La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga round 35 match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Real Sociedad go up against Barcelona on Monday for a La Liga meeting at a neutral venue.

Barcelona are third in the La Liga standings after collecting 73 points from their initial 34 encounters. Real Sociedad trail them on 54 points after 34 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Team form: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Real Madrid by a 3-2 score, before winning 4-2 against Valencia. They were back on the losing side in a 4-2 defeat against Girona. Barcelona have been in potent form at a neutral venue, winning no less than five of the past six La Liga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 14 goals while letting in five.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Getafe brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Las Palmas by a 2-0 scoreline. Real Sociedad managed a decent return of three wins in their last six La Liga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Barcelona and Real Sociedad

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Real Sociedad played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

It has been a great season for Robert Lewandowski so far as he currently has 17 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Barcelona hoping he delivers against Real Sociedad this coming Monday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at a neutral venue across all tournaments Barcelona won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Real Sociedad claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Real Sociedad did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Real Sociedad scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Real Sociedad managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in 19 consecutive league meetings with Real Sociedad.

Total goals

Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Real Sociedad’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Barcelonas previous 3 matches in the La Liga had over 4.5 goals.

Recommended tip: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

To sum up, the upcoming match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this La Liga game.

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