The league standings tells us that 11 points divide the pair of rivals in this La Liga fixture. Real Sociedad have both the points- and home ground advantage.
This should be an engrossing match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad have collected 25 points from their La Liga home games so far after 7-4-3. Sociedad has recorded two wins in a row here at Reale Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Real Sociedad lost their last game at Athletic Club (placed 7th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Getafe in a game that was won 2-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Real Sociedad matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 4 games).
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 12 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The manager Barrenetxea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Betis in only three days.
Sociedad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. Real Sociedad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Reale Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Playing away, Rayo Vallecano have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Rayo Vallecano won their last game, 2-1 versus Osasuna played at home. Hooray; their first three points in the league after eight matches not winning. Midfielder Palazón was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.83. Palazón scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Atletico Madrid.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Rayo Vallecano playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
A new game in only four days for Vallecano, the La Liga home match versus Barcelona. Busy days.
As opposed to that, Rayo Vallecano have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sociedad have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without defeat (4-4-0) when facing Rayo Vallecano.This was the scoreline when the contenders met earlier this season; Rayo Vallecano - Real Sociedad 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sørloth 9 goals |  B. Méndez Portela 7 goals |   I. Palazón Camacho 7 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Real Sociedad | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 37 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 35 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 34 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 86% |
| 69% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 72% |
| 28% | 21% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 45% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 41% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 55% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 31% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 28% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.8 | 12.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.2 | 13.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 24% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | 28% |
| 10.7 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 14 | 12.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 48 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Girona | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -23 | 32 |
| 15 | Cádiz | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Almeria | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 17 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Valencia | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
