National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Sociedad or Barcelona that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Sociedad form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Real Sociedad have to build on here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel in the La Liga.
Sociedad faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sevilla (2-3). Before that, Sociedad drew at home versus Osasuna.
Sociedad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Real Sociedad have only conceded 7 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.
Barcelona form and stats
Last season their Super Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Barcelona have produced an overall stat of 5-1-3 so far. A great winning streak in away games for Barcelona as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Cadiz have they travelled home without three points.
Two travels in a row for Barcelona, whose manager R. Koeman could celebrate last time after the La Liga win against Granada. Prior to that result Barcelona won their away game at Athletic Club in the La Liga. The scoreline was 3-2.
As you can tell from the results above, Barcelona was very dominant against Granada, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Antoine Griezmann (2) and Lionel Messi (2) providing the goals.
Barcelona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Barcelona as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Real Sociedad, one draw and nine wins for Barcelona. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 11 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |  C. Portugués Manzanera 5 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
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| Real Sociedad | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 25 | 56 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Granada | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Cadiz | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Eibar | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Levante | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Valencia | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Elche | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Huesca | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 12 |