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18 August 2018 at 18:15

La Liga · Season 2018
Referee: Mario Melero Lopez

Match Summary

Real Sociedad defeated Villarreal 2:1. The match was played in La Liga 2018. Goals were scored by Gerard Moreno 16′, Willian José 40′, Juanmi 71′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Villarreal had 52% possession while Real Sociedad held 48%. Villarreal had 16 shots (7 on target) compared to 9 (4 on target) for Real Sociedad. Villarreal made 3 substitutions, Real Sociedad made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Villarreal and Real Sociedad — 3 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Villarreal
Real Sociedad
Kick Off
Gerard Moreno

assist: S. Cáseres

16′
40′
Willian José
Half Time
51′Theo Hernández
59′
Mikel MerinoZurutuza
Manu MorlanesDani Raba
65′
68′
Rubén PardoJuanmi
71′
Santi CazorlaTrigueros
73′
75′Juanmi
77′Joseba Zaldúa
Pablo FornalsC. Bacca
77′
80′
Mikel OyarzabalAritz Elustondo
Full Time

Match Statistics

Villarreal had 52% possession against Real Sociedad's 48%. Villarreal registered 16 shots (7 on target) while Real Sociedad managed 9 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 4–6. Fouls committed: 16–10.

7Shots on Goal4
3Shots off Goal4
16Total Shots9
6Blocked Shots1
10Shots insidebox4
6Shots outsidebox5
16Fouls10
4Corner Kicks6
0Offsides4
52%Ball Possession48%
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves6
463Total passes422
366Passes accurate331
79%Passes %78%

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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