La Liga · Fri, 20 Mar 2026 ·
Villarreal vs Real Sociedad — 3 - 1
Estadio de la Ceramica · Referee: M. Ortiz
Match report
Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1
Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 3-1 in La Liga matchday 29 on Friday, 20 March 2026 at Estadio de la Ceramica. G. Moreno (7'), G. Mikautadze (15') and N. Pepe (23') scored for Villarreal, while L. Sucic (47') found the net for Real Sociedad. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Villarreal had 35% of the ball and 21 shots (10 on target) against Real Sociedad’s 11 (4 on target). Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Villarreal 9th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Real Sociedad 8th on 10.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 6 Dec 2026, Villarreal – Real Sociedad
Match events
- 7'goalG. MorenoAssist: S. Comesana
- 15'goalG. MikautadzeNormal Goal
- 23'goalN. PepeAssist: G. Mikautadze
- 38'yellow cardJon AramburuYellow Card
- 46'substitutionJ. GorrotxategiOff: L. Sucic
- 47'goalL. SucicNormal Goal
- 54'substitutionI. ZubeldiaOff: D. Caleta-Car
- 68'substitutionJ. AramburuOff: A. Elustondo
- 68'substitutionB. MendezOff: O. Oskarsson
- 74'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: A. Gonzalez
- 74'substitutionG. MorenoOff: T. Buchanan
- 78'yellow cardGonçalo GuedesYellow Card
- 82'substitutionM. OyarzabalOff: A. Zakharyan
- 89'substitutionP. GueyeOff: D. Parejo
- 89'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: T. Partey
- 89'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
Lineups
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 10D. ParejoM
- 23S. CardonaD
- 5W. KambwalaD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 11A. GonzalezF
- 17T. BuchananF
- 4R. MarinD
- 3A. FreemanD
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
Real Sociedad
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo
Starting XI
- 1A. RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 31J. MartinD
- 5I. ZubeldiaD
- 17S. GomezD
- 7A. BarrenetxeaM
- 4J. GorrotxategiM
- 18C. SolerM
- 11G. GuedesM
- 23B. MendezF
- 10M. OyarzabalF
Substitutes
- 13U. MarreroG
- 16D. Caleta-CarD
- 6A. ElustondoD
- 24L. SucicM
- 9O. OskarssonF
- 21A. ZakharyanM
- 19J. KarrikaburuF
- 3A. MunozD
- 15P. MarinM
- 22WesleyF
- 43T. CarbonellM
- 46I. AguirreM
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 3.70Expected goals (xG)1.08
- 21Total shots11
- 10Shots on target4
- 8Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots3
- 17Shots inside the box4
- 4Shots outside the box7
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides6
- 10Fouls11
- 0Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves7
- 371Passes682
- 293Accurate passes608
- 79%Pass accuracy89%
- 1.64Goals prevented1.64
Player statistics
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 18Pape GueyeM | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 74 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | – | – | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | – | – | ||
| 5Willy KambwalaD | – | – | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | – | – | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 1 | – | ||
| 16Thomas ParteyM | 1 | – | ||
| 11Alfon GonzálezF | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananF | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 1 | – |
Real Sociedad
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álex RemiroG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 2Jon AramburuD | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Igor ZubeldiaD | 54 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Sergio GómezD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Jon MartinD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Jon GorrotxategiM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Ander BarrenetxeaM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Gonçalo GuedesM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Carlos SolerM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Mikel OyarzabalF | 82 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Brais MéndezF | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Unai MarreroG | – | – | ||
| 3Aihen MuñozD | – | – | ||
| 6Aritz ElustondoD | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Duje Ćaleta-CarD | 36 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Pablo MarínM | – | – | ||
| 21Arsen ZakharyanM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Luka SučićM | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 43Tomy CarbonellM | – | – | ||
| 46Ibai AguirreM | – | – | ||
| 9Orri Steinn ÓskarssonF | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Jon KarrikaburuF | – | – | ||
| 22WesleyF | – | – |