LaLiga: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Barcelona and Real Sociedad who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Real Sociedad should be highly motivated for the task ahead in round 26 of the LaLiga campaign, when they take on League-leaders Barcelona. With little to lose, they have their eyes fixed on an upset at a neutral venue on Sunday.

Sitting top of the table, Barcelona have claimed 54 points after 25 rounds, while Real Sociedad have amassed 34 points and presently rank as number 9 in the LaLiga.

Form: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona won 1-0 and 0-2 against first Rayo Vallecano then Las Palmas, before drawing 4-4 against Atletico Madrid. Barcelona won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Real Sociedad Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Real Sociedad. They first took out FC Midtjylland by 5-2 before downing Leganes by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who ran out 0-1 winners. Real Sociedad claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting facts for Barcelona and Real Sociedad

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Scoring 20 goals during a LaLiga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Robert Lewandowski is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Robert Lewandowski to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Popular betting markets: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at a neutral venue across all tournaments Barcelona won five times, drew two and lost three times. Real Sociedad claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Barcelona won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored first in six of their last ten home games. Real Sociedad scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Barcelona managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barcelona, who scored an average of 3.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Real Sociedad, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.