Real Sociedad vs Villarreal: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

A big clash in the Basque Country takes place on Sunday in LaLiga as high flying Villarreal travel to the Reale Arena in San Sebastian to take on a rejuvenated Real Sociedad.

Under Marcelino, Villarreal have enjoyed a superb start to the LaLiga campagin, they sit third behind El Clasico sides Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, and have four wins and a draw from their last five matches.

Marcelino's side find themselves on 29 points, just three points behind league leaders Real Madrid, and whilst any talk on a title challenge may be too far based on the strength Spain's big two have, Villarreal can cement themselves as Spain's 'best of the rest' this season.

Meanwhile, Real Sociedad find themselves in ninth. And whilst that may not quite be where they want to be, they have recovered from a poor start to the campaign which saw them near the relegation zone. However, their recent form has been strong, including a dramatic 3-2 Basque derby win over Athletic Club.

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Remiro

Defenders: Munoz, Caleta-Car, Martin, Aramburu

Midfielders: Zakharyan, Soler, Gorrotxategi, Guedes

Forwards: Mendez, Oyarzabal

Villarreal Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Junior

Defenders: Alfonso, Veiga, Marin, Navarro

Midfielders: Moliero, Comesana, Partey, Buchanan

Forwards: Moreno, Oluwaseyi

Real Sociedad Last Five Matches:

Real Sociedad 2-1 Sevilla

Negreira 0-3 Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad 3-2 Athletic Club

Elche 1-1 Real Sociedad

Osasuna 1-3 Real Sociedad

Four wins and one draw will leave Real Soicedad confident as the home side despite Villarreal's impressive form overall so far this season

Villarreal Last Five Matches:

Villarreal 4-0 Rayo Vallecano

Pafos 1-0 Villarreal

Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal

Villarreal 2-1 Mallorca

Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Villarreal

Villarreal's European form has not been great, however domestically it has been strong. Real Sociedad away represents a tough test but with his side sitting third Marcelino will be confident of a result.

Key Players To Watch:

Real Sociedad: Mikel Oyarzabal

Sociedad's long serving captain is certainly the main man to watch for the Basque side as he looks to be the difference maker in attack for his team as he has been over the years in San Sebastian.

Villarreal: Gerrard Moreno

Spanish striker Gerrard Moreno scored the opening goal in Villarreal's last match away at Espanyol

Best Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Betting Tip

Key betting tip: Both teams to score at 1.70 represents strong value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters

Match Facts

Sunday 30th November

Spanish LaLiga

Reale Arena (Real Sociedad)

Kick-Off time 13:00pm GMT