National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FC Barcelona or Real Sociedad that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Barcelona nor Real Sociedad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Last season, FC Barcelona's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the round of 16.FC Barcelona have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
FC Barcelona are confident in defense, having played 197 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Barcelona's last game was hosting Getafe and winning 1-0. Koundé, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Koundé won 3 of 6 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory at Ceuta. A Copa Del Rey match.
The manager Xavi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Girona in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and FC Barcelona are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Barcelona have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Real Sociedad form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the La Liga.
Two away matches in a row for Real Sociedad, whose coach Barrenetxea could celebrate last time after the win against Rayo Vallecano. Elustondo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.54. The defender Elustondo served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
A home victory as expected against Mallorca before that, in the Copa Del Rey.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Real Madrid.
Real Sociedad has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest meetings featuring these sides have all finished as FC Barcelona wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 13 goals |   A. Sørloth 8 goals |  B. Méndez Portela 7 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| FC Barcelona | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 58 | 27 | Scored | S | 29 | 46 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15.9 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 10 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Girona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 14 | Almeria | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Elche | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 6 |
