Barcelona and Real Sociedad are both riding high in the La Liga with their 2nd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Mirandes. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Barcelona form and stats
Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (62) in La Liga, have been very solid at home in the La Liga so far, with 37 points collected from 13 matches (12-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. After failing to beat Real Madrid here at Camp Nou, Barcelona has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Barcelona will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the La Liga game against Real Madrid (placed 1st). A 1-1 draw away in the Champions League before that, with Napoli the opponent.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Barcelona home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Barcelona is on fire here. A stunning 44 from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Barcelona have conceded only 12 goals.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Real Sociedad have lost on their last two travels.
199 minutes! That's how long the Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Real Sociedad, whose manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Mirandes. Before that, Real Sociedad secured a home win against Real Valladolid with the score 1-0.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Real Sociedad played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
Real Sociedad has another fixture away, a La Liga game, against SD Eibar in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Real Sociedad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Real Sociedad struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from 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 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Barcelona won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Real Sociedad has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  L. Messi 18 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 11 goals |  A. Griezmann 8 goals |
Barcelona missing players
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| Barcelona | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 62 | 44 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 43 |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 85% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 84% |
| 69% | 85% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 68% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 31% | 54% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 58% | 69% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 60% |
| 27% | 31% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 19% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 329 | 190 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 118 | 307 |
| 160 | 98 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 44 | 103 |
| 39% | 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | 42% |
- Barcelona has the most points (37) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (44) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (62)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (32)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (30)
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+32) at home
- Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Sociedad have scored away.
- Real Sociedad has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Real Sociedad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Getafe | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Valencia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -1 | 41 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Granada | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Levante | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alaves | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 29 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 22 |
| 19 | Leganes | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 20 |