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Real Sociedad v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Anoeta, San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)

Home advantage is often beneficial in the La Liga, and Sergio Francisco Ramos’s Real Sociedad will have the blessing of it on Sunday evening. José Manuel González Álvarez’s Espanyol are their visitors to the Anoeta. All of the key statistics for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Real Sociedad's next match is v Real Oviedo at 18:00 on Saturday 30th August
Espanyol's next match is v Osasuna at 18:30 on Sunday 31st August
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Sociedad and Espanyol was on Sunday 24th August 2025
Spanish La Liga
August 24th 2025
R.Sociedad 2
2 Espanyol
 
A. Barrenetxea Muguruza 61'10' P. Milla Peña
O. Óskarsson 69'45' J. Puado Díaz
 
RSO
ESP
Shots On
7
3
Shots Off
4
7
Corners
5
2
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
16
18
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
R.SociedadEspanyol
 
A. Remiro Gargallo
J. Aramburu
I. Zubeldía Elorza
B. Turrientes Imaz (J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz 56')
A. Barrenetxea Muguruzafootball icon (G. Ganchinho Guedes 80')
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte (B. Méndez Portela 72')
J. Martín Vicente
L. Sučić (O. Óskarsson 56')
P. Marín Tejada
T. Kubo
S. Gómez (A. Muñoz Capellán 71')
L. Cabrera Sasía
(J. Salinas Morán 81') E. Expósito Jaén
(F. Calero Villa 70') P. Lozano Vizuete
football iconJ. Puado Díaz
(E. García Martínez 70') R. Fernández Jaén
(R. Terrats Espacio 70') football iconP. Milla Peña
M. Dmitrović
M. Rubio Lestán
C. Romero Serrano
O. El Hilali
(A. Roca Vives 86') T. Dolan

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of R.Sociedad and Espanyol delivering a minimum of two goals in this La Liga tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.30.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think R.Sociedad are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.91.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Sociedad
51%
17/2015/2
Draw
25%
5/21/9
Espanyol
24%
10/314/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/23/1
R.Sociedad 1-0
11%
6/15/1
R.Sociedad 2-1
10%
15/211/2
R.Sociedad 2-0
9%
15/27/1
Espanyol 1-0
7%
11/117/5
Draw 0-0
7%
9/113/2
Espanyol 2-1
6%
14/111/8
R.Sociedad 3-1
5%
14/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/11/9
R.Sociedad 3-0
5%
14/112/1
Espanyol 2-0
4%
20/121/10
R.Sociedad 3-2
3%
25/115/2
Espanyol 3-1
2%
33/111/2
R.Sociedad 4-1
2%
33/133/1
R.Sociedad 4-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
10/111/3
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
10/1121/10
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/1313/20
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/417/10
No 1st Goal
5%
9/113/2
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/513/20
BTTS - No
48%
19/2023/20
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/17/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/41/9
BTTS - Away Win
12%
15/214/1
Home/draw
76%
1/51/80
Away/draw
49%
10/111/16
Home/away
75%
2/75/1
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/102/11
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/27/2
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
12/58/15
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/311/8
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/219/4
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/91/9
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/133/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/14
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/113/2
Home DNB
68%
1/34/11
Away DNB
42%
9/415/8
R.Sociedad win to nil
28%
9/4-
Espanyol win to nil
13%
6/1-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
27%
15/850/1
R.Sociedad / Espanyol
3%
33/1125/1
R.Sociedad / Draw
6%
12/190/1
Draw / R.Sociedad
17%
15/412/1
Draw / Espanyol
10%
8/125/1
Draw / Draw
16%
9/216/1
Espanyol / R.Sociedad
4%
22/14/1
Espanyol / Espanyol
12%
6/117/20
Espanyol / Draw
6%
14/15/2
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
R.Sociedad
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Villarreal220076 
Nov 30
Mar 22
Nov 9
Feb 8
2
Barcelona220046 
Jan 18
Sep 28
Jan 4
Apr 12
3
Real Madrid220046 
Sep 14
Feb 15
May 3
Sep 21
4
Getafe220036 
Apr 22
Jan 11
Mar 22
Dec 14
5
A.Bilbao220026 
Nov 2
Feb 1
May 13
Dec 21
6
Espanyol211014 
d
 
2-2A
May 24
-
-
7
Real Betis211014 
May 10
Sep 21
Oct 5
Apr 5
8
R.Vallecano210113 
Oct 5
Apr 19
Dec 7
Apr 22
9
Alaves210103 
Apr 12
Dec 7
Feb 1
Nov 2
10
Osasuna210103 
Mar 15
Nov 23
Aug 31
May 17
11
R.Sociedad202002 
-
-
May 24
d
 
2-2F
12
Elche202002 
Feb 8
Nov 9
Oct 26
Mar 1
13
A.Madrid2011-11 
Jan 4
Mar 8
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
14
Valencia2011-11 
May 17
d
 
