La Liga · Matchweek 29
Gerard Moreno 7'
Georges Mikautadze 15'
Nicolas Pépé 23'
HT 3:0
Luka Sučić 47'
Fri, 20 Mar 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
Villarreal 4th → 3rd · 58 pts|Real Sociedad 7th · 38 pts

Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.7–1.08).

Player of the matchGeorges Mikautadze8.6Decisive moment7' Gerard Moreno+0.6

Villarreal 3-1 Real Sociedad

Key numbers

  • Possession 35% – 65%
  • Shots 21 (10 on target) – 11 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 7' Gerard Moreno, FN xPts +0.6
Player of the match
Georges Mikautadze 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-03-1
Villarreal ahead 83 min · level 7 min · Real Sociedad ahead 0 min
  • Luka Sučić — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

7' Gerard Moreno Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Santi Comesaña +0.2 +0.6
15' Georges Mikautadze Goal +0.3
23' Nicolas Pépé Goal · assist Georges Mikautadze +0.1
47' Luka Sučić Goal +0.1
Villarreal Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

VillarrealReal Sociedad
35%Possession65%
3.7Expected goals (xG)1.08
0.18xG per shot0.1
21Shots11
10Shots on target4
48%Shots on target %36%
17Shots in box4
371Passes682
79%Pass accuracy89%
4Corners5
3Saves7
10Fouls11
0Yellow cards2
1Offsides6

Compared with usual

Villarreal

39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.6
Conceded11.4
xG3.71.3high
xG against1.081.2
Shots2113.5
On target104.7
Shots faced1112.2
xG per shot0.180.11
Possession35%45.3%
Passes371410.2
Pass accuracy79%82.2%
Corners44.4
Fouls1012.5

Real Sociedad

last 19 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.7
Conceded31.4
xG1.081.4
xG against3.71.3high
Shots1112.8
On target45.1
Shots faced2113.2
xG per shot0.10.12
Possession65%50.4%
Passes682460.4
Pass accuracy89%81.8%
Corners55.2
Fouls1114.4

Timeline

  • 7' Goal Gerard Moreno league goal #8 assist Santi Comesaña
  • 15' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #9
  • 23' Goal Nicolas Pépé league goal #5 assist Georges Mikautadze
  • 38' Yellow Jon Aramburu
  • 46' Sub Jon Gorrotxategi → Luka Sučić
  • 47' Goal Luka Sučić league goal #2
  • 54' Sub Igor Zubeldia → Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • 68' Sub Jon Aramburu → Aritz Elustondo
  • 68' Sub Brais Méndez → Orri Steinn Óskarsson
  • 74' Sub Alberto Moleiro → Alfon González
  • 74' Sub Gerard Moreno → Tajon Buchanan
  • 78' Yellow Gonçalo Guedes
  • 82' Sub Mikel Oyarzabal → Arsen Zakharyan
  • 89' Sub Pape Gueye → Dani Parejo
  • 89' Sub Santi Comesaña → Thomas Partey
  • 89' Sub Georges Mikautadze → Tani Oluwaseyi

Category leaders

  • Key passesNicolas Pépé4
  • Duels wonSantiago Mouriño9/14
  • DribblesAlfon González2/3
  • Defensive actionsSantiago Mouriño9
  • ShotsGeorges Mikautadze6 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonNicolas Pépé4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.