Bescot Stadium | 2026 pre-season friendly | Tuesday, July 27 | 7:30pm BST
Ahead of Tuesday’s intriguing friendly clash in Walsall, BetVictor News delivers the in-depth Aston Villa vs Real Sociedad preview – including the score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, latest odds, the best betting angles and more.
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Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad Preview
Despite their narrow 2-1 loss to Porto on Saturday, the Aston Villa vs Real Sociedad odds suggest a win is the likeliest outcome for the Lions on July 28. Luka Lynch scored against the Portuguese heavyweights which means the 19-year-old winger has netted in successive pre-season games.
Manager Unai Emery is being tipped to give Lynch more game time at the Bescot Stadium and it’ll be interesting to see how he performs once again. Naturally, minutes are the most important focus at this stage and Emery will look to give as many of his players a decent run-out in Walsall.
As for Sociedad, they are building up to their LaLiga opener against Real Betis on August 21. So far in the off-season, the Spaniards earned a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander and beat recently-relegated Wolves 2-1 at the Bescot Stadium.
Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad H2H Record
Considering both sides have played in a variety of UEFA competitions over the years, they have never faced off against each other. Therefore, this will be the first-ever meeting between Aston Villa and Real Sociedad.
Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad Team News
Emi Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Ollie Watkins and Johan Manzambi will not feature for Aston Villa. The quintet are all on an extended break owing to their participation in the 2026 World Cup. On the injury front, Amadou Onana, Pau Torres, Alysson and Tammy Abraham are all ruled out.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad and Spain star Mikel Oyarzabal is enjoying a well-earned break after his North American exploits. Take Kubo and Luka Sucic will also be absent having represented Japan and Croatia. Alvaro Odriozola is still regaining fitness after suffering an ACL injury in November 2025.
Aston Villa pre-season results:
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Real Sociedad pre-season results:
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Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad Predicted Lineups
Aston Villa predicted lineup:
Bizot; Nedeljkovic, Cisse, Mings, Maatsen; Bogarde, Gomes; Bailey, Buendia, Lynch; Burrowes
Real Sociedad predicted lineup:
Remiro; Aramburu, Martin, Pacheco, Munoz; Aguirre, Turrientes; Zakharyan, Soler, Gomez; Oskarsson
Where To Watch Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad
The Aston Villa vs Real Sociedad pre-season friendly will not be available to watch on traditional UK TV channels. Fans can watch the match live via Villa’s streaming platform – VillaTV. Those who have a VillaTV Video Membership can tune in or daily match passes are available.
Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- This will be the first ever meeting between the sides (competitive or non-competitive).
- Aston Villa stats – Villa have won four of their last five in all competitions.
- Real Sociedad stats – La Real’s last win against an English side came against Man United in a Europa League group stage clash in 2022.
Top Betting Angles for Aston Villa vs Real Sociedad
- Over 3.5 goals (15/8)
- BTTS – Yes (8/13)
- Villa win and BTTS (13/5)
Aston Villa Vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Aston Villa – who are 12/1 in the Alex Scott next club odds market – have been hit by injuries and player sales in midfield so Unai Emery is set to experiment with some of his young-guns once again. And so far, he will have been satisfied with what he has seen.
With that said, Real Sociedad can boast a stronger team but with minutes the main focus, we fancy Unai Emery’s youngsters to come up trumps in Walsall.
Prediction: Aston Villa 3-1 Real Sociedad (12/1)
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