Real Sociedad vs Villarreal LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔷
Real Sociedad have won three of their last six LaLiga games against Villarreal (L3), after failing to win in their previous 11 against them in the competition (D4 L7).
Only against Real Madrid (10) have Real Sociedad lost more home games in LaLiga since the start of 2000 (P19 W5 D4 L10) than against Villarreal (P16 W3 D4 L9).
Villarreal have only lost three of their last 12 matches against Basque teams in LaLiga (W8 D1), after losing six of their previous nine against them in the competition (W1 D2).
Real Sociedad have won their last six LaLiga games and could register their best consecutive winning streak in their history in the top-flight (seven consecutive wins).
With their victory in their last LaLiga trip, 3-1 against Getafe, Villarreal ended a streak of four games without an away win (D2 L2). They could win two away games in a row for the first time under Unai Emery.
With 23 points after their first 10 matches in LaLiga in 2020/21, Real Sociedad have equalled their best total at this stage of the competition in the top-flight (counting three points per win, also 23 in 1981/82 when they were champion).
Mikel Oyarzabal is LaLiga;s top-scorer in 2020/21 (six goals) and has been involved in five of Real Sociedad's nine goals at Reale Arena this season (four goals and one assist).
Real Sociedad’s Willian José has scored five goals in his last six games against Villarreal in LaLiga, scoring one goal in two of his three games against the Yellows at Reale Arena in the competition (two goals).
Villarreal’s Gerard Moreno has scored three goals in his last four games against Real Sociedad in LaLiga, one goal as an Espanyol player and two with his current team.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery has lost his last three games against Real Sociedad in LaLiga, all three while in charge of Sevilla - as many defeats as he had in his previous eight games against them in the competition (W4 D1 L3).
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