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27 January 2018 at 19:45

La Liga · Season 2017
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande

Match Summary

Villarreal defeated Real Sociedad 4:2. The match was played in La Liga 2017. Goals were scored by Víctor Ruíz 5′, Pablo Fornals 17′, C. Bacca 20′, Diego Llorente 24′, Samu Castillejo 34′, Willian José 58′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Villarreal had 37% possession while Real Sociedad held 63%. Villarreal had 11 shots (7 on target) compared to 24 (6 on target) for Real Sociedad. Villarreal made 3 substitutions, Real Sociedad made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Villarreal and Real Sociedad — 6 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.

Villarreal
Real Sociedad
Kick Off
Víctor Ruíz

assist: Samu Castillejo

5′
Pablo Fornals

assist: C. Bacca

17′
C. Bacca

assist: E. Ünal

20′
24′
Diego Llorente

assist: Illarramendi

Samu Castillejo

assist: Pablo Fornals

34′
Half Time
58′
Willian José

assist: Igor Zubeldía

63′
A. JanuzajCanales
C. BaccaD. Cheryshev
65′
75′Raúl Navas
78′
Igor ZubeldíaJon Guridi
Jaume Costa82′
E. ÜnalR. Soriano
84′
85′
Xabi PrietoAgirretxe
Samu CastillejoR. Martínez
90+1′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Villarreal had 37% possession against Real Sociedad's 63%. Villarreal registered 11 shots (7 on target) while Real Sociedad managed 24 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 2–9. Fouls committed: 16–6.

7Shots on Goal6
4Shots off Goal9
11Total Shots24
0Blocked Shots9
7Shots insidebox15
4Shots outsidebox9
16Fouls6
2Corner Kicks9
1Offsides1
37%Ball Possession63%
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves3
369Total passes587
294Passes accurate506
80%Passes %86%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Villarreal have recorded 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats. Real Sociedad show 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Villarreal

WDWLWW

Real Sociedad

LWLWWD

Head to Head

Villarreal and Real Sociedad have met 2 times — Villarreal won 2, Real Sociedad won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Villarreal leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 9 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.50 per match (6 for the home side, 3 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–3 in 2025.

2

Villarreal

0

Drawn

0

Real Sociedad

Goals: 6Goals: 3

Recent Meetings (2)

20 Mar 2026Villarreal3 – 1Real Sociedad
30 Nov 2025Real Sociedad2 – 3Villarreal

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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