Real Sociedad vs Villarreal 2022-23 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 33': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Villarreal 0. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino following a corner.
- 45': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Sociedad 1, Villarreal 0.
- 55': David Silva (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 65': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces David Silva.
- 74': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Momo Cho replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 75': Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Brais Méndez.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Robin Le Normand replaces Aritz Elustondo.
- 81': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
- 81': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 82': Álex Sola (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Robert Navarro replaces Takefusa Kubo.
- 90'+1': Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 1, Villarreal 0.
Game Information
Venue: Reale Arena
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 32,689
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+47 | Real Madrid | 31 | 78 | 1 |
+28 | Barcelona | 31 | 70 | 3 |
+24 | Girona | 31 | 65 | 6 |
+23 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 61 | 8 |
Statistics
VIL | RSO | |
---|---|---|
18 | Fouls | 21 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 5 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
5 | SHOTS | 17 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
279 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
340 | Passes | 522 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
8 | Crosses | 16 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
49 | Long Balls | 43 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
20 | Tackles | 24 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
4 | Interceptions | 6 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
14 | Clearances | 17 |
Real Sociedad (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
20 | Jon Pacheco |
6 | Aritz Elustondo |
3 | Martín Zubimendi |
12 | Aihen Muñoz |
2 | Álex Sola |
21 | David Silva |
8 | Mikel Merino |
23 | Brais Méndez |
19 | Alexander Sørloth |
14 | Takefusa Kubo |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
4 | Pau Torres |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
2 | Kiko Femenía |
6 | Étienne Capoue |
10 | Dani Parejo |
19 | Francis Coquelin |
21 | Yeremy Pino |
9 | Arnaut Danjuma |
17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
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