Real Sociedad v Villarreal result

Full-time · Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal

La Liga · Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Real Sociedad · Villarreal · Head-to-head

Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal — Villarreal won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said little between the sides: Real Sociedad 1.37, Villarreal 1.63 in expected goals (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Villarreal won 3–2 at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday 30 November. Real Sociedad have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Villarreal led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Villarreal: Ayoze Pérez (31’, assisted by Pedraza) and Alberto Moleiro (57’, assisted by Ayoze Pérez; 90’); Real Sociedad: Carlos Soler (60’, assisted by Takefusa Kubo) and Barrenetxea (87’).

Discipline

César Soto Grado, Spain showed 12 yellow cards — against 5.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Sociedad: Brais Méndez (-5’), U. Sadiq (42’), Jon Martín (69’) and Barrenetxea (70’); Villarreal: Pape Gueye (20’), Ayoze Pérez (45+2’), Alberto Moleiro (49’), Pedraza (67’), S. Mouriño (73’), Luíz Júnior (74’), Juan Foyth (90’) and Ilias Akhomach (90+7’).

What it changes

Real Sociedad move up from 10th to ninth (shared) (14 league matches played).

Villarreal move up from third to second (14 league matches played).

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 14, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) 11.7, Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) 11.5 and Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Real Sociedad next travel to Lillestrom on 22 October 2026.

Villarreal next travel to Liverpool on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal · La Liga
Referee: César Soto Grado, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Sociedad 3 · draws 1 · Villarreal 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Real Sociedad 4W 1D 0L · Villarreal 3W 0D 2L

Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 2

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.43 / 2.88

Corners

against 4.71 / 3.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.86 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.88 / 2

Cards

against 2.38 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.5 yellows

Referee · César Soto Grado, Spain

2.5 home / 3 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Sociedad for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.43 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2.88 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.43 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.75 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.14 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: César Soto Grado, Spain — 5.5 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 24 fouls over 6 matches (2.5 to the home side, 3 to the away side).

Home 2.5Away 3

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Herrera n 8	67.6	2.7 6/4	2.7 7/5	—
Jon Karrikaburu n 8	35.3	2.6 4/2	3.8 6/4	—
Beñat Turrientes n 8	44.5	2.5 7/3	1 4/0	—
Barrenetxea n 8	65	2.4 7/5	1.2 5/1	—
Brais Méndez n 8	65.9	2.2 6/3	1.5 8/1	Ayoze Pérez

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	84.5	3.2 8/7	2 7/5
Jon Karrikaburu n 8	35.3	3.2 5/4	1.6 4/1
A. Zakharyan n 8	31.9	2.5 3/2	1.1 2/1
Y. Herrera n 8	67.6	1.5 6/2	0.5 3/0
Carlos Soler n 8	58.9	1.5 5/3	1.3 5/2

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	84.5	0.9 5/2	0.4 3/0
Barrenetxea n 8	65	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
Gonçalo Guedes n 8	51.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Brais Méndez n 8	65.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Kubo n 8	47.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sergio Gómez n 8	69.9	3.5 6/5
J. Aramburu n 8	86.6	3.1 8/5
Y. Herrera n 8	67.6	3 6/6
Aihen Muñoz n 8	45.4	3 5/3
Beñat Turrientes n 8	44.5	2.8 5/4

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	90	2.5 5/3

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ilias Akhomach n 8	24.9	2.7 4/2	4.1 5/2	—
Pau Navarro n 8	73.1	2.5 8/5	0 0/0	—
Ayoze Pérez n 8	35	2.3 4/3	1.3 4/0	Brais Méndez
Sergi Cardona n 8	59.1	1.9 6/2	1 3/2	—
P. Gueye n 8	61.6	1.8 6/4	2.7 6/5	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ilias Akhomach n 8	24.9	2.7 4/1	1.4 2/1
Ayoze Pérez n 8	35	2.6 5/2	1.3 3/1
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	57.9	2.3 6/1	1.7 4/1
Santi Comesaña n 8	66.9	2.2 8/4	1.2 6/1
Gerard Moreno n 8	54.5	1.7 6/2	1.2 5/1

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alberto Moleiro n 8	60.8	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0
M. Solomon n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.7 1/1
Ayoze Pérez n 8	35	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	57.9	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	54.5	0.8 4/0	0 0/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Mouriño n 8	87.5	4.4 8/7
Pau Navarro n 8	73.1	2.9 7/4
Rafa Marín n 8	80.6	2.7 5/4
Pedraza n 8	57.9	2.3 5/2
Ilias Akhomach n 8	24.9	2.3 3/2

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	2.9 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Sociedad		Villarreal
60%	Possession	40%
1.02	Expected goals (xG)	1.51
18	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	6
8	Corners	2
1	Offsides	0
15	Fouls	18
4	Yellow cards	8
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
530	Passes	358
86%	Pass accuracy	77%

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Aramburu	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
Jon Martín	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
Elustondo	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.2
Sergio Gómez	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.3
Jon Gorrotxategi	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
T. Kubo	85	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7
Brais Méndez	84	0	0	5	1	2	3	Y	7
Carlos Soler	77	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
Gonçalo Guedes	77	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.7
U. Sadiq	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.6
Barrenetxea sub	34	1	0	1	1	1	1	Y	7.2
A. Zakharyan sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Gorka Carrera sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Mikel Goti sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
Beñat Turrientes sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Luíz Júnior	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
S. Mouriño	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
J. Foyth	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
Rafa Marín	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Santi Comesaña	90	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	7.5
Alberto Moleiro	90	2	0	4	3	2	2	Y	9
Ayoze Pérez	86	1	1	1	1	1	6	Y	8.2
T. Buchanan	79	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
Pedraza	78	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
P. Gueye	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Gerard Moreno	68	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
Dani Parejo sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
G. Mikautadze sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Sergi Cardona sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Ilias Akhomach sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
T. Oluwaseyi sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Real Sociedad v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real SociedadWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

VillarrealWLWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Sociedad 3 · 1 draw · Villarreal 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-04-20 Villarreal 2–2 Real Sociedad
2025-01-13 Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal
2024-02-23 Real Sociedad 1–3 Villarreal
2023-12-09 Villarreal 0–3 Real Sociedad
2023-04-02 Villarreal 2–0 Real Sociedad
2022-10-09 Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal

League standing · 2025/26

Real Sociedad#10 pos46 pts38 pl-2 GD

Villarreal#3 pos72 pts38 pl+26 GD

Goals per game

Real Sociedad scored1.55

Villarreal scored1.89

Real Sociedad conceded1.61

Villarreal conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Real Sociedad 1.37 xG from 18 shots, Villarreal 1.63 from 10. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Real Sociedad (attacking right)Villarreal (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Real Sociedad	18	2	1.37
Villarreal	10	3	1.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Real Sociedad and Villarreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 3, Villarreal won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Sociedad and Villarreal?: Recent form — Real Sociedad 4W 1D 0L; Villarreal 3W 0D 2L.

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