Villarreal CF vs Real Sociedad Preview 02/04/2023

Villarreal CF vs Actual Sociedad – 02/04/2023

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Champions League-chasing Actual Sociedad journey to Villarreal on Sunday because the battle for European soccer in La Liga heats up.

With 26 video games within the books, Actual Sociedad discover themselves fourth within the desk – three factors away from fifth-placed Actual Betis.

In the meantime, Villarreal occupy sixth place – 5 factors away from seventh-placed Athletic Bilbao and 7 factors behind Actual Sociedad.

When Villarreal suffered 4 straight league defeats throughout January and February, it regarded as if the Yellow Submarine would sink.

Nonetheless, Villarreal have remodeled their fortunes since then, notching a four-game unbeaten streak to take 10 factors from a doable 12.

After securing back-to-back victories over Getafe and Almeria, Villarreal drew with Actual Betis earlier than beating Osasuna 3-0 final outing.

Following a shaky spell, Villarreal are again and shall be hopeful of enhancing a run of simply 4 losses of their earlier 24 house league video games.

That mentioned, Actual Sociedad have solely misplaced two of their final 12 La Liga matches, choosing up seven wins and 5 attracts within the course of.

After recording back-to-back attracts with Cadiz and Mallorca, Actual Sociedad claimed a 2-0 victory over Elche earlier than the worldwide break.

By way of the larger image, Sociedad have misplaced simply six of their 26 league video games this season, choosing up 14 wins and 6 attracts alongside the way in which.

Provided that solely one in all Sociedad’s earlier 9 La Liga matches has produced over 2.5 objectives, Sunday’s showdown is destined to be a low-scoring affair.

Head-to-head: Villarreal have solely managed to win one in all their final six league conferences with Actual Sociedad, with two 1-1 attracts coming in that point.

Throughout all competitions, 11 of the earlier 13 encounters between Villarreal and Actual Sociedad have dished up beneath 3.5 objectives.

Workforce information: Villarreal shall be with out former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin for the rest of the season on account of an ACL damage.

Actual Sociedad’s Sadiq Umar will miss the remainder of the season with an identical damage, whereas Martin Merquelanz and Aritz Elustondo are additionally anticipated to overlook Sunday’s conflict.

Whereas Villarreal shall be keen to shut the hole this weekend, Actual Sociedad shall be hopeful of retaining the Yellow Submarine at bay.

With that in thoughts, Forebet predicts that Villarreal and Actual Sociedad will play out a low-scoring draw, with each groups netting beneath 1.5 objectives.