Villarreal welcome Real Sociedad on 2026-03-20 at 20:00 GMT in week 29 of the 2025-2026 La Liga at Estadio de la Cerámica.
With the data available to us, Marcelino and Pellegrino Matarazzo have not met as managers before.
Villarreal currently rank 4th (with 55 pts), versus Real Sociedad at 7th on 38 pts.
Villarreal misses 4 players: P. Cabanes (Knee Injury), L. Costa (Knee Injury), J. Foyth (Achilles Tendon Injury), A. Perez (Contusion) but Real Sociedad misses 6 players: T. Kubo (Hamstring Injury), A. Munoz (Injury), A. Odriozola (Knee Injury), I. Ruperez (Knee Injury), B. Turrientes (Yellow Cards), Y. Herrera (Injury).
Our forecast has Villarreal in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Real Sociedad set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw P. Gueye lead Villarreal with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and Gonçalo Guedes top-rating for Real Sociedad at 8.
Villarreal could only draw 1-1 with Alaves, but Real Sociedad bounced back with a 3-1 win over Osasuna.
Villarreal (3-1-1) and Real Sociedad (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Villarreal have clearly got the edge H2H: in 42 meetings, they've beaten Real Sociedad 19 times, with 12 draws and only 11 losses.
Expect Real Sociedad to edge a 1-2 win: their 3-5-6 record on the road and 1.93 goals per away match tip the balance.
Villarreal is going head to head with Real Sociedad on 20/3/2026 20:00 GMT at Estadio de la Cerámica for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Villarreal v Real Sociedad H2H statistics!