SAN SEBASTIáN. Villarreal conquers Real Sociedad 3-1. Villarreal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Santi Comesaña (17′) and Santi Comesaña (47′). Real Sociedad tried to recover with a goal from Mikel Merino (86′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Alexander Sørloth for Villarreal. Real Sociedad was decisively better in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 30,609 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva with the help of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.67 degrees Celsius or 45.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Sociedad

1 - 3

Villarreal

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 21 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 57
  • 82 Dangerous attack 22
  • 64 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 70% while Villarreal was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Villarreal succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Real Sociedad shot 21 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (André Silva, Arsen Zakharyan and Robin Le Normand). Regarding the opposition, Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (Jorge Cuenca, Yerson Mosquera, Raúl Albiol and Filip Jörgensen).

Match Timeline

Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea
7'
17'
Santi Comesaña(goal)Raúl Albiol
Jon Aramburu- sub ->Hamari Traoré
46'
47'
Santi Comesaña(goal)Álex Baena
Robin Le Normand- Yellow
51'
60'
Filip Jørgensen- Yellow
62'
Yerson Mosquera- Yellow
63'
Raúl Albiol - Yellow
André Silva- Yellow
62'
Mikel Merino- sub ->Brais Méndez
64'
Umar Sadiq- sub ->André Silva
65'
Arsen Zakharyan- Yellow
68'
70'
Jorge Cuenca- sub ->Alberto Moreno
70'
Dani Parejo- sub ->Ilias Akhomach
Sheraldo Becker- sub ->Arsen Zakharyan
72'
79'
Alexander Sørloth- sub ->Gerard Moreno
84'
Étienne Capoue- sub ->Francis Coquelin
84'
José Luis Morales- sub ->Álex Baena
Mikel Merino(goal)
86'
88'
Jorge Cuenca- Yellow
90'
Alexander Sørloth(goal)Gonçalo Guedes

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this match, Real Sociedad stays with 40 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will has 29 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away against Sevilla on the 3rd of March with a 14-9 head to head in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).

Villarreal will host Granada on the 3rd of March with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.3
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
6.0
D
Hamari Traoré 18.Mali
6.4
46'
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.8
51'
D
Javi Galán 25.Spain
6.4
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
6.7
72' 68'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.3
M
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
7'
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
7.5
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
8.2
64'
F
André Silva 21.Portugal
7.0
65' 62'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 13.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 15.Spain
D
Kieran Tierney 17.Scotland
D
Jon Aramburu 39.Venezuela
6.6
46'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
7.3
7'
M
Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain
M
Pablo Marín 29.Spain
M
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.5
64' 86'
F
Sheraldo Becker 11.Suriname
6.8
72'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
6.8
65'

Real Sociedad adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (6.3), Hamari Traoré (6.4), Robin Le Normand (6.8), Jon Pacheco (6.0), Javi Galán (6.4), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Takefusa Kubo (7.5), Brais Méndez (8.2), Arsen Zakharyan (6.7), Ander Barrenetxea and André Silva (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sheraldo Becker  (6.8), Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti (7.3), Kieran Tierney, Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Aitor Fraga, Jon Aramburu (6.6), Igor Zubeldia, Mikel Merino (7.5) and Umar Sadiq (6.8).

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Jon Ander Olasagasti (injured), Jon Aramburu (injured) and Sheraldo Becker  (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Jon Ander Olasagasti (7′), Hamari Traoré for Jon Aramburu (46′), Brais Méndez for Mikel Merino (64′), André Silva for Umar Sadiq (65′) and Arsen Zakharyan for Sheraldo Becker  (72′).

Player of the match: Brais Méndez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Brais Méndez.

His rating is 8.2 with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.8
60'
D
Eric Bailly 12.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.8
70'
D
Yerson Mosquera 2.Colombia
6.7
62'
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
7.7
63'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
7.5
84'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
8.8
17', 47'
M
Francis Coquelin 19.France
7.3
84'
M
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.6
70'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.0
79'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 9.Portugal
7.7
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
6.3
70' 88'
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.3
84'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
6.4
70'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
7.5
79' 90'
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
6.7
84'
F
Bertrand Traoré 25.Burkina Faso

Also Villarreal adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jörgensen (7.8), Yerson Mosquera (6.7), Raúl Albiol (7.7), Eric Bailly (7.0), Alberto Moreno (6.8), Ilias Akhomach (6.6), Francis Coquelin (7.3), Santi Comesaña (8.8), Álex Baena (7.5), Gonçalo Guedes (7.7) and Gerard Moreno (7.0).

They had on the bench: Pepe Reina, Étienne Capoue (6.3), Dani Parejo (6.4), Alexander Sørloth (7.5), Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales (6.7), Aïssa Mandi, Kiko Femenía, Jorge Cuenca (6.3) and Bertrand Traoré.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Ilias Akhomach for Dani Parejo (70′), Alberto Moreno for Jorge Cuenca (70′), Gerard Moreno for Alexander Sørloth (79′), Francis Coquelin for Étienne Capoue (84′) and Álex Baena for José Luis Morales (84′).

Player of the match: Santi Comesaña​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Santi Comesaña.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 26 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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