Real Sociedad vs Benfica Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th November 2023

The spotlight is on Real Sociedad and Benfica when they go toe-to-toe at Reale Arena, for an exciting match on Wednesday. It is one of sixteen matches in round four of the Champions League group stages with a lot riding on the outcome.

Halfway through the group games Real Sociedad rank as number one on seven points, whereas Benfica have zero points as number four.

Real Sociedad scored seven goals, let in 11 and earned four clean sheets in their last ten encounters in this tournament.

Benfica scored an average of 2.1 goals in ten matches for a total of 21 goals in this tournament. They also conceded 15 or an average of 1.5 per game, as they managed a clean sheet once.

While it is slightly surprising seeing Real Sociedad topping this group at the halfway line, the really big surprise is seeing Benfica on zero points. What happened? All is not lost, though, if they can pull off a win in San Sebastian.

Real Sociedad vs Benfica Prediction

Real Sociedad Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Real Sociedad recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Rayo Vallecano. This was followed by a 0-1 win against Bunol, before they lost 0-1 against Barcelona. In their last six Champions League matches at home, Real Sociedad have one win, while they've drawn two and lost three.

Benfica Form

Benfica gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-1 against Real Sociedad, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Casa Pia AC. Their latest match brought a 0-2 win in their encounter with Chaves. Benfica won half their previous six away matches in the Champions League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 14 goals whilst conceding seven.

Real Sociedad and Benfica 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 Wednesday.

Real Sociedad vs Benfica Team News

Real Sociedad could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Benfica on Wednesday. For their upcoming match in round 4, Real Sociedad are unable to call upon Igor Zubeldia, who is suspended.

Jon Pacheco, Andre Silva, Kieran Tierney, Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Sociedad against Benfica at Reale Arena.

Real Sociedad vs Benfica H2H

The last time these two teams clashed, Real Sociedad emerged victorious by a 0-1 score. Are we in for a similar outcome this coming Wednesday?

Real Sociedad vs Benfica Results

Real Sociedad vs Benfica Betting Tips

As the new Champions League season starts to take shape, we can only guess who will top the scoring charts for both Real Sociedad and Benfica. In light of this, here are some of the players who we anticipate will be the key figures for each side in the upcoming season.

Real Sociedad were able to win five of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Benfica won seven of their last 10 games away, drew zero and suffered defeat in three of them. Benfica managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Real Sociedad saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Benfica, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.