Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st August 2022

As the early season favourites, Barcelona hope to justify their title credentials by making easy work of Real Sociedad in a round 2 fixture on Sunday in the La Liga. Barcelona celebrated two wins against Real Sociedad in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 1-0 and 4-2.

Real Sociedad booked their first win of the season in the La Liga as they claimed all three points in the opener. Barcelona had a win in mind for their premiere match in the La Liga. In the end, they came away with a point which at least is better than losing the opener.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Real Sociedad and Barcelona look to bag a crucial three points in the process.

Real Sociedad scored 12 goals, conceded eight and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Barcelona managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded nine goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.9 goals an average per game.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Prediction

Real Sociedad have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Villarreal by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-2 against Atletico Madrid, before claiming three points in a 0-1 win against Cadiz. Real Sociedad won three of their previous six matches at Reale Seguros Stadium in the La Liga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to three against.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Real Sociedad look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

In their last three matches, Barcelona drew 0-0 with Getafe, lost 0-2 against Villarreal, and drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona recorded no less than five in their previous six La Liga away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing four goals against.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum Barcelona should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

We don't quite trust Real Sociedad enough to go for the home win, but form is not impressive enough for Barcelona to back them. In stead, we have our eyes fixed on the draw-no-bet or double-chance.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Stats

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Team News

At the time of writing, Real Sociedad have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Barcelona on Sunday.

Diego Rico, Mikel Oyarzabal and Carlos Fernandez are all absent from the Real Sociedad squad that faces Barcelona at Reale Seguros Stadium.

Barcelona face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Real Sociedad.

Barcelona need to do without Ronald Araujo, Alex Balde, Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay, who are not fit enough to travel to Reale Seguros Stadium.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona won 1-0 and 4-2 in the two most recent meetings with Real Sociedad, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Barcelona are the dominant force with a spectacular 8-2-0 record from the previous ten against Real Sociedad. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 2.10.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between Real Sociedad and Barcelona. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.61 with the bookies.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Betting Tips

As the new La Liga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Real Sociedad and Barcelona this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Real Sociedad claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing four. Barcelona won seven of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost zero of these matches. Barcelona racked up four win from their last 10 possible away games without conceding a goal.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Real Sociedad and Barcelona, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Real Sociedad scored one goal on average, while Barcelona pulled 2.5 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Real Sociedad’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Barcelona played across all tournaments this season. They scored 2.1 times on average in the process.