Can Real Sociedad beat Barcelona in Reale Arena clash?

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Reale Arena

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Real Sociedad - Barcelona!

Insights:
  • Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (61) in La Liga

Real Sociedad and Barcelona 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.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

6-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Sociedad so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Sociedad here at Reale Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for Real Sociedad in their previous match, an away game at Granada that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Real Sociedad won a home game hosting Levante (1-0).

Sociedad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Reale Arena with 23 goals in 13 league matches. Sociedad have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Barcelona form and stats

Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (61) in La Liga, have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 9-1-3 from 13 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Barcelona as they haven't lost any of their last 17 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cadiz game have they lost an away game, meaning Barcelona has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Barcelona are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the La Liga against Huesca (placed 20th). Before that, Barcelona travelled to PSG and returned home with a draw after the Champions League game finished 1-1.

Barcelona are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. Barcelona are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Barcelona - Sociedad 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Sociedad victories, two draws and eight Barcelona wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaL. Messi
L. Messi
21 goals
Real SociedadA. Isak
A. Isak
12 goals
SociedadM. Oyarzabal Ugarte
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
10 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Sociedad Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
12 6 0 Won W 2 9 18
9 5 2 Drew D 0 1 5
6 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
43 23 2 Scored S 5 25 61
22 10 4 Conceded C 3 9 23
93% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 85%
41% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 59%
22% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 37%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 19%
48% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 52%
41% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 54% 41%
19% 23% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.1 11.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 13.8 14.7
3.9 4.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.5 6
41% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 35% 37%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Barcelona have the most clean sheets (7) away in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (25) away in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (61) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+16) away in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+38) in La Liga
  • Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Barcelona is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Atletico Madrid 27 19 6 2 50 18 14 10 3 1 29 9 13 9 3 1 21 9 32 63
2 Barcelona 27 18 5 4 61 23 14 9 4 1 36 14 13 9 1 3 25 9 38 59
3 Real Madrid 27 17 6 4 46 22 13 9 1 3 23 9 14 8 5 1 23 13 24 57
4 Sevilla 26 16 3 7 36 20 13 9 1 3 20 9 13 7 2 4 16 11 16 51
5 Real Sociedad 27 12 9 6 43 22 13 6 5 2 23 10 14 6 4 4 20 12 21 45
6 Real Betis 27 13 3 11 36 41 13 7 2 4 19 17 14 6 1 7 17 24 -5 42
7 Villarreal 27 9 13 5 37 30 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 4 7 3 19 16 7 40
8 Granada 27 10 6 11 33 44 14 8 3 3 20 16 13 2 3 8 13 28 -11 36
9 Levante 27 8 11 8 36 35 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 1 35
10 Athletic Club 27 9 7 11 37 31 13 7 2 4 22 12 14 2 5 7 15 19 6 34
11 Celta de Vigo 27 8 10 9 34 40 13 6 3 4 19 19 14 2 7 5 15 21 -6 34
12 Valencia 27 7 9 11 32 37 13 5 5 3 20 15 14 2 4 8 12 22 -5 30
13 Osasuna 27 7 8 12 23 35 14 4 4 6 13 19 13 3 4 6 10 16 -12 29
14 Cadiz 27 7 8 12 23 42 14 3 4 7 12 22 13 4 4 5 11 20 -19 29
15 Getafe 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 5 4 5 12 9 13 2 3 8 9 23 -11 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 5 11 11 25 37 13 3 4 6 14 21 14 2 7 5 11 16 -12 26
17 Elche 26 5 9 12 24 39 13 3 6 4 13 18 13 2 3 8 11 21 -15 24
18 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 8 14 23 43 14 3 5 6 11 17 13 2 3 8 12 26 -20 23
19 Eibar 27 4 10 13 21 32 14 1 6 7 8 17 13 3 4 6 13 15 -11 22
20 Huesca 27 3 11 13 26 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 1 6 7 14 26 -18 20

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 27 19 6 2 50 18 14 10 3 1 29 9 13 9 3 1 21 9 32 63
2 Barcelona 27 18 5 4 61 23 14 9 4 1 36 14 13 9 1 3 25 9 38 59
3 Real Madrid 27 17 6 4 46 22 13 9 1 3 23 9 14 8 5 1 23 13 24 57
4 Sevilla 26 16 3 7 36 20 13 9 1 3 20 9 13 7 2 4 16 11 16 51
5 Real Sociedad 27 12 9 6 43 22 13 6 5 2 23 10 14 6 4 4 20 12 21 45
6 Real Betis 27 13 3 11 36 41 13 7 2 4 19 17 14 6 1 7 17 24 -5 42
7 Villarreal 27 9 13 5 37 30 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 4 7 3 19 16 7 40
8 Granada 27 10 6 11 33 44 14 8 3 3 20 16 13 2 3 8 13 28 -11 36
9 Levante 27 8 11 8 36 35 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 1 35
10 Athletic Club 27 9 7 11 37 31 13 7 2 4 22 12 14 2 5 7 15 19 6 34
11 Celta de Vigo 27 8 10 9 34 40 13 6 3 4 19 19 14 2 7 5 15 21 -6 34
12 Valencia 27 7 9 11 32 37 13 5 5 3 20 15 14 2 4 8 12 22 -5 30
13 Osasuna 27 7 8 12 23 35 14 4 4 6 13 19 13 3 4 6 10 16 -12 29
14 Cadiz 27 7 8 12 23 42 14 3 4 7 12 22 13 4 4 5 11 20 -19 29
15 Getafe 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 5 4 5 12 9 13 2 3 8 9 23 -11 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 5 11 11 25 37 13 3 4 6 14 21 14 2 7 5 11 16 -12 26
17 Elche 26 5 9 12 24 39 13 3 6 4 13 18 13 2 3 8 11 21 -15 24
18 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 8 14 23 43 14 3 5 6 11 17 13 2 3 8 12 26 -20 23
19 Eibar 27 4 10 13 21 32 14 1 6 7 8 17 13 3 4 6 13 15 -11 22
20 Huesca 27 3 11 13 26 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 1 6 7 14 26 -18 20

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