Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

When Real Sociedad come to RCDE Stadium for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Espanyol will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Looking at the LaLiga standings, the current difference between the sides is zero points and two places.

Espanyol came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Both sides are hopeful of claiming the first points of the season this coming Saturday, as it did not go their way in the opening round of the campaign.

Espanyol scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 21 goals against. This is an average of 2.1 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Real Sociedad are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded ten times, an average of one per game. They managed four clean sheets in these.

Real Sociedad got the better of Espanyol in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-2 and 2-1, respectively.

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Real Oviedo by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-0 against Real Oviedo. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Real Valladolid. Espanyol just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond Real Sociedad, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Real Betis by 0-2. Disappointment followed, going down 0-2 against Atletico Madrid, and 1-2 against Rayo Vallecano. Real Sociedad won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.

While a title race is perhaps a too optimistic a longthrow, a podium finish does not look beyong Real Sociedad, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Espanyol and Real Sociedad are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Saturday.

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Squads

Espanyol Squad

Manolo Gonzalez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Real Sociedad from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/1), Alvaro Tejero (0/1), Brian Olivan (0/0), Carlos Romero (0/1), Fernando Calero (0/0), Leandro Cabrera (0/1), Marash Kumbulla (0/0), Omar El Hilali (0/1), Sergi Gomez (0/1), Alex Kral (0/1), Alvaro Aguado (0/1), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/1), Pol Lozano (0/1), Alejo Veliz (0/1), Irvin Cardona (0/1), Javier Puado (0/1), Jofre Carreras (0/1), Kenneth Soler (0/0), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/1), Salvi Sanchez (0/0).

Real Sociedad Squad

Below is the full team squad of Real Sociedad. The manager Alguacil will pick his starting XI against Espanyol from these players:

Alex Remiro (0/1), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/0), Alvaro Odriozola (0/0), Aritz Elustondo (0/1), Hamari Traore (0/1), Javi Lopez (0/1), Jon Aramburu (0/1), Jon Pacheco (0/1), Sergio Gomez (0/1), Arsen Zakharyan (0/0), Benat Turrientes (0/1), Brais Mendez (0/1), Igor Zubeldia (0/0), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/0), Luka Sucic (0/1), Martin Zubimendi (1/1), Mikel Merino (0/0), Mikel Oyarzabal (0/1), Pablo Marin (0/0), Robert Navarro (0/0), Urko Gonzalez (0/1), Ander Barrenetxea (0/1), Carlos Fernandez (0/0), Sheraldo Becker (0/1), Takefusa Kubo (0/1), Umar Sadiq (0/0).

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Team News

Real Sociedad have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Espanyol this coming Saturday. For instance, Real Sociedad won't be able to field Igor Zubeldia as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Sheraldo Becker, Alvaro Odriozola, Aihen Munoz and Carlos Fernandez all face a spell on the sidelines for Real Sociedad due to various injuries.

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad H2H

Real Sociedad beat Espanyol twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-2 and 2-1, respectively. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Espanyol came out on top in three games, whereas Real Sociedad ran away with three points seven times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 5/2 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/10.

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Espanyol and Real Sociedad. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 1/2 with bookies.

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Javier Puado is showing good form for Espanyol, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Sheraldo Becker scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium, Espanyol won five and drew five. Real Sociedad won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost two. Espanyol kept visitors at RCDE Stadium from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Espanyol managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Real Sociedad averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Real Sociedad's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.