Real Sociedad hosts Villarreal in round 18 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, December 18th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian)
In the last round, Real Sociedad unexpectedly lost to Betis away with a score of 4-0. It was the third consecutive defeat for the Basques, who fought with Real Madrid for the 1st line only a month ago. It is noteworthy that they didn’t score a single goal in three lost matches. As a result, Alguacil's charges dropped to 5th place in the standings. They have 29 points in their assets. Interesting fact: Real Sociedad has not scored a single goal in the last four LaLiga matches. Before this streak, the team could not score in only one out of 13 games! After 17 rounds, the White and Blues have 19 goals scored and 17 conceded. Thirteen rounds ended with Under 2.5 goals scored. In addition, 12 matches ended with “Both teams to score – no.”
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Villarreal has recently started to gain momentum. Last week, Emery's team made it to the Champions League playoffs, beating Atalanta in Bergamo. In the last round of the Spanish Championship, the Yellows were stronger than Rayo Vallecano at home (2-0). The current tournament position of the team leaves much to be desired. After 16 matches (one more is in hand), the Yellow Submarine has 19 points. This is enough to be in only 13th place. However, if Villarreal manages to win the postponed game, it will immediately appear in the top ten. The team has not yet won a single away victory in the current championship. Eight away matches ended with five draws and three defeats with a goal difference of 4-8.
In the last draw of the Spanish championship, the match between these teams at Anoeta Stadium ended with a score of 1-1. Six out of seven last head-to-head confrontations between Real Sociedad and Villarreal ended with an exchange of goals scored. Nine previous games in San Sebastian ended as follows: five victories of the Yellow, three draws, and one win of the Basques. Despite a streak of failures, Real Sociedad remains a strong team. Moreover, the White and Blues have historically performed very well on their pitch. I think that after three consecutive defeats, Alguacil’s charges will brace themselves and show a quality game. In the case of a defeat, they risk leaving the European competition zone. Both teams score little (the Basques have 19 goals, and the Levantines have 18). And they concede little as well (17 goals each). Proceeding from this, I fully admit that the upcoming game will not please us with a bunch of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
