Villarreal vs Real Sociedad Prediction, 3/20/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/19/2026

Game: Villarreal vs Real Sociedad

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: ESPN Deportes

Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain is the site where Real Sociedad (6-6-8) will try to defeat Villarreal (13-2-4) on Friday. Villarreal are priced at -196 while the Whites and Blues are at +162. The total comes in at 3. The expected starting goaltenders will be Luiz Lucio Reis Junior for Villarreal and Alex Remiro for Real Sociedad.

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The Submarino Amarillos sit at 5th in the category of goals expected having 21.3, and their xGA are 21.1. Villarreal CF has given up 33 goals while conceding 1.18 goals per 90, and the other team are sitting with 94 shots on target against them. The team's goal differential is 18 by 51 goals notched in addition to 33 goals relinquished. They have accumulated 8 clean sheets, giving them a % of 28.6% this year. Villarreal has accounted for 68 SVs and they also are the owners of a save percentage of 64.9% on the season. Villarreal has tallied 63 yellow card warnings over the course of the season and also 3 red cards. So far this year, the team is sitting with an average of 1.96 pts per fixture (55 pts) and also are ranked 3rd in Big 5 soccer with 34 assists.

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The Whites and Blues have an average of 1.3 pts per match while recording 25 assists and 3 red cards. La Real has accumulated a clean sheet rate of 7.4% so far this season in addition to 54 yellow card warnings. Real Sociedad is ranked 13th for goals allowed having 41, and their goal differential is coming in at -1. This season, La Real has a save rate of 59.4% (101 SoT against), and they also sit at 10th among Big 5 teams with 35 points. The team's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.52 in addition to 65 saves, and they are sitting with 2 shut outs. Real Sociedad has accounted for 40 goals and their goals expected so far this season is at 21.9.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Villarreal will be Luiz Lucio Reis Junior. Reis Junior has seen the pitch for 3,708 minutes and has tallied 110 saves during his pro soccer career. Reis Junior (25-7-9 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 13 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.6%% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Brazil has had 149 shots attempted against him in 41 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.09 (45 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 73.8%.

Alex Remiro will be residing in front of the net for Real Sociedad. So far in his career, Remiro has given up 257 goals while tallying 550 saves in 236 starts. Remiro has tallied 84 shutouts while defending 804 shots tried against him in 21,185 career minutes. He sports a save % of 68.4% and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.7%%. He has surrendered 1.09 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 102-61-73.

Alberto Moleiro is one footballer who can be a force for Villarreal. Moleiro has been in the starting lineup in 131 matches during his soccer career and he scores 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 22 goals in 11,287 professional minutes played. He has totaled 18 assists while tallying 62 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

Real Sociedad is being led by Mikel Oyarzabal, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He has totaled 309 points so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 57 times. The forward from Spain has totaled 30,834 professional minutes while scoring 126 goals. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 355 matches so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villarreal (+162)

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Pick:	QUEENS ROYALS +25.5
Start:	March 20, 2026 @ 7:35 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #759 Queens Royals +25.5 over Purdue Boilermakers (7:35p.m., Friday, March 20 TruTV) Purdue showed up in Chicago for the Big 10 Tournament but they have not played well during the second half of the season. We will grab the points with the Royals on Friday night in St. Louis, MO. Purdue is nowhere near as strong on defense this year and many of their stars are not shooting it well. They got a cakewalk to the Big 10 Finals by getting to play a depleted UCLA team on Saturday. They are overseeded and are not a strong two seed. The Royals can score points and should get hot at some point in this game to cover this spread. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in basketball, hockey, and other sports. Sign-up now and let 54 years of handicapping experience work for you. Read More Read Less

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