Both of these teams enjoyed contrasting fortunes on the opening Primera División weekend, with Real Sociedad coming from behind to beat Celta Vigo in controversial fashion, while Villarreal lost at the hands of newly promoted Levante.
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How easily Celta managed to frustrate La Real’s system last week is a worry for Eusebio heading into our Real Sociedad vs Villarreal preview, but otherwise, they have no real fitness concerns ahead of our football predictions.
Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal, Juanmi and Willian Jose capped last weekend's victory, while certainly raised confidence levels heading into the hosts’ first league clash of the season at Anoeta.
Villarreal, meanwhile, have had their selection concerns during recent weeks. Samu Castillejo and Cedric Bakambu return from suspension this week, adding some first-team faces back into the mix, but continuity might be tough to find for Fran Escriba.
The absences of Bruno and potentially Mario are heavily influencing our Real Sociedad vs Villarreal predictions, as both players are very important for Villarreal’s system.
The hosts finished last season with a five-game unbeaten run at home, with Anoeta being something of a fortress for them. In order to maintain their Europa League qualification aspirations for this coming season, it will have to be the same again.
Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Prediction and Betting Advice
Real Sociedad have plenty of options up top to change things around if required, with Carlos Vela and Juanmi coming off the bench brilliantly on the first day of the campaign.
According to our Real Sociedad vs Villarreal picks, this would normally be a close game, however, injuries and a lack of consistency might mean that the Yellow Submarine struggle on the road this week, making good football betting odds of over 2/1 on Betway very tempting indeed.
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