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Real Sociedad vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 26

La Liga - Gameweek 26

Friday, 23 Feb 2024 • 21:00

Real Sociedad

1 : 3

Villarreal

Goals

17'
0 : 1
Santi Comesaña
0 : 1
Santi Comesaña17'
47'
0 : 2
Santi Comesaña
0 : 2
Santi Comesaña47'
Mikel Merino
1 : 2
86'
86'Mikel Merino
1 : 2
90'
1 : 3
Alexander Sørl...
1 : 3
Alexander Sørloth90'

Lineups

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Javi Galán
DEF
Hamari Traoré
DEF
Robin Le Normand
DEF
Jon Pacheco
MID
Brais Méndez
MID
Takefusa Kubo
MID
Martín Zubimendi
MID
Arsen Zakharyan
FWD
Ander Barrenetxea
FWD
Goncalo Guedes

Substitutes

7'Jon Ander Olasagastifor Ander Barrenetxea
46'Jon Aramburufor Hamari Traoré
64'Mikel Merino
for Brais Méndez
65'Umar Sadiqfor André Silva
72'Sheraldo Beckerfor Arsen Zakharyan

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Alberto Moreno Perez
DEF
Eric Bailly
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Yerson Mosquera
MID
Francis Coquelin
MID
Santi Comesaña
MID
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
Gerard Moreno
FWD
Álex Baena
FWD
André Silva

Substitutes

70'Daniel Parejofor Ilias Akhomach
70'Jorge Cuenca
for Alberto Moreno Perez
79'Alexander Sørloth
for Gerard Moreno
84'Jose Luis Moralesfor Álex Baena
84'Etienne Capouefor Francis Coquelin
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Real Sociedad27101073729+840
D
L
W
L
L
12Villarreal2788114349-632
D
D
D
W
W

Last Games

Real Sociedad

@Mallorca
2 - 1
vsOsasuna
0 - 1
@Girona
0 - 0
vsRayo Vallecano
0 - 0
@Celta Vigo
1 - 0

Villarreal

vsGetafe
1 - 1
@Deportivo Alavés
1 - 1
vsCadiz
0 - 0
@Barcelona
5 - 3
vsMallorca
1 - 1

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 26

23 Feb • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Villarreal
1 - 3
24 Feb • 16:15
Barcelona
Getafe
4 - 0
24 Feb • 18:30
Deportivo Alavés
Mallorca
1 - 1
24 Feb • 21:00
Almeria
Atlético Madrid
2 - 2
25 Feb • 14:00
Cadiz
Celta Vigo
2 - 2
25 Feb • 16:15
Real Betis
Athletic Bilbao
3 - 1
25 Feb • 17:30
Las Palmas
Osasuna
1 - 1
25 Feb • 21:00
Real Madrid
Sevilla
1 - 0
26 Feb • 21:00
Girona
Rayo Vallecano
3 - 0
04 Apr • 20:00
Granada
Valencia
0 - 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.