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Villarreal vs Real Sociedad – Lineups & Match Details

Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1. Goals: Gerard Moreno (7'), G. Mikautadze (15'), N. Pépé (23'), L. Sučić (47'). Villarreal had 35% possession against Real Sociedad's 65%. Shots on target: 10-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 29

Friday, 20 March 2026

VillarrealVillarreal

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 3 - 0

Real SociedadReal Sociedad

Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Spain

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
P. Navarro6P. NavarroD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
A. Pedraza24A. PedrazaD
N. Pepe19N. PepeM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
G. Moreno7G. MorenoF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
10D. ParejoM
23S. CardonaD
5W. KambwalaD
16T. ParteyM
11A. GonzalezF
17T. BuchananF
4R. MarinD
3A. FreemanD
21T. OluwaseyiF
Real SociedadReal Sociedad4-4-2
A. Remiro1A. RemiroG
J. Aramburu2J. AramburuD
J. Martin31J. MartinD
I. Zubeldia5I. ZubeldiaD
S. Gomez17S. GomezD
A. Barrenetxea7A. BarrenetxeaM
J. Gorrotxategi4J. GorrotxategiM
C. Soler18C. SolerM
G. Guedes11G. GuedesM
B. Mendez23B. MendezF
M. Oyarzabal10M. OyarzabalF

Substitutes

13U. MarreroG
16D. Caleta-CarD
6A. ElustondoD
24L. SucicM
9O. OskarssonF
21A. ZakharyanM
19J. KarrikaburuF
3A. MunozD
15P. MarinM
22WesleyF
43T. CarbonellM
46I. AguirreM

Match Events

7'G

Gerard Moreno

Assist: Santi Comesaña

15'G

G. Mikautadze

23'G

N. Pépé

Assist: G. Mikautadze

38'Y

J. Aramburu

46'S

Jon Gorrotxategi

Substitution 1

47'G

L. Sučić

54'S

Zubeldia

Substitution 2

68'S

J. Aramburu

Substitution 3

68'S

Brais MĂ©ndez

Substitution 4

74'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 1

74'S

Gerard Moreno

Substitution 2

78'Y

Gonçalo Guedes

82'S

Mikel Oyarzabal

Substitution 5

89'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 3

89'S

Santi Comesaña

Substitution 4

89'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 5

Statistics

Villarreal
35%65%
Real Sociedad
3.7Expected Goals (xG)1.08
21Total Shots11
10Shots on Target4
4Corners5
10Fouls11
1Offsides6
79Pass Accuracy (%)89
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host Real Sociedad on Friday, 20 March 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Villarreal go into the match 3rd in the table; Real Sociedad sit 8th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Villarreal have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Real Sociedad have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Nov 2025: Villarreal 3-2 Real Sociedad; 20 Apr 2025: Villarreal 2-2 Real Sociedad; 13 Jan 2025: Villarreal 0-1 Real Sociedad. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1. Villarreal scored through Gerard Moreno 7', G. Mikautadze 15', N. Pépé 23'. Real Sociedad replied with L. Sučić 47'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 47 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 35% of the ball against 65% for Real Sociedad. Shots on target finished 10-4. Expected goals read 3.70 for Villarreal, 1.08 for Real Sociedad.

Verdict

The win nudges Villarreal forward and leaves Real Sociedad with work to do. Villarreal sat 3rd and Real Sociedad 8th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.