Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 23/02/2024, 09:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 23/02/2024 at 09:22 in LaLiga Predictions

With an eye toward improving their dwindling top-five chances, Real Sociedad hosts an erratic Villarreal team in La Liga. This match to be played at the Anoeta Stadium will see the hosts start 6th in the standings with 40 points, while the visitors are 13th with 26 points. Sociedad is nine points behind fifth-placed Athletic, which looks like tough terrain to climb. They can still stay in the hunt for a win, but the bigger reason is the three-point gap that they have with the two teams below. Their recent form hasn’t helped them in that quest, as they went winless across five competitive matches where they drew three and lost two. A 2-1 win over Mallorca was the need of the hour as they aim to revive their season here. Surprisingly, they are winless across five games played here, with four draws and a loss.

Villarreal aren’t under any imminent relegation threat as they start this round nine points above the bottom three. They have added some spin to their game with a five-game unbeaten streak—four draws and a win—but that would count for nothing if they lost there. That is primarily because of the congested bottom half, where the 13th-placed visitors are ahead of the 16th-placed Mallorca by just three points. The tricky part is to improve their form and keep picking up crucial points on the road. Villarreal have won four points from their last two away league games, but four defeats from five prior league trips suggest they haven’t always found the way to be competitive.