Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 3 match between Real Sociedad and Espanyol and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Espanyol head over to the Reale Arena on Saturday to face title favourites Real Sociedad in a round 3 match in the LaLiga.
Espanyol enter this round three of the LaLiga with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.
Team form: Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
Real Sociedad Form
In their previous three outings, Real Sociedad drew 1-1 with Espanyol, before losing 1-0 against Real Betis and 4-1 against Real Madrid. Real Sociedad only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad, before they won a game against Levante with a 3-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. Espanyol claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by ten goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Real Sociedad and Espanyol
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 Real Sociedad and Espanyol played across all tournaments.
- Real Sociedad have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Real Sociedad home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Sociedad home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Sociedad have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Espanyol away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
Orri Oskarsson has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Real Sociedad, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Espanyol. The visitors are looking to Roberto Fernandez, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.
Betting markets: Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
Full-time result
Real Sociedad claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Espanyol won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Real Sociedad have not lost to Espanyol in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Real Sociedad scored first in six of their last ten home games. Espanyol scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Espanyol should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Real Sociedad failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Espanyol managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Real Sociedad and Espanyol.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Sociedad, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Espanyol, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Real Sociedad conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.
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