Barcelona vs Real Sociedad betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Camp Nou

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Sat 20.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Camp Nou (99787 seats)

1st position in the La Liga table for Barcelona so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Real Sociedad visits Camp Nou.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Barcelona form and stats

Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (81) in La Liga, have performed well at Camp Nou so far this season with 12 wins from 16 matches. Points have also been lost, 3 after draws and 1 from defeats. Barcelona haven’t lost a game in 18 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Sevilla. In general it's been a long time since Barcelona tasted defeat here at Camp Nou, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games.

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Huesca in the La Liga. A strong away win before that one, visiting Manchester United and winning 1-0.

Barcelona are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W2-D1-L0.

Barcelona are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Camp Nou, having scored an impressive 46 goals in 16 games. On the other hand, Barcelona have conceded 16 goals.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

Playing away, Real Sociedad have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 6 defeats so far this season.

Real Sociedad's last game was the home draw against Eibar (1-1). A 1-3 defeat away at Celta de Vigo before that.

You'll want to know how Real Sociedad managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 42 similar matches resulting in 12 away wins, 11 draws and 19 home wins.

Real Sociedad have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. 22 goals have been conceded by Real Sociedad in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Sociedad - Barcelona 1-2. Barcelona-Real Sociedad H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Barcelona 8 wins, Real Sociedad 1 win, 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

L. Messi
33 goals / 12 assists
L. Suárez
20 goals / 6 assists
Mikel Oyarzabal
12 goals / 2 assists

Barcelona missing players

Real Sociedad missing players

Barcelona Real Sociedad
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
81 46 Scored 20 38
31 16 Conceded 22 39
94% 100% Over 0.5 88% 84%
84% 94% Over 1.5 69% 69%
59% 62% Over 2.5 50% 50%
44% 50% Over 3.5 38% 25%
28% 25% Over 4.5 6% 6%
56% 56% Both teams to score 56% 56%
44% 44% Clean Sheet 25% 25%
6% 0% Failed To Score 31% 34%
 
5.8 6.3 Corners For (avg) 3.9 4.7
4.2 3 Corners Against (avg) 5.8 4.7
2 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.1 2.2
2 2 Red Cards (total) 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Barcelona hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Barcelona is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
  • Barcelona has scored in all of their 16 home matches.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Barcelona 32 22 8 2 81 31 16 12 3 1 46 16 16 10 5 1 35 15 50 74
2 Atlético Madrid 32 19 8 5 47 21 16 13 2 1 27 7 16 6 6 4 20 14 26 65
3 Real Madrid 32 19 4 9 56 38 16 11 1 4 26 11 16 8 3 5 30 27 18 61
4 Sevilla 32 15 7 10 54 39 16 10 3 3 32 17 16 5 4 7 22 22 15 52
5 Getafe 32 13 12 7 40 29 15 9 1 5 21 11 17 4 11 2 19 18 11 51
6 Valencia 32 11 16 5 36 27 17 6 10 1 21 10 15 5 6 4 15 17 9 49
7 Athletic Club 32 11 13 8 36 37 17 8 7 2 22 17 15 3 6 6 14 20 -1 46
8 Deportivo Alavés 32 12 9 11 33 40 15 6 7 2 15 13 17 6 2 9 18 27 -7 45
9 Real Betis 32 12 7 13 38 43 16 7 4 5 21 22 16 5 3 8 17 21 -5 43
10 Real Sociedad 32 10 11 11 38 39 16 5 6 5 18 17 16 5 5 6 20 22 -1 41
11 Leganés 32 10 11 11 32 36 16 7 7 2 19 13 16 3 4 9 13 23 -4 41
12 Espanyol 32 11 8 13 37 46 16 9 2 5 22 21 16 2 6 8 15 25 -9 41
13 Eibar 32 9 13 10 42 44 16 8 5 3 28 18 16 1 8 7 14 26 -2 40
14 Girona 32 8 10 14 33 44 17 2 6 9 15 26 15 6 4 5 18 18 -11 34
15 Villarreal 32 7 12 13 40 45 16 3 7 6 24 24 16 4 5 7 16 21 -5 33
16 Levante 32 8 9 15 45 59 15 4 5 6 22 29 17 4 4 9 23 30 -14 33
17 Celta de Vigo 32 8 8 16 45 55 16 6 4 6 25 22 16 2 4 10 20 33 -10 32
18 Real Valladolid 32 7 10 15 26 45 16 3 5 8 14 24 16 4 5 7 12 21 -19 31
19 Rayo Vallecano 32 7 6 19 36 57 16 4 5 7 23 30 16 3 1 12 13 27 -21 27
20 Huesca 32 5 10 17 35 55 16 3 6 7 18 23 16 2 4 10 17 32 -20 25

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