Shots on target31/323.5 shots/match

48.8%Possession31/32●54.3%

5.1 corners/matchCorners31/32●5.41 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12 fouls/matchFouls31/3213.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Villarreal15 matchesReal Sociedad16 matches

2.07 goals/match▲Goals scored15/160.94 goals/match

1.53 goals/matchGoals allowed15/16▲1.19 goals/match

1.97 xG/match▲Expected goals15/161.04 xG/match

15.8 shots/match▲Shots15/168.69 shots/match

5.4 shots/match▲Shots on target15/163.06 shots/match

49.2%Possession15/16●50.9%

5.6 corners/match●Corners15/164.69 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.7 fouls/matchFouls15/1612.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.91 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.09 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples31 / 32home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Apr 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

Villarreal show a distinct attacking-volume record

Head-to-head

Team comparison

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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