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9 December 2023 at 17:30

La Liga · Season 2023
Referee: Mario Melero Lopez

Match Summary

Real Sociedad defeated Villarreal 3:0. The match was played in La Liga 2023. Goals were scored by Mikel Merino 38′, Martín Zubimendi 41′, Takefusa Kubo 45′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Villarreal had 52% possession while Real Sociedad held 48%. Villarreal had 20 shots (4 on target) compared to 16 (5 on target) for Real Sociedad. Expected goals: Villarreal 2.29 — Real Sociedad 1.47. Villarreal made 4 substitutions, Real Sociedad made 4.

Match Events

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

Villarreal
Real Sociedad
Kick Off
Étienne Capoue23′
30′
Brais MéndezBeñat Turrientes
38′
Mikel Merino

assist: Takefusa Kubo

41′
Martín Zubimendi

assist: Arsen Zakharyan

45+4′
Takefusa Kubo

assist: Mikel Merino

Half Time
Adrià AltimiraIlias Akhomach
46′
Alfonso Pedraza49′
59′
Igor ZubeldiaJon Pacheco
José Luis MoralesAlexander Sørloth
74′
78′
Arsen ZakharyanAihen Muñoz
78′
Umar SadiqCarlos Fernández
Dani ParejoRamón Terrats
90′
Gerard MorenoBen Brereton Díaz
90′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Villarreal had 52% possession against Real Sociedad's 48%. Villarreal registered 20 shots (4 on target) while Real Sociedad managed 16 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 5–3. Fouls committed: 10–22.

4Shots on Goal5
4Shots off Goal6
20Total Shots16
12Blocked Shots5
15Shots insidebox14
5Shots outsidebox2
10Fouls22
5Corner Kicks3
7Offsides2
52%Ball Possession48%
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves4
425Total passes412
347Passes accurate339
82%Passes %82%
2.29expected_goals1.47

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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