Villareal and Real Sociedad meet in a match in the 36th round of La Liga. The match will be played on Monday, from 18:30, on Estadio de la Ceramica, without spectators.
Villareal is still fighting for the Champions League places. Currently, Javier Calleja’s team is on the 5th position, six points behind Sevilla. With three stages left to play, it is hard to believe that the “yellow submarine” will manage to overtake the Andalusians, who have a fairly easy game at this stage.
Villareal continues to be one of the fittest teams in La Liga. They have no less than six victories in the last eight stages, the only failure being suffered in front of Barcelona, 1-4 at home.
Sociedad currently ranks 7th in the standings, but the Basques have only one point over the next two ranked, Valencia and Granada. The current form is not an encouraging one for Imanol Alguacil’s students, who achieved only one success in the eight stages played since the resumption of the season.
Villareal have impressed since the restart of the season, while Sociedad are at the opposite pole. With five failures in the last eight stages, it is hard to believe that Real will manage to get more than one point in this trip.
-This will be the 40th direct duel between the two teams (official competitions);
-Villareal is in the lead, with 17 victories, while Real Sociedad has won 9 times;
-The “yellow submarine” has won the last two direct duels;
-In the 19 direct meetings from Villareal, the hosts won 8 times, while the guests got 5 victories;
-In the last 4 direct confrontations from Villareal, both teams scored;
-Villareal has the 3rd best offensive in La Liga (57), while Sociedad ranks 4th in this chapter (53);
Villareal: Asenjo – Gaspar, Albiol, Torres, Moreno – Trigueros, Anguissa – Chukwueze, Cazorla, Gomez – Alcacer;
Absent: Ramiro Guerra, Ramiro Funes Mori, Carlos Bacca (injured), Gerard Moreno, Vicente Iborra, Mariano Barbosa (suspended);
Coach: Javier Calleja;
Society: Moya – Gorosabel, Elustondo, Normand, Monreal – Odegaard, Zubeldia, Merino – Oyarzabal, Isak, Barrenetxea;
Absent: Luca Sangalli, Ander Guevara, Asier Illarramendi, Adnan Januzaj, Jon Bautista, Joseba Zaldua (injured);
Coach: Imanol Bailiff;
PREDICTION: Villarreal to win @ 2,22
