National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Sociedad or Real Betis that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Betis have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Real Sociedad and Real Betis should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad have played 11 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Real Sociedad, as their goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo has completely shut out the opponents for 212 minutes in the La Liga.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Getafe last time out and are looking for a win here. Remiro, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.4 out of 10 in that game. Remiro topped it up with a clean sheet.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Real Sociedad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won six times, drawn three and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Real Sociedad as they are travelling to their away game against Valencia in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Real Sociedad here at Reale Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). Real Sociedad have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Betis form and stats
Betis was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the quarter-finals last season.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Real Betis have produced an overall stat of 6-2-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Real Betis, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Espanyol last time out. Fekir got a match rating of 8.73 in that game, top player of the team. Fekir signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 48 successful passes (of 55 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Deportivo Alaves in the La Liga.We have checked recent matches where Real Betis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, one draw and five defeats.
A new game in only three days for Betis, the La Liga home match versus Villarreal. Busy days.
Real Betis are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Real Betis have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Real Sociedad three wins, three draws and Real Betis four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 12 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |  B. Iglesias Quintas 7 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Real Sociedad | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 28 | 53 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 15 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
