Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th November 2023

The spotlight is on both Real Sociedad and Barcelona, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Saturday in the La Liga at Reale Arena.

Real Sociedad rank fifth with 19 points to their name from 11 matches, while visitors Barcelona rank fourth in the table on 24 points.

Barcelona are aiming to extend the lead on Real Sociedad in the La Liga table after they go toe-to-toe this coming Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Real Sociedad presents an average of just 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 19times, while also conceding 13. This amounts to an average of 1.3 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in four matches.

Barcelona scored 23 goals, conceded 12 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Real Sociedad beat Barcelona by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 4-1 win in the match prior to that.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Prediction

Real Sociedad Form

In their last three matches, Real Sociedad won 0-1 against Benfica, before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano. They were back on top last time out, defeating Bunol 0-1. In their last six La Liga home matches, Real Sociedad have four wins, while they've drawn two and lost none. They scored 15 and conceded eight goals.

Barcelona Form

In the last three matches, Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0, won 2-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk, and lost 1-2 against Real Madrid. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Barcelona won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Both Barcelona and Real Sociedad seem to prioritize keeping a clean sheet at the cost of scoring goals. Thus, a low scoring match are the obvious choice of bet, when they face each other Reale Arena.

Real Sociedad won two matches, scored nine goals and conceded seven in their last seven games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them nine points. Real Sociedad are looking at a record of five wins, four draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Barcelona are looking at seven wins, three draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Squads

Real Sociedad Squad

Alguacil will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Barcelona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Alex Remiro (0/11), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/11), Alvaro Odriozola (0/1), Aritz Elustondo (0/2), Hamari Traore (0/11), Jon Pacheco (0/7), Kieran Tierney (0/4), Robin Le Normand (1/9), Urko Gonzalez (0/2), Arsen Zakharyan (0/6), Benat Turrientes (0/7), Brais Mendez (2/11), Igor Zubeldia (0/11), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/2), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/11), Mikel Merino (0/8), Mikel Oyarzabal (6/11), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/10), Andre Silva (0/2), Carlos Fernandez (1/6), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/8), Takefusa Kubo (5/10), Umar Sadiq (0/10).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Xavi Hernandez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/0), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/11), Alex Balde (0/10), Andreas Christensen (0/10), Inigo Martinez (0/5), Joao Cancelo (2/8), Jules Kounde (1/9), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (0/6), Sergi Roberto (1/4), Fermin Lopez (1/6), Ferran Torres (3/10), Frenkie de Jong (1/6), Gavi (1/11), Ilkay Gundogan (1/11), Oriol Romeu (0/11), Pedri (1/2), Joao Felix (1/8), Lamine Yamal (1/11), Raphinha (2/7), Robert Lewandowski (5/9).

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Team News

Real Sociedad could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Barcelona this coming Saturday. Igor Zubeldia gets a day off from the Real Sociedad squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Ander Barrenetxea, Andre Silva, Kieran Tierney, Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz are missing from the squad, Real Sociedad will field against Barcelonathis coming Saturday.

Going to Real Sociedad, Barcelona have three players out of action for the match this coming Saturday.

Names like Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong and Pedri most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Lineups

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona H2H

Real Sociedad beat Barcelona by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 4-1 win in the match prior to that. Barcelona go into the match against Real Sociedad with a 8-1-1 advantage. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Results

In the previous ten matches between Real Sociedad and Barcelona, both teams found the back of the net eight times.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Reale Arena saw six wins for Real Sociedad in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew three and lost one, while Barcelona won five of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing two. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Reale Arena on Saturday? Real Sociedad scored the opening goal nine times in 10 home games, while Barcelona did it in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Real Sociedad managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Barcelona averaging 2.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Real Sociedad saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Barcelona, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Barcelona scored 2.3 times goals per game.