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Spanish La Liga - Real Sociedad VS RCD Espanyol Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Real Sociedad VS RCD Espanyol
Match Time:10-02-2025 01:30 Monday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Real Sociedad
Last week, the "Txuri-urdin" secured a crucial victory in the UEFA Europa League against Greek side PAOK, advancing to the knockout stages of the tournament. The Basques will face Danish team Midtjylland in the playoffs. Recently, Imanol Alguacil's side also reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, confidently defeating Osasuna at home – 2:0. However, in La Liga, Real Sociedad has slumped again and is gradually distancing itself from European competition spots. They finished the previous calendar year with a 0:2 loss to Celta in Vigo but won their first match after the winter break 1:0 against Villarreal in San Sebastián. Unfortunately, their subsequent three matches ended in defeats, starting with a similar 0:1 loss away to Valencia, followed by a dismal home defeat against Getafe (0:3), and a 1:2 loss to Osasuna in Pamplona last weekend.
Espanyol
In contrast, the Catalans have been pleasing their fans with positive results lately. In 2025, Manolo González's team remains unbeaten. Their first match after the winter break ended in a disappointing 1:1 draw at home against Leganes, yet within a week, the "Parrots" secured a 2:1 home win over Valladolid and managed to draw 1:1 away against Sevilla. The hero of that match, aside from the goalscorer (Marash Kumbulla), was Espanyol's goalkeeper Joan García, who made several spectacular saves.
García also played a crucial role in last weekend's match against Real Madrid, which the Catalans won in sensational fashion. Although the match was scandalous, the "Parrots" were merely defending as best as they could and, at the end of the game, managed to score the winning and only goal of the match courtesy of right-back Carlos Romero, who shouldn’t have been on the pitch at that moment. These three points allowed Espanyol to escape the relegation zone for the first time in a while, but there is a likelihood that it might be short-lived. Nevertheless, this remains the reality for now.
Real Sociedad possible starting lineup:
Remiro; Elustondo, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz; Kubo, Mendez, Zubimendi, Marin, S Gomez; Oyarzabal
Espanyol possible starting lineup:
J Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Lozano, Gonzalez; Carreras, Kral, Puado; Fernandez
Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Real Sociedad have a good recent record against Espanyol and have won 21 out of the last 42 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Espanyol's 11 victories.
Real Sociedad have won each of their last four matches against Espanyol in La Liga and have secured a longer such run against the Catalans on only one previous occasion in the competition.
Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their last six matches at home against Espanyol in La Liga and have won each of their last four such games.
Espanyol have lost seven of their last eight matches away from home against teams from the Basque country in La Liga - they were unbeaten in three consecutive such games preceding this run.
Real Sociedad have lost each of their last three matches in La Liga.
Prediction: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
Real Sociedad have won each of their last four home league games against Espanyol, and we are backing a narrow success for the Basque outfit this weekend, but it would not be a surprise to see the points shared.
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