Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Live Scores, H2H & Match Info La Liga 2026

Spanish La Liga
Friday 20th March 2026 • 20:00 • Estadio de la Ceramica
Attendance: 18,032
Villarreal
Gerard 7', Mikautadze 15', N. Pepe 23'
3 - 1
Real Sociedad
L. Sucic 47'
Match Statistics
35.3%POSSESSION64.7%
21Total Shots11
10Shots on Target4
6Big Chances Missed2
4Corners5
293Accurate Passes608
79%Passing Accuracy89.1%
0 Yellow Cards 2
Lineups
Villarreal Starting XI
1 L. Reis Júnior
15 S. Mouriño
6 P. Navarro
12 R. Veiga
24 A. Pedraza Sag
19 N. Pepe
14 S. Comesana
18 P. Gueye
20 A. Moleiro
7 Gerard (c)
9 G. Mikautadze
Substitutes
A. Tenas (GK), A. Freeman, R. Marín Zamora, W. Kambwala, D. Parejo, A. González, T. Partey, T. Buchanan, T. Oluwaseyi, S. Cardona.
Real Sociedad Starting XI
1 A. Remiro Gargallo
2 J. Aramburu
31 J. Martín
5 I. Zubeldia
17 S. Gómez Martin
7 A. Barrenetxea
4 J. Gorrotxategi
18 C. Soler
11 G. Guedes
23 B. Mendez
10 M. Oyarzabal (c)
Substitutes
U. Marrero (GK), A. Muñoz, A. Elustondo, O. Óskarsson, P. Marín, D. Caleta-Car, J. Karrikaburu, A. Zakharyan, L. Sucic, T. Carbonell, I. Aguirre.
Match Officials
RefereeMiguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Fourth OfficialAlexandre Aleman Perez
VARDavid Gálvez Rascón
Assistant VARPablo Gonzalez Fuertes
Head To Head
MetricsVillarrealReal Sociedad
Played4444
Wins1911
Draws14
Losses1119
Goals Scored6347

Villarreal vs Real Sociedad - La Liga Match Highlight 20th Mar 2026

This match honestly had that classic late-season La Liga tension where every attack felt important. Villarreal CF against Real Sociedad was never going to be boring, and both sides played with real intensity from the start.

Villarreal looked slightly sharper early on. Their movement down the flanks caused problems and the crowd got loud every time they pushed forward quickly. One early chance probably should’ve ended in a goal, but the finish just drifted wide.

Real Sociedad slowly settled after that though.

Their midfield became more controlled, passing looked smoother, and suddenly Villarreal were spending longer periods defending. The game turned physical too. Lots of tackles, small fouls, players arguing with the referee every few minutes.

Second half felt much more open.

One quick attacking move finally broke the deadlock and the stadium completely exploded. But the lead didn’t calm the game at all. Sociedad pushed hard for a response and created a couple of really dangerous moments late on.

Final minutes honestly felt nervous. Fans reacting to every clearance, every tackle, every counterattack.

In the end, the match stayed tight right until the whistle. Neither side fully dominated, which honestly made it more entertaining to watch.

Hard-fought football. Proper La Liga battle.