Aston Villa U21

Match report

Aston Villa U21 beat Real Sociedad B 5-1 in the International Premier League Cup group stage on Monday. The result overturned our prediction, which had backed the visitors with 88 per cent confidence — but the match went another way entirely.

Telletxea gave Real Sociedad the lead at the second minute, and here's the thing: Villa didn't panic. Meade equalised at eight, then Ropero turned it on himself with an own goal at thirty-eight. That shifted the momentum before the half.

Blake came on and turned it around after the break. He scored at sixty-nine and seventy-two, then converted a penalty at eighty-three after Uranga's red card. By then the game was over.

Sociedad controlled the ball with fifty-three per cent possession and registered more attacks, but Villa made their chances count. The hosts had forty-seven per cent possession, fewer corners, and one red card less to deal with.

The result puts Villa ahead in the group standings. Sociedad's run of results — three wins and two draws in their last five — didn't translate here, and the gap in the table will reflect that.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Attacks 84 – 127

Corners 1 – 6

Free kicks 21 – 16

⚽ 2' O. Telletxea — Goal ⚽ 8' M. Meade — Goal ⚽ 38' I. Ropero — Own goal ✗ 49' J. McGrath — Penalty missed ⚽ 69' J. Blake — Goal ⚽ 72' J. Blake — Goal 🟥 83' L. Uranga — Red card ⚽ 83' J. Blake — Penalty

Match events

2' Real Sociedad B Goal O. Telletxea assist: J. Eceizabarrena
8' Aston Villa U21 Goal M. Meade assist: C. Brannigan
38' Aston Villa U21 Own goal I. Ropero
49' Aston Villa U21 Penalty missed J. McGrath assist: J. McGrath
69' Aston Villa U21 Goal J. Blake assist: M. Meade
72' Aston Villa U21 Goal J. Blake assist: O. Johnson
83' Real Sociedad B Red card L. Uranga
83' Aston Villa U21 Penalty J. Blake

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

84 Attacks 127

1 Corners 6

21 Free kicks 16

3 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 1

21 Goal kicks 1

16 Throw-ins 20

Match prediction: Aston Villa U21 — Real Sociedad B

Win: Real Sociedad B

Confidence 88%

Reasoning

Астон Вилла U21, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Реал Сосьедад Б, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses

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