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Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting tips
One of the nicest Spanish matches in this first round of the new year is the meeting between Real Sociedad and Villarreal on Sunday afternoon in the Anoeta. Both teams play very attractive football and have some gifted football players in the team. In addition, they are naturally each other’s direct competitors in the battle for European football!
Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad is of course one of the revelations of the first half of the season, because with a provisional fifth place, the Basques are fully in the race to qualify for the Champions League. This is mainly due to the excellent transfer policy of last summer. The blue and white did good business by tempting Martin Ødegaard, Cristian Portu and Alexander Isak to a transition to Anoeta, and managed to keep golden roosters such as Mikel Oyarzabal and Willian Jose inboard. The result is a vanguard to lick at, because with 32 goals only FC Barcelona (47 goals) and Real Madrid (33 goals) were even more accurate.
Despite so much football ingenuity, I fear that Real Sociedad will lose the battle for Champions League participation. The midfield and especially the rearguard sometimes makes a mistake. Of all the teams in the Spanish top seven, La Real received the most goals. Partly as a result of this, the team of coach Imanol Alguacil has been winning nothing more than a competition match in a row since October. Real Sociedad, however, is usually the right place for spectacle, with the 3-4 (!) Victory over Osasuna from just before Christmas as the best example.
Villarreal:
Villarreal is in more or less the same boat as Real Sociedad. The yellow shirts score on the assembly line, but have to settle for a disappointing tenth place because of their many defensive shortcomings. However, coach Javi Calleja can be satisfied with the way his team finished 2019. The last three league matches earned seven points, and goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo was only passed once in those games.
So it is going in the right direction for Villarreal, although a swallow naturally does not make a summer. In addition, the team at its stand is obliged to compete for European football, so it is absolutely necessary for El Submarino Amarillo to start strong in 2020. The main challenge for Alguacil is to get Gerard Moreno back to scoring. The center striker scored at the beginning of the season on the assembly line and was even allowed to call himself Spain’s top scorer, but he is now dry for 712 minutes in a row.
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal head to head matches
25.04.19 LL Real Sociedad Villarreal 0 : 1
18.08.18 LL Villarreal Real Sociedad 1 : 2
27.01.18 LL Villarreal Real Sociedad 4 : 2
25.08.17 LL Real Sociedad Villarreal 3 : 0
19.02.17 LL Real Sociedad Villarreal 0 : 1