Real Sociedad and Villarreal wrap up this week's Spanish La Liga fixtures with a Monday night clash at the Reale Arena. Sociedad have been solid lately and should have the upper hand over their visitors, who are not at their best at the moment.
Sociedad have put together a decent run lately, winning six of their last eight matches in all competitions. However, they were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo in their previous fixture but bounced back with a similar win at Ponferradina in the Copa Del Rey.
The hosts are also in good form at home and are unbeaten in their last five matches at Reale Arena. Imanol Alguacil’s men have picked up four wins in that run and also kept clean sheets in all five matches.
Villarreal were rampant last time out in La Liga, running out 5-2 winners at Leganes. However, that was their first win in the last seven matches across all competitions, with three defeats in that run.
Marcelino’s men have also been erratic on their recent travels and were winless in three straight away matches prior to the victory at Leganes. They were beaten twice in that run, including a 1-0 loss to lower league side Pontevedra in the Copa del Rey.
How the bookies view it: Sociedad backed to win
Real Sociedad have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 20/23 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Villarreal is valued at 11/4 with BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Villarreal hold the advantage
Villarreal have a 21-13 advantage with 16 draws from 50 previous matches against Real Sociedad. Both teams won the away fixture last season, with Sociedad winning 3-0 in the first meeting before losing 3-1 in the reverse fixture at the Reale Arena.
Players to watch: Oyarzabal in form
Mikel Oyarzabal has been in good form for Real Sociedad lately, scoring five goals in the last seven matches across all competitions. The forward will be the one to watch on Monday and is priced at 7/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Thierno Barry continues to impress for Villarreal this season and will be aiming to add to his seven La Liga goals. The forward netted a hat-trick last time out at Leganes and is priced at 5/2 by BoyleSports to find the net on Monday.
Probable line-ups
Igor Zubeldia is suspended for Real Sociedad while Hamari Traore and Nayef Aguerd are both sidelined with injury. Takefusa Kubo and Luka Sucic were second half substitutes in the Copa del Rey and should return to the starting line-up on Monday.
Villarreal have a lengthy injury list with Ayoze Perez, Diego Conde and Nicolas Pepe all sidelined while Yeremy Pino is suspended. Barry should feature in attack alongside Gerard Moreno while Raul Albiol is expected to start at the back.
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Elustondo, Pacheco, Munoz, Turrientes Sucic, Mendez, Barrenetxea, Kubo, Oyarzabal.
Villarreal: Luiz Junior, Femenia, Albiol, Costa, Cardona, Suarez, Comesaña, Gueye, Baena, Barry, Moreno.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in the last match between Real Sociedad and Villarreal and a repeat is priced at 5/2 with BoyleSports. Over 2.5 goals can be considered at 20/21 with BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
There have been more goals after the break in two of the last three meetings and a similar outcome is valued at 21/20 with Boylesports.
This La Liga match between Real Sociedad and Villarreal will be played on Jan 13, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Sociedad vs Villarreal prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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