Real Sociedad – Barcelona : Preview & Prediction
Real Sociedad, 5th overall, take on FC Barcelona, 4th in La Liga, this Saturday November 4 at 9pm at the Reale Arena for the 12th day of the Spanish championship. Unbeaten on Basque soil since April 2016 in La Liga (5 wins and 2 draws), the Catalan club have just won their last 3 visits to San Sebastian (1-6, 0-1, 1-4). A new performance for the Blaugranas?
Since losing 2-1 at Atlético Madrid on October 8, Real Sociedad have gone unbeaten, recording 3 wins over Mallorca (1-0), Benfica (0-1) in the Champions League and CD Bunol (0-1) in the Spanish Cup, followed by 1 draw at Vallecano (2-2). Barça’s 16-match unbeaten run (13 wins and 3 draws) came to an end last weekend at home to Real Madrid (1-2). Away from home, the Catalan club are coming off 1 fine win at Porto (0-1) in the C1 and 1 draw at Granada (2-2) on October 8.
Real Sociedad will be without Andre Silva (calf injury), Merquelanz (knee injury) and Tierney (knee injury) for the visit of Barcelona. The Catalan club will be without Pedri, Roberto (foot injury) and De Jong (ankle injury). Basque midfielder Mikel Oyarzabal, his club’s top scorer with 6 goals, scored a brace in the 2-2 draw at Vallecano on October 29. A key figure for Real Sociedad, the 26-year-old could prove decisive this weekend. Barcelona have scored in each of their last 13 matches and will be able to count on the return of striker Robert Lewandowski, scorer of 5 goals in 9 matches, who has missed 3 of his club’s last 4 games.
Real Sociedad – Barcelona : Betting Tips
Barcelona – Win Odds: 2.25
