Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Real Sociedad and Villarreal, taking place on Friday, 23 February 2024, at Reale Arena in San Sebastián.
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Real Sociedad, Recent FormReal Sociedad have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 away win against Mallorca in their previous league match. They achieved 68% possession in that match and had 19 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Mallorca's tally of 4 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
Imanol Alguacil will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 4 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 4 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 4 games and only kept 2 clean sheets.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 home games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Villarreal, Recent FormA point gained from their 1-1 draw against Getafe in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Villarreal. They came away from that fixture with a 56% share of the possession and clocked up 20 attempts on goal with 7 on target, in comparison to Getafe, who managed 11 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 22 of their 25 games overall.
There will be mixed feelings from El Submarino Amarillo, while they've been undefeated in their last 5 league games, they've only manage a drawn in 3 of them.
José Luis Morales is the man of the moment at Villarreal right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 3 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
After a good 0-3 win for Real Sociedad in this pair's last league encounter, Villarreal will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
El Submarino Amarillo have some indifferent league form when it comes to away matches against Sociedad; they have shipped at least 1 goal in their last 4 games away to them.
In front of goal, Gerard Moreno has scored 3 goals in the previous 3 league matches for Villarreal against Sociedad at Reale Arena and will be confident of getting more of the same this time out.
Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ander Barrenetxea (Hamstring), Sheraldo Becker (Muscle), Aritz Elustondo (Muscle), Carlos Fernández (Knee), Martín Merquelanz (Knee), Aihen Muñoz (Cruciate ligament), Álvaro Odriozola (Knee), Mikel Oyarzabal (Muscle) and Kieran Tierney (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral with Juan Foyth (Thigh), Alfonso Pedraza (Ankle), Denis Suárez (Hamstring) and Ramón Terrats (Meniscus) all unavailable for selection, and Yeremy Pino (Cruciate ligament) out for the rest of the season.
Real Sociedad Playing at home | Villarreal Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 41' |
| 65' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 3.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 5-3 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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