The La Liga Round 13 match between Real Sociedad and Barcelona is set to take place on November 10 at the Reale Arena in San Sebastian. Real Sociedad vs Barcelona: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Probable line-ups for the Real Sociedad vs Barcelona match
Real Sociedad (4-4-2): Alejandro Remiro – Jon Aritz Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Naif Aguerd, Xavi Lopez – Sergio Gomez, Martin Zubimendi, Luka Sucic, Brais Mendez – Mikel Oyarzabal, Takefusa Kubo.
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Inaki Pena – Pau Kubarci, Hector Fort, Inigo Martinez, Alex Balde – Marc Casado, Pedri – Raphinha Dias, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal – Robert Lewandowski.
The line-ups listed for each team are from their last match in this tournament.
Real Sociedad
The San Sebastian side, playing away, defeated Sevilla 2-0 in the last round. This victory allowed them to rise to the middle of the league table and create a six-point cushion from the relegation zone. In their last six league matches, Imanol Alguacil's charges have suffered just one defeat, securing three wins and two draws. It's noteworthy that this season is turning out to be the team's worst in the last nine years: Real Sociedad had fewer points at this stage of the championship last time in La Liga 2015/16 (12 points).
Defender Amari Traore will miss the match due to injury.
- At least one team failed to score in 8 of Real Sociedad's last 9 games in La Liga.
- No more than two goals were scored in 8 of Real Sociedad's last 9 La Liga matches.
- The Basque side has not conceded in the second 45 minutes in their last seven league encounters.
Barcelona
The Catalans approach this round on a four-game winning streak in La Liga, confidently defeating all their opponents by at least two goals. Notably, the 4-0 victory over Real Madrid stands out. As a result, the club not only leads the league table but has also pulled away from the Madrid side by 9 points (with the latter having a game in hand).
Defenders Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, midfielder Marc Bernal, forward Ferran Torres, and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss the match due to injuries.
- Three or more goals were scored in Barcelona's last five league matches.
- The team scored at least two goals in 18 of their last 19 La Liga games.
- Two or more goals were scored in the first half in 7 of Barcelona's last 9 La Liga encounters.
Real Sociedad vs Barcelona: match prediction
Even Real Madrid couldn't stop Barcelona. Hansi Flick's charges are having an excellent season – they're leading the league table, and their confident attacking play is impressive. Barcelona has scored a whopping 40 goals so far this season, the most at this stage of the championship since the distant 1950/51 season (42 goals).
It's unlikely that Real Sociedad will be able to take points from the visitors. Although the team is picking up pace after a poor start, they are noticeably underperforming compared to recent years. Moreover, the Basques have a poor home record in La Liga – just one win in their last seven matches (1 draw and 5 defeats). Meanwhile, the Catalans have won 8 of their last 9 away games in La Liga. In addition, Real Sociedad has lost in their last four home encounters with Barcelona in the championship.
My prediction is a Barcelona win with odds of
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