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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 16
Villarreal CF v Real Sociedad
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal, Spain
Saturday, 9 December 2023
Kick-off is at 19h30 CAT
Villarreal CF are set to take on Real Sociedad in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 9 December.
Current Form
The Yellow Submarine drew 1-1 with Sevilla FC away on 3 December and they are now undefeated in their last two matches in the Spanish top-flight.
Villarreal defeated CA Osasuna in their home game in the league and the win ended their four-match winless run at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Meanwhile, Sociedad were held to a 1-1 draw by CA Osasuna away on 2 December and they are undefeated in their last three games in La Liga.
The White and Blues are also unbeaten in their last three away matches having recorded two draws and one win as the visitors.
Team News
Villarreal have no suspension concerns, but Aissa Mandi, Alexander Sørloth, Denis Suárez and Yeremy Pino are on the club's injury list.
Sociedad, on the other hand, will be without Carlos Fernández and Martín Merquelanz who are both injured, but there are no suspension concerns.
Quotes
“I'm very happy. Today's game showed us where we are heading and I can see that we're on the right track," Villarreal manager Marcelino said after his side's draw against Sevilla.
"I want to congratulate all the players because we played a great game today. I am very satisfied and we deserved to win.”
“The referee didn't give me any explanation [Ben Brereton's disallowed goal] because I didn't ask him for one either, but, in my opinion, there was insufficient reason to call a foul.”
Head-to-Head
Villarreal claimed a 2-0 win over Sociedad in their last meeting in La Liga in a match played at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 2 April 2023.
As a result, the Yellow Submarine snapped their two-match winless run against the White and Blues who had won two matches in a row.
La Liga matchday 16 fixtures
Friday, 8 December
22:00 - Getafe CF v Valencia CF
Saturday, 9 December
15:00 - Deportivo Alaves v Las Palmas
17:15 - Real Betis v Real Madrid
19:30 - Villarreal CF v Real Sociedad
22:00 - Real Mallorca v Sevilla FC
Sunday, 10 December
15:00 - Atletico Madrid v UD Almeria
17:15 - Granada CF v Athletic Bilbao
19:30 - Cadiz CF v CA Osasuna
22:00 - FC Barcelona v Girona FC
Monday, 11 December
22:00 - Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo
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