La Liga: A pair of sides who have played splendidly thus far. Let's get ready for Real Sociedad - Real Betis with this full preview!
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals away as Real Sociedad have scored home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Real Sociedad form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 15 La Liga games here at Reale Arena for Real Sociedad. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. After failing to beat Getafe here at Reale Arena, Sociedad has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
A strong away win for Real Sociedad against Elche the last match, as Normand and Sørloth were on target. Midfielder Silva was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.41 (out of ten) in that game. Silva signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Espanyol in a game that was won 1-0.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 eight games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost one.
Sociedad have scored 12 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Real Sociedad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Betis form and stats
Playing away, Real Betis have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Two travels in a row for Real Betis, whose manager Ripamonti could celebrate last time after the win against Cadiz. Pezzella was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Pezzella won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that, Betis secured a home win against Osasuna with the score 4-1.We have checked recent matches where Real Betis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were two victories, one draw and three defeats.
After this away game Betis return home for a La Liga game against Elche. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Real Betis's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Betis have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Real Sociedad and Real Betis have duelled earlier this season: Real Betis - Real Sociedad 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Sociedad wins - draws - Real Betis wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 14 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 9 goals |  B. Iglesias Quintas 9 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Real Sociedad | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 32 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 25 | 56 |
| 30 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 84% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 55% | 27% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 84% |
| 26% | 7% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 29% | 13% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 58% | 80% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 29% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.7 | 12 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12.3 | 14.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| 11.3 | 9.8 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- Real Betis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals away as Real Sociedad have scored home.
- Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (12) at home in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga
| 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 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 37 | 72 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 60 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 56 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 46 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -1 | 41 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 41 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Getafe | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Elche | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 32 |
| 16 | Granada | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 28 |
| 19 | Levante | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -26 | 22 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alaves | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 35 | -29 | 22 |
