VILLARREAL. Villarreal tops Real Sociedad with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Parejo (77′) and a goal from N. Jackson (81′).

Villarreal remained in players after Nicolas Jackson received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the collaboration of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

2 - 0

Real Sociedad

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 16 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 63 Attack 72
  • 29 Dangerous attack 46
  • 82 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Real Sociedad that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Villarreal found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Villarreal shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (Ramón Terrats, Pepe Reina, Juan Foyth and Nicolas Jackson). Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia, Martín Zubimendi and David Silva).

Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

Ramón Terrats- Yellow
26'
27'
Igor Zubeldia- Yellow
54'
62'
62'
Juan Foyth- Yellow
65'
70'
Mikel Oyarzabal- sub ->Alexander Sörloth
71'
73'
75'
Martín Zubimendi- Yellow
76'
Dani Parejo(penalty)
77'
81'
81'
84'
85'
Ander Barrenetxea- sub ->David Silva
Jorge Cuenca- sub ->Pau Torres
85'
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Álex Baena
85'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Villarreal will have 44 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad will stay with 48 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Real Madrid on the 8th of April with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (13 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Getafe on the 8th of April with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
7.1
54'
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
6.8
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
6.6
85'
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.8
65'
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
7.1
73'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.7
77'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
7.8
85'
M
Ramón Terrats 39.Spain
6.9
62' 26'
F
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
6.5
F
José Luis Morales 22.Spain
6.1
62'
F
Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria
7.5
Substitutes
G
Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
85'
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.8
73'
D
Kiko Femenía 2.Spain
D
Johan Mojica 12.Colombia
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.2
85'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina
7.0
62'
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
7.4
62' 81' 81'
F
Haissem Hassan 40.France

Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (7.1), Juan Foyth (7.8), Aïssa Mandi (6.8), Pau Torres (6.6), Alfonso Pedraza (7.3), Ramón Terrats (6.9), Dani Parejo (7.7), Alejandro Baena (7.8), Samuel Chukwueze (7.5), José Luis Morales (6.1) and Yéremy Pino (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jorge Cuenca, Alberto Moreno (6.2), Nicolas Jackson (7.4), Filip Jörgensen, Kiko Femenía, Johan Mojica, Manu Trigueros (6.2), Haissem Hassan and Giovani Lo Celso (7.0).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Ramón Terrats for Nicolas Jackson (62′), José Luis Morales for Giovani Lo Celso (62′), Alfonso Pedraza for Alberto Moreno (73′), Pau Torres for Jorge Cuenca (85′) and Álex Baena for Manu Trigueros (85′).

Best player: Juan Foyth​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Juan Foyth even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.2
D
Andoni Gorosabel 18.Spain
6.4
84'
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.6
D
Aihen Muñoz 12.Spain
6.3
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.4
27'
M
David Silva 21.Spain
6.5
85' 76'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
6.4
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
6.4
85'
M
Martín Zubimendi 3.Spain
6.4
75'
F
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
7.2
71'
F
Alexander Sørloth 19.Norway
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Andoni Zubiaurre 13.Spain
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
D
Diego Rico 15.Spain
D
Álex Sola 2.Spain
6.2
84'
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
M
Robert Navarro 17.Spain
M
Asier Illarramendi 4.Spain
6.3
85'
M
Ander Guevara 16.Spain
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
6.2
70'
F
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
6.5
85'
F
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
6.7
71'

Real Sociedad started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (6.2), Andoni Gorosabel (6.4), Igor Zubeldia (6.4), Robin Le Normand (6.6), Aihen Muñoz (6.3), Martín Zubimendi (6.4), Brais Méndez (6.4), David Silva (6.5), Mikel Merino (6.4), Alexander Sørloth (6.6) and Takefusa Kubo (7.2).

They had on the bench: Beñat Turrientes, Robert Navarro, Aritz Elustondo, Mikel Oyarzabal (6.2), Andoni Zubiaurre, Asier Illarramendi (6.3), Diego Rico, Ander Guevara, Álex Sola (6.2), Jon Pacheco, Ander Barrenetxea (6.5) and Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.7).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Alexander Sörloth for Mikel Oyarzabal (70′), Takefusa Kubo for Mohamed-Ali Cho (71′), Andoni Gorosabel for Alex Sola (84′), David Silva for Barrenetxea (85′) and Mikel Merino for Illarramendi (85′).

Best player: Takefusa Kubo​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Takefusa Kubo.

His rating is (7.2) with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​