The Yellow Submarine travel to face Real Sociedad with the aim of remaining among the top positions in the table (Sunday, 2pm CET)
Villarreal CF travel to San Sebastián to take on Real Sociedad at Anoeta in a high-level clash, with the Yellow Submarine looking to maintain their place among the top teams in the league (Sunday, 2pm CET).
Marcelino García Toral’s side, who confirmed their best-ever league start in the top flight with 29 points from 13 matches after beating Mallorca, currently sit in third place. They have also won their last four league matches.
Meanwhile, Sergio Francisco’s team are ninth in the league with 16 points and have been unbeaten in LaLiga since early October – four wins and two draws – putting them just five points off European spots.
Match facts and trivia
In terms of history, the two sides have met 44 times in domestic competition. The record stands at 19 wins for Villarreal and 11 for the Basques, with 14 draws.
Interestingly, the first league encounter between the two dates back to the 1998-99 season in Vila-real and ended in a 1-1 draw.
The list of players who have represented both clubs already exceeds ten: Gerardo García, Gica Craioveanu, Imanol Alguacil, Javi Gracia, Marcos García ‘Marquitos’, Nihat Kahveci, Joseba Llorente, José Ángel ‘Cote’, Gero Rulli, Take Kubo, Alexander Sorloth and Gonçalo Guedes.
