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La Liga | Gameweek 18
Dec 18, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
Estadio Anoeta
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Real Sociedad
1 - 3
Villarreal

Isak (32')
Merino (43'), Zaldua (88')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Moreno (38', 68'), Chukwueze (90+6')
Estupinan (26'), Torres (44'), Parejo (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Sociedad and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Sociedad win with a probability of 43.86%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 30.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.07%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 0-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.

Result
Real SociedadDrawVillarreal
43.86%25.3%30.83%
Both teams to score 55.1%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.59%48.41%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.45%70.54%
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.96%22.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.63%55.37%
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.68%29.32%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.71%65.29%
Score Analysis
    Real Sociedad 43.86%
    Villarreal 30.84%
    Draw 25.31%
Real SociedadDrawVillarreal
1-0 @ 9.77%
2-1 @ 9.07%
2-0 @ 7.39%
3-1 @ 4.57%
3-0 @ 3.73%
3-2 @ 2.8%
4-1 @ 1.73%
4-0 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 43.86%
1-1 @ 11.99%
0-0 @ 6.46%
2-2 @ 5.56%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.31%
0-1 @ 7.93%
1-2 @ 7.36%
0-2 @ 4.86%
1-3 @ 3.01%
2-3 @ 2.28%
0-3 @ 1.99%
1-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 30.84%

How you voted: Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

Real Sociedad
62.3%
Draw
23.2%
Villarreal
14.5%
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