Espanyol vs Real Sociedad – After drawing 1-1 with Osasuna in a La Liga match, Espanyol will participate in this contest. In that game, Espanyol had 41% of the possession and 4 of their 9 shot attempts were successful.
Martin Braithwaite was the lone player for Espanyol to get a goal (59′). Three of Osasuna’s nine shots on goal were successful. Osasuna’s goal came from Ante Budimir (45′).
In recent years, Espanyol has rarely refused to surrender. They will be concerned that Espanyol’s defense has been breached in 5 of their last 6 games, leading to the scoring of 8 goals. Time will tell if this pattern continues in the future game, historical results aside.
The form guide for this game indicates that Espanyol are winless in their past two league games against Real Sociedad.
have won all three of their previous home league games.
Real Sociedad will be trying to turn things around after losing their most recent La Liga contest against Real Valladolid.
Real Sociedad controlled 55% of the ball during that game and attempted 15 goals, four of which were successful. Real Valladolid had 7 shots total, and 2 of them were on goal. Real Valladolid scored thanks to Cyle Larin (73′).
A remarkably low number of goals have been scored between Real Sociedad and their opponents in five of the team’s previous six matches.
During that time, just 1.5 goals were scored on average each game overall, with Txuri-urdin scoring an average of 1. Real Sociedad entered this matchup with a perfect record in their previous four away league games.
Espanyol vs Real Sociedad – Betting Analysis
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to September 22, 2019, we can see that Real Sociedad has won 5, Espanyol 1, and there have been no draws.
During those matches, they combined to score 14 goals, with 4 coming from Periquitos and 10 from Txuri-urdin. That equals 2.33 goals per game on average.
The previous league matchup between these teams was on La Liga Match Day 6 on September 18, 2022, and Real Sociedad defeated Espanyol 2-1.
Real Sociedad had 63% of the possession that day and made 14 efforts on goal. Alexander Srloth (17′) and Brais Méndez (29′) scored the goals.
Four of Espanyol’s 14 efforts on goal at the other end were on target. 19′ was when Edu Expósito scored. Carlos Del Cerro Grande served as the referee for the game.
Diego Martnez, the manager of Espanyol, will be without Adrià Pedrosa (groin injury) and Keidi Bare (ruptured ankle ligament).
Imanol Alguacil, the manager of Real Sociedad, must deal with a number of absent players. A number of players won’t be taking the field, including Andoni Gorosabel (ankle injury), Momo Cho (ankle injury), Ander Guevara (hamstring injury), Mikel Merino (hamstring injury), Martn Merquelanz (knee injury), David Silva (calf problems), Jon Pacheco (ankle injury), lex Sola (hamstring injury), and Umar Sadiq (cruciate ligament rupture).
We believe that Espanyol will need to play well to get past Real Sociedad’s defense, who we predict will win and perhaps even keep a clean sheet.
What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the full-time result market, a victory for Espanyol is best priced at 3.4, betting on a draw is 3.2 and taking a punt on a win for Real Sociedad will get you 2.25. Those are the best prices being offered at present.
Espanyol vs Real Sociedad – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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