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Match preview · La Liga

Villarreal – Real Sociedad

Villarreal 9th in La Liga Home 1.95 projected goals by the model
Real Sociedad 8th in La Liga Away 1.00 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.95 1.00
Villarreal Real Sociedad
Villarreal
59%
Draw
25%
Real Sociedad
16%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Villarreal Draw Real Sociedad
Fair odds 1.69 4.02 6.26
Total goals
2.95
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
59%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Villarreal

59% Villarreal to win

Attack
4th vs 19th
Villarreal attack v Real Sociedad defence
Defence
8th vs 11th
Villarreal defence v Real Sociedad attack
Recent xG form
+1.51 vs -0.60
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.95 – 1.00
Villarreal v Real Sociedad
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Villarreal and Real Sociedad compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Villarreal Real Sociedad
xG / match (better) 2.38 · 3rd 1.19 · 14th
xGA / match (better) 1.25 · 6th 1.68 · 15th
xGD / match (better) +1.12 · 3rd -0.50 · 14th
xPts / match (better) 1.92 · 3rd 1.17 · 12th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.51 -0.60

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Villarreal clean sheet
34%
Villarreal 2+ goals
60%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.4%
2:1
11.6%
2:0
10.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Villarreal sample
20 matches
Real Sociedad sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Villarreal
3 matches
Away xG sample · Real Sociedad
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.