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Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting tips
The final piece of the eleventh round in La Liga is a beautiful poster; leader Real Sociedad is visited by the surprising number three in the rankings. In a mutual duel during the practice campaign in the run-up to this season, Villarreal was 2-0 too strong. How will things be this weekend?
Real Sociedad:
Halfway through the 2018/19 season, trainer Imanol Alguacil took the helm at Real Sociedad. After an introduction period of six months, the hand of the Basque trainer became increasingly clear in the following year. The Txuri-urdin was very successful up to the corona stop and the formation was on course to secure a place in the top four. Unfortunately for the supporters, their club experienced a setback after the competition resumption, but this season all the puzzle pieces seem to be falling together. The Basques know how to charm many football hearts with attacking play and the team also stands its ground in defensive terms.
Meanwhile, the blue and white formation has already won six games in a row in La Liga; the team suffered the last point loss against Valencia two months ago. With 21 goals from ten games, Real Sociedad also has an unprecedented average and also trumps teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid on goal difference. Furthermore, the northerners are of course also active in the Europa League; last Thursday, however, the club failed to outsmart AZ. Despite this, the club from San Sebastián still occupies the second place in Group F and enjoys an advantage over the Alkmaarders due to a better mutual result. Just like Thursday, star player David Silva is also missing from the match record this weekend due to injuries.
Villarreal:
Just like Sunday night’s opponent, Villarreal is also on a gigantic advance. Last season, El submarino amarillo was still somewhere around the relegation zone around this time, now the team is turning me into the top of the rankings. The club from the province of Valencia is currently reaping the benefits of an extremely fruitful transfer summer. Dani Parejo, who has come from Valencia, has stood his ground in yellow jersey from the very first match and continues to prove his worth as a permanent force in midfield.
As Real Sociedad finished a match relatively close to home in the European round, Villarreal had to travel to Israel for the meeting with Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-1). A long journey of course and the question is whether Unai Emery’s team can recover sufficiently from the midweek adventure in this short time. The yellow shirts could afford to appear at the kick-off with a refined B-team. Paco Alcácer is also the main absentee during Sunday’s squatter; the shared club top scorer is struggling with an injury.
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal head to head matches
02.09.20 CF Villarreal Real Sociedad 2 : 0
13.07.20 LL Villarreal Real Sociedad 1 : 2
05.01.20 LL Real Sociedad Villarreal 1 : 2
25.04.19 LL Real Sociedad Villarreal 0 : 1
18.08.18 LL Villarreal Real Sociedad 1 : 2