Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction, 11/29/2020 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/25/2020

Game: Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020

Location: Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Real Sociedad (+105) Villarreal (+225)

Paco Alcacer and Villarreal (5-4-1, 3rd in La Liga) travel to Anoeta Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Real Sociedad (7-2-1, 1st in La Liga). The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Alejandro Remiro for Real Sociedad and Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal. The moneyline on this game has Real Sociedad priced at +105 and the Submarino Amarillos are at +225. The total has been set at 2.5.

Real Sociedad faced Cadiz in their most recent match and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 85.1% received passes rate by completing 481 of the 565 targeted passes in their last game. Real Sociedad tried 16 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 6 of the dribbles for a percentage of 37.5%. Concerning shot accuracy, Real Sociedad finished at a 28.6% clip by hitting 4 shots on target of 14 total shots. Real Sociedad has an average of 2.10 goals per 90 min (21 total goals) and are sitting with 12 assists in all competitions this year.

Portu is a player who should be able to impact this match for Real Sociedad. Portu has been given a starting assignment in 209 games so far in his career and he accounts for 0.25 goals per 90. The forward from Spain has 51 goals in 18,462 professional minutes played. He has totaled 26 assists while earning 34 yellow cards so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Mikel Oyarzabal, the forward who represents Spain. He has helped on a goal 28 times so far in his career while he has scored 49 total goals. Oyarzabal has 13,818 mins in 157 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 12 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.32 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Real Sociedad is Alejandro Remiro. Remiro (49-23-40 record in his career) has accounted for 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 30.1% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Spain has faced 433 shots sent in his direction in 113 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.07 (120 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .751. Remiro has defended the goal for a total of 10,103 mins and has earned 321 stops in his career.

For their last game, Villarreal finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Real Madrid. They finished the match by converting 469 out of their 525 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 89.3%. Villarreal finished the match with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 of the 8 dribbles they pursued. Having a total of 14 goals and 7 assists for all their matches, Villarreal sports an average of 1.40 goals and 0.70 assists per 90 minutes.

Paco Alcacer should provide a lift for Villarreal. The forward representing Spain has been on the pitch for 11,840 mins and he has scored 75 goals. He has earned 11 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 22 times. He scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 126 matches in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Moi Gomez, the forward hailing from Spain. He has earned 24 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 33 times. Gomez has been handed 31 yellow card cautions in 17,213 mins (193 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.13.

Sergio Asenjo is expected to look after the net for Villarreal. Asenjo has racked up 86 clean sheets while defending 1,121 shots tried against him in 23,677 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of .730 and his shutout rate is 32.5%. He has allowed 1.20 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 103-70-91. So far in his career, Asenjo has allowed 315 goals and has 823 saves in 265 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villarreal (+225)

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