Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction, 10/9/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/3/2022

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Game: Real Sociedad vs Villarreal

Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022

Location: Estadio Municipal de Anoeta in San Sebastián, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Sociedad (+163) Villarreal (+181)

Estadio Municipal de Anoeta is the location where Villarreal (3-3-1) will go up against Real Sociedad (4-1-2) on Sunday. Real Sociedad opens at +163 and Villarreal are priced +181. The over/under comes in at 2.75. The goaltenders protecting the net are Alejandro Remiro Real Sociedad and Geronimo Rulli Villarreal.

Real Sociedad allowed 11 goals while allowing 1.57 goals per 90, and opposing teams tallied 35 shots on target on them. They had a total of 2 clean sheets, which put them at a percentage of 28.6 over the course of the prior season. Real Sociedad were sitting with 17 yellow cards over the course of last season. The Whites and Blues were ranked 6th in regard to expected goals with 10.0, and their expected goals against sat at 7.7. For the previous campaign, the team had an average of 1.86 points per contest (13 points) and they also sat at 4th in the league with 10 assists. Their goal differential was sitting at 1 by 12 goals tallied and 11 goals relinquished. Real Sociedad accumulated 23 saves and held a save percentage of 68.6 for the prior year.

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Villarreal had a total of 10 goals and the team's expected goals last season was at 12.9. Their goals against per 90 was at 0.29 in addition to 19 saves, and they compiled 5 shut outs. On the season, Villarreal CF had a save rate of 90.5 (21 shots on target against), and also were ranked 8th in soccer with 12 pts. Villarreal ranked 4th when talking about goals against having 2, and their difference in goals was sitting at 8. Villarreal amassed a CS% of 71.4 over the course of last season as well as 14 yellow cards. The Submarino Amarillos sat with an average of 1.7 pts/match while compiling 4 assists.

The guy protecting the net for Real Sociedad is Alejandro Remiro. Remiro (63-33-51 mark in his career) has accumulated 44 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.7% shutout rate. The keeper hailing from Spain has seen 548 shots attempted against him in 148 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.12 (165 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .717. Remiro has defended the goal a total of 13,253 minutes and has tallied 393 saves thus far in his career.

Geronimo Rulli will be looking after the goal for Villarreal. Rulli has accumulated 54 shutouts while seeing 743 shots attempted against him in 16,421 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of .711 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.5%. He has conceded 1.29 goals per 90 while holding a record of 73-48-62. Thus far in his career, Rulli has surrendered 236 goals and has racked up 528 stops in 183 starts.

Takefusa Kubo is a man who can be a difference maker for Real Sociedad. The forward from Japan has earned 13 goals in 6,754 minutes. Kubo has been in the starting lineup in 70 matchups during his soccer career while he scores 0.17 G/90. He has totaled 10 assists while earning 13 yellow card warnings during his career.

Villarreal has a guy in Alex Baena, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He has tallied 19 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. The forward from Spain has totaled 3,243 mins while earning 8 goals. He currently averages 0.22 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 38 matches in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Real Sociedad (+163)

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