Villarreal vs Real Sociedad prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 6 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
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Villarreal vs Real Sociedad
La Liga · Sunday 6 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad preview
Villarreal welcome Real Sociedad at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Sunday 6 December 2026 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11, while Real Sociedad go into the round 5th, on 19 points from 11 games.
Villarreal come into the game with a L-W-D-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Real Sociedad's recent sequence reads L-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Real Sociedad average 2.3 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Villarreal won 5, 1 game was drawn and Real Sociedad won 4. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 20 Mar 2026, ended Villarreal 3-1 Real Sociedad.
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Form and table
- VillarrealLast five: W L D W L
- Real SociedadLast five: W W W W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | WWWWL |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | WLDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Villarreal expected line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach
Real Sociedad expected line-up (4-4-2)
Álex Remiro, Jon Martín Vicente, Mamadou Sarr, Sergio Gómez, Gonçalo Guedes, Carlos Soler, Jon Gorrotxategi, Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Oyarzabal, Luka Sucic
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