Villarreal take on the visitors Real Sociedad in the round 16 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, December 9th at Estadio de la Ceramica (Villarreal).
Regular participant in the European competitions in recent years, Villarreal, currently finds itself in the middle of the La Liga table. The cause of this lies in their terrible instability. The team experiences a storm of performances, alternating successful matches with unsuccessful ones. However, what Villarreal have been doing consistently lately are exchanging goals in their matches. Over the last five La Liga games, the Yellow Submarine have been both scoring and conceding, regardless of the results: victories against Granada (3-2) and Osasuna (3-1), a draw with Sevilla (1-1), and defeats to Bilbao's lions (2-3) and Madrid's Atletico (2-3).
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Real Sociedad, based on the results of the previous season, returned to the UEFA Champions League and has already secured its place in the playoffs there. In the league, Imanol Alguacil's wards are currently in sixth place, five points away from the Champions League zone. In general, the White and Blue demonstrate quality football, but they occasionally drop points. It may not be possible to win this time, but at least they should score a goal against such a slack Villarreal, even away. The Basques also play frequently on the road lately: victories against Sevilla (2-1) and Almeria (3-1), draws with Rayo Vallecano (2-2) and Osasuna (1-1).
It is very unusual to see these teams so far apart in the La Liga table. The visitors look much more solid than their opponent this season, but this match is at Villarreal's home. Therefore, I won't venture into the outcome. However, betting on both teams to score seems plausible. On average, both the Yellow Submarine and the White and Blue tend to score and concede more than one goal per game. Real Sociedad have played three consecutive away games in La Liga, and Villarreal have done so for five matches in a row in La Liga. I believe that both teams can upset each other at least once. The bet is Both Teams to Score.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
