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Villarreal vs Real Sociedad - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 16

La Liga - Gameweek 16

Saturday, 9 Dec 2023 • 18:30

Villarreal

0 : 3

Real Sociedad

Goals

38'
0 : 1
Mikel Merino
0 : 1
Mikel Merino38'
41'
0 : 2
Martín Zubimen...
0 : 2
Martín Zubimendi41'
45'
0 : 3
Takefusa Kubo
0 : 3
Takefusa Kubo45'

Lineups

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Juan Marcos Foyth
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Jorge Cuenca
DEF
Alti
MID
Etienne Capoue
MID
Jose Luis Morales
MID
Daniel Parejo
FWD
Gerard Moreno
FWD
Alfonso Pedraza
FWD
Álex Baena

Substitutes

46'Ilias Akhomachfor Alti
74'Alexander Sørlothfor Jose Luis Morales
90'Ramon Terratsfor Daniel Parejo
90'Ben Brereton Díazfor Gerard Moreno

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Kieran Tierney
DEF
Aritz Elustondo
DEF
Hamari Traoré
MID
Igor Zubeldia
MID
Mikel Merino
MID
Brais Méndez
MID
Takefusa Kubo
MID
Martín Zubimendi
MID
Arsen Zakharyan
FWD
Umar Sadiq

Substitutes

30'Beñat Turrientesfor Brais Méndez
59'Jon Pachecofor Igor Zubeldia
78'Aihen Muñozfor Arsen Zakharyan
78'Carlos Fernándezfor Umar Sadiq
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Real Sociedad168532918+1129
L
W
W
D
W
13Villarreal164482229-716
L
L
W
D
L

Last Games

Villarreal

@Sevilla
1 - 1
vsOsasuna
3 - 1
@Atlético Madrid
1 - 3
vsAthletic Bilbao
2 - 3
@Granada
3 - 2

Real Sociedad

@Osasuna
1 - 1
vsSevilla
2 - 1
@Almeria
3 - 1
vsBarcelona
0 - 1
@Rayo Vallecano
2 - 2

Head-to-Head

20 Mar 2026
Villarreal3 - 1Real Sociedad
20 Mar 2026Villarreal
3 - 1
Real Sociedad
30 Nov 2025
Real Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
30 Nov 2025Real Sociedad
2 - 3
Villarreal
20 Apr 2025
Villarreal2 - 2Real Sociedad
20 Apr 2025Villarreal
2 - 2
Real Sociedad
13 Jan 2025
Real Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
13 Jan 2025Real Sociedad
1 - 0
Villarreal
23 Feb 2024
Real Sociedad1 - 3Villarreal
23 Feb 2024Real Sociedad
1 - 3
Villarreal

La Liga

Gameweek 16

08 Dec • 21:00
Getafe
Valencia
1 - 0
09 Dec • 14:00
Deportivo Alavés
Las Palmas
0 - 1
09 Dec • 16:15
Real Betis
Real Madrid
1 - 1
09 Dec • 18:30
Villarreal
Real Sociedad
0 - 3
09 Dec • 21:00
Mallorca
Sevilla
1 - 0
10 Dec • 14:00
Atlético Madrid
Almeria
2 - 1
10 Dec • 18:30
Cadiz
Osasuna
1 - 1
10 Dec • 21:00
Barcelona
Girona
2 - 4
11 Dec • 21:00
Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo
0 - 0
11 Dec • 21:00
Granada
Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.