1-1A
Sep 24
Jan 25
15
Celta2011-21 
Jan 25
Oct 19
Feb 15
Nov 30
16
Mallorca2011-31 
Sep 24
Mar 1
Sep 15
Mar 15
17
Levante2002-20 
Apr 5
Dec 21
Apr 19
Jan 11
18
Sevilla2002-20 
Oct 26
May 3
Nov 23
May 10
19
Real Oviedo2002-50 
Feb 22
Aug 30
Mar 8
Oct 19
20
Girona2002-70 
Dec 14
May 13
Jan 18
Sep 28
Win / draw / win form
3
Espanyol have lost 3 consecutive away league games
R.Sociedad 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad3 - 2Girona
R.Sociedad0 - 1Celta
R.Sociedad0 - 0A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad0 - 2Mallorca
R.Sociedad2 - 1Valladolid
R.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
R.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
R.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
R.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
R.Sociedad1 - 0Barcelona
R.Sociedad0 - 2Osasuna
R.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad0 - 2Real Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 2Alaves
R.Sociedad1 - 2R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 2A.Madrid
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Valencia
AR.Sociedad0 - 2Real Madrid
HR.Sociedad3 - 2Girona
HR.Sociedad0 - 1Celta
AR.Sociedad0 - 4A.Madrid
HR.Sociedad0 - 0A.Bilbao
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Alaves
AR.Sociedad2 - 2Villarreal
HR.Sociedad0 - 2Mallorca
AR.Sociedad3 - 1Las Palmas
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Valladolid
AR.Sociedad2 - 2R.Vallecano
HR.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Sociedad0 - 4Barcelona
HR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
AR.Sociedad0 - 3Real Betis
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
AR.Sociedad1 - 2Osasuna
HR.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Valencia
Espanyol 6TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Osasuna2 - 0Espanyol
Leganes3 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal1 - 0Espanyol
Valencia1 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 2Espanyol
R.Vallecano0 - 4Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Alaves0 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
Sevilla1 - 1Espanyol
Las Palmas1 - 0Espanyol
Getafe1 - 0Espanyol
Girona4 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
AEspanyol0 - 2Osasuna
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 3Leganes
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 1Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
AEspanyol2 - 0Celta
AEspanyol4 - 0R.Vallecano
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Girona
AEspanyol1 - 0Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol2 - 1Valladolid
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
R.Sociedad have beaten Espanyol in 5 consecutive league meetings
7
R.Sociedad have not lost to Espanyol in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at R.Sociedad since 2015
R.Sociedad
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
15
10
Games: Scored
9 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
0 / 9
RSO
6
D
2
ESP
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
R.Sociedad2 - 1
R.Sociedad2 - 1
R.Sociedad1 - 0
R.Sociedad2 - 1
R.Sociedad3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Espanyol
R.Sociedad1 - 0
League games at Espanyol since 2014
Espanyol
R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
11
15
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
RSO
5
ESP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
0 - 1R.Sociedad
2 - 3R.Sociedad
Espanyol1 - 0
1 - 3R.Sociedad
Espanyol2 - 0
Espanyol2 - 1
1 - 2R.Sociedad
0 - 5R.Sociedad
Espanyol2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Real Sociedad have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 11 consecutive La Liga outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Espanyol on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

R.Sociedad 11th Espanyol 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that R.Sociedad will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
R.Sociedad have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
R.Sociedad
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.6
1
Attack rating
0%
better
RSO
ESP
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
RSO
ESP
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

R.Sociedad v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
Álex RemiroT KuboM OyarzabalJ. Martín Vicente
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK2
-
J Aramburu DEF2
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF1
1
-
I Zubeldia DEF2
-
S Gómez DEF2
-
T Kubo MID21
-
B Turrientes  MID2
1
-
P Marín MID2
-
A Barrenetxea MID21
-
M Oyarzabal FWD21
-
L Sučić FWD1
-
Subs
U Marrero GLK
-
A Muñoz DEF2
1
-
A Elustondo DEF1
-
D Caleta-Car DEF1
-
H Traoré DEF
-
J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz MID1
1
-
U González MID1
-
A Zakharyan MID
-
B Méndez MID21
-
O Óskarsson FWD21
-
G Guedes FWD2
-
J Karrikaburu FWD
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2212
M DmitrovićP MillaO HilaliF Calero
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK2
-
O Hilali DEF21
1
-
M Rubio DEF21
-
L Cabrera DEF2
-
C Romero DEF2
-
T Dolan MID2
-
P Lozano MID2
-
E Expósito MID21
1
-
J Puado MID21
-
R Fernández FWD21
-
P Milla FWD22
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
R Sánchez DEF
-
P Ramón DEF
-
F Calero DEF2
2
-
J Salinas DEF2
1
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF
-
R Terrats MID2
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID
-
L Koleosho FWD
-
J Carreras FWD1
-
K García FWD2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD1
-