Real Sociedad host Espanyol as obvious favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Mon 04.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Reale Arena (32076 seats)

Real Sociedad have layed the groundwork for another game following their 0-0 result versus Sevilla, a game that made them wiser. What will happen against Espanyol?

Insights:
  • Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (17) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in La Liga

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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Real Sociedad form and stats

Real Sociedad are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Reale Arena. 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Real Sociedad here at Reale Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo not having conceded a league goal in 191 minutes.

The home team returns to Reale Arena after drawing with Sevilla (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Rico got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Rico hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that, Real Sociedad had a home game versus Deportivo Alaves which ended with a victory 1-0.

Sociedad have scored 11 league goals here from 14 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.

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Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol have only collected 8 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 1-5-8 (14 played).

Espanyol are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Mallorca (placed 18th). Defender Cabrera was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Cabrera won 6 of 9 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Levante's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Espanyol's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the final score Espanyol - Sociedad 1-0 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Real Sociedad victories, two draws and three Espanyol wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
14 goals
Real SociedadM. Oyarzabal Ugarte
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
9 goals
Real SociedadA. Elustondo Irribaria
A. Elustondo Irribaria
4 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Sociedad Espanyol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 6 Played P 3 14 29
13 8 3 Won W 0 1 9
9 4 2 Drew D 1 5 9
7 2 1 Lost L 2 8 11
29 11 5 Scored S 2 13 35
29 6 4 Conceded C 5 25 41
83% 79% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
55% 29% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 72%
24% 7% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 48%
24% 7% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 28%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
28% 14% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 59%
59% 79% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 28%
31% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 21%
 
4.8 4.6 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.5 4.9
4.4 4.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 5.7
1.9 1.9 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.6
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11.2 11.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.5 11.1
4.1 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.4 3.9
25% 20% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 31%
 
11.4 9.9 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 13.1 13
3.6 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.2 4.6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (11) at home in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (17) 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 29 20 6 3 59 25 15 10 4 1 32 13 14 10 2 2 27 12 34 66
2 Sevilla 29 15 12 2 40 19 14 10 4 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 57
3 Barcelona 28 15 9 4 56 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 15 6 7 2 25 16 27 54
4 Atletico Madrid 29 16 6 7 53 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 15 7 3 5 28 23 17 54
5 Real Betis 29 15 5 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 14 7 3 4 23 17 15 50
6 Real Sociedad 29 13 9 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 15 5 5 5 18 23 0 48
7 Villarreal 29 12 9 8 48 27 15 9 4 2 35 14 14 3 5 6 13 13 21 45
8 Athletic Club 29 10 11 8 33 28 14 7 3 4 23 15 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 41
9 Valencia 29 10 10 9 42 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 15 5 4 6 20 25 -1 40
10 Osasuna 29 10 8 11 29 36 15 4 6 5 14 20 14 6 2 6 15 16 -7 38
11 Celta de Vigo 29 9 9 11 33 32 15 5 4 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 36
12 Espanyol 29 9 9 11 35 41 15 8 4 3 22 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -6 36
13 Rayo Vallecano 28 9 5 14 29 34 15 8 3 4 21 11 13 1 2 10 8 23 -5 32
14 Elche 29 8 8 13 30 40 14 5 5 4 16 15 15 3 3 9 14 25 -10 32
15 Getafe 29 6 11 12 27 33 14 6 4 4 19 13 15 0 7 8 8 20 -6 29
16 Granada 29 6 10 13 31 46 14 4 4 6 17 22 15 2 6 7 14 24 -15 28
17 Cadiz 29 5 12 12 25 41 15 2 8 5 12 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -16 27
18 Mallorca 29 6 8 15 26 49 15 4 6 5 13 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -23 26
19 Deportivo Alaves 29 5 7 17 23 48 15 4 4 7 12 18 14 1 3 10 11 30 -25 22
20 Levante 29 3 10 16 31 58 14 2 7 5 17 22 15 1 3 11 14 36 -27 19

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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 Real Madrid 29 20 6 3 59 25 15 10 4 1 32 13 14 10 2 2 27 12 34 66
2 Sevilla 29 15 12 2 40 19 14 10 4 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 57
3 Barcelona 28 15 9 4 56 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 15 6 7 2 25 16 27 54
4 Atletico Madrid 29 16 6 7 53 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 15 7 3 5 28 23 17 54
5 Real Betis 29 15 5 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 14 7 3 4 23 17 15 50
6 Real Sociedad 29 13 9 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 15 5 5 5 18 23 0 48
7 Villarreal 29 12 9 8 48 27 15 9 4 2 35 14 14 3 5 6 13 13 21 45
8 Athletic Club 29 10 11 8 33 28 14 7 3 4 23 15 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 41
9 Valencia 29 10 10 9 42 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 15 5 4 6 20 25 -1 40
10 Osasuna 29 10 8 11 29 36 15 4 6 5 14 20 14 6 2 6 15 16 -7 38
11 Celta de Vigo 29 9 9 11 33 32 15 5 4 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 36
12 Espanyol 29 9 9 11 35 41 15 8 4 3 22 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -6 36
13 Rayo Vallecano 28 9 5 14 29 34 15 8 3 4 21 11 13 1 2 10 8 23 -5 32
14 Elche 29 8 8 13 30 40 14 5 5 4 16 15 15 3 3 9 14 25 -10 32
15 Getafe 29 6 11 12 27 33 14 6 4 4 19 13 15 0 7 8 8 20 -6 29
16 Granada 29 6 10 13 31 46 14 4 4 6 17 22 15 2 6 7 14 24 -15 28
17 Cadiz 29 5 12 12 25 41 15 2 8 5 12 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -16 27
18 Mallorca 29 6 8 15 26 49 15 4 6 5 13 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -23 26
19 Deportivo Alaves 29 5 7 17 23 48 15 4 4 7 12 18 14 1 3 10 11 30 -25 22
20 Levante 29 3 10 16 31 58 14 2 7 5 17 22 15 1 3 11 14 36 -27 19

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