Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Prediction, 5/15/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/10/2022

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Game: Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Villarreal (-102) Real Sociedad (+298)

Estadio de la Cerámica is the site where Manu Trigueros and Villarreal (14-11-10, 7th in La Liga) will play Real Sociedad (15-11-9, 6th in La Liga) on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Geronimo Rulli for Villarreal and Alejandro Remiro for Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad are priced at +298 while the Submarino Amarillos are at -102. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Villarreal took the field against Alaves in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. Villarreal tried 24 dribbles in this game and converted 14 of those attempts for a rate of 58.3%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 88.7% rate by connecting on 496 of the 559 targeted passes last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Villarreal finished the game at a 35.3% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Villarreal sports an average of 1.56 goals per 90 minutes (53 goals in total) and have accounted for 44 assists in all matches this year.

Manu Trigueros is a player who should be able to impact this game for Villarreal. Trigueros has started 276 games so far in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.10 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder born in Spain has tallied 28 goals scored in 24,211 mins played. He has totaled 30 assists while accumulating 60 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Another player who should impact this match is Dani Parejo, the midfielder representing Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 64 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 69 total goals. Parejo has been on the field for 33,641 minutes during 382 starts and has been handed 102 yellow cards. He averages 0.18 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Villarreal is Geronimo Rulli. Geronimo Rulli (82-53-69 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 62 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 30.4% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Argentina has faced 805 shots attempted at him in 204 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (258 goals conceded) and he has a save % of 70.3%. Geronimo Rulli has defended the goal for a total of 18,311 mins and has earned 570 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, Real Sociedad were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 444 out of their 490 attempted passes for a rate of 90.6%. Real Sociedad finished with a 60.0% successful dribble rate by completing 6 of the 10 dribbles they attempted. Real Sociedad connected on 3 shots attempted out of the team's 8 shots attempted giving them a 37.5% clip when they last took the field. Having tallied 33 goals and 19 assists in all their games, Real Sociedad averages 0.97 goals and 0.56 assists per 90 min.

Alexander Isak should provide a lift for Real Sociedad. The forward who is from Sweden has been on the field for 8,835 minutes while scoring 54 goals. He has totaled 15 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times. He scores 0.55 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 102 outings in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Portu, the forward born in Spain. Portu has been given 39 yellow card cautions in 21,585 minutes played (244 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.23. He has earned 55 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 30 different times.

Alejandro Remiro will look after the goal for Real Sociedad. In his pro soccer career, Remiro has allowed 181 goals and has tallied 436 stops in 172 starts. He has allowed 1.06 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 72-43-56. He sports a save percentage of 72.9 and his shutout rate is currently 34.9%. Remiro has 60 clean sheets while defending 605 shots tried against him in 15,413 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Real Sociedad (+298)

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