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

Anoeta, San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)

Pellegrino Matarazzo and José Manuel González Álvarez take on one another in the La Liga on Saturday evening, as Real Sociedad face Espanyol at the Anoeta. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've delved into our extensive database and dug out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to make sure you get the best return.

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Real Sociedad's next match is v Elche at 20:30 on Monday 7th September
Espanyol's next match is v Sevilla at 20:00 on Sunday 6th September
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Sociedad and Espanyol was on Saturday 29th August 2026
Spanish La Liga
August 29th 2026
R.Sociedad 2
1 Espanyol
 
A. Barrenetxea Muguruza 4'45' R. Fernández Jaén
O. Óskarsson 61'
 
RSO
ESP
Shots On
10
3
Shots Off
4
6
Corners
7
3
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
19
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/0
 
R.SociedadEspanyol
 
A. Remiro Gargallo
J. Aramburu
I. Zubeldía Elorza
B. Turrientes Imaz (Y. Herrera Ravelo 62')
A. Barrenetxea Muguruzafootball icon (A. Marchal Garcia 63')
O. Óskarssonfootball icon (G. Ganchinho Guedes 78')
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte (J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz 90')
S. Gómez
J. Martín Vicente
C. Soler Barragán
L. Sučić (T. Kubo 78')
M. Dmitrović
U. Núñez Gestoso
(G. Moscardo de Salles 46') U. González de Zarate Quirós
(R. Bauzà Sureda 70') E. Expósito Jaén
(P. Milla Peña 83') football iconR. Fernández Jaén
V. Drkušić
R. Hinojo Estrada
O. El Hilali
A. Calatrava Torrado
(M. Fernández Sánchez 70') F. Hernandez Coarasa
(J. Carreras Pagès 83') T. Dolan

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner for this clash, but good reason to think R.Sociedad and Espanyol will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither Pellegrino Matarazzo or José Manuel González Álvarez has served up too many 0-0s lately either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.25 equating to about a 79% probability.

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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 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.90.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Sociedad
53%
9/10-
Draw
23%
27/10-
Espanyol
24%
3/1-
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1-
R.Sociedad 2-1
10%
15/2-
R.Sociedad 1-0
9%
15/2-
R.Sociedad 2-0
8%
9/1-
Espanyol 2-1
6%
12/1-
Espanyol 1-0
6%
12/1-
R.Sociedad 3-1
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1-
R.Sociedad 3-0
5%
16/1-
Espanyol 2-0
3%
20/1-
R.Sociedad 3-2
3%
22/1-
R.Sociedad 4-1
3%
28/1-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
28/1-
R.Sociedad 4-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
8/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
11/10-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
44%
11/8-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/6-
BTTS - No
43%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/5-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/1-
Home/draw
76%
2/9-
Away/draw
47%
10/11-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Home DNB
69%
4/11-
Away DNB
40%
2/1-
R.Sociedad win to nil
26%
5/2-
Espanyol win to nil
11%
7/1-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
29%
2/1-
R.Sociedad / Espanyol
3%
28/1-
R.Sociedad / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / R.Sociedad
17%
4/1-
Draw / Espanyol
9%
15/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Espanyol / R.Sociedad
4%
20/1-
Espanyol / Espanyol
13%
11/2-
Espanyol / Draw
6%
14/1-
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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
Barcelona3300109 
May 16
Dec 20
Jan 3
Apr 18
2
Real Madrid430179 
Feb 7
l
 
4-1A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
3
Real Betis430109 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Jan 10
May 9
4
Deportivo422038 
Oct 11
Feb 21
Nov 8
May 23
5
Alaves321047 
Mar 21
Jan 10
May 30
Dec 6
6
Osasuna321027 
Jan 3
May 9
Feb 21
Sep 12
7
A.Madrid421117 
Sep 13
Jan 17
Oct 18
Jan 31
8
A.Bilbao420216 
May 2
Nov 1
Mar 21
Nov 22
9
Sevilla320116 
Nov 29
Mar 7
Sep 6
Feb 14
10
Levante311104 
Oct 25
Jan 31
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
11
R.Santander4112-14 
Apr 18
Nov 22
Mar 7
Oct 25
12
R.Vallecano4112-34 
Nov 8
Apr 11
Feb 7
Sep 15
13
R.Sociedad4112-34 
-
-
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
14
Espanyol310213 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
-
-
15
Getafe3102-33 
Dec 13
Mar 14
Nov 29
Apr 4
16
Villarreal4022-22 
May 30
Dec 6
Jan 24
Nov 1
17
Celta4022-32 
d
 
0-00-0
May 23
Dec 13
Feb 28
18
Valencia3012-31 
Apr 4
Sep 20
May 16
Dec 20
19
Elche3012-61 
Feb 28
Sep 7
Sep 18
May 2
20
Malaga3012-61 
Jan 24
Oct 18
Apr 11
Oct 11
Win / draw / win form
R.Sociedad 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad3 - 4Valencia
R.Sociedad2 - 2Real Betis
R.Sociedad0 - 1Getafe
R.Sociedad3 - 3Alaves
R.Sociedad2 - 0Levante
R.Sociedad3 - 1Osasuna
R.Sociedad3 - 3Real Oviedo
R.Sociedad3 - 1Elche
R.Sociedad3 - 1Celta
R.Sociedad2 - 1Barcelona
R.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 2Girona
R.Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad3 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad2 - 1Sevilla
R.Sociedad0 - 1R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad1 - 0Mallorca
R.Sociedad1 - 2Real Madrid
R.Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
R.Sociedad3 - 2Girona
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Sociedad1 - 4Real Madrid
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Real Betis
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Espanyol
HR.Sociedad3 - 4Valencia
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Girona
HR.Sociedad2 - 2Real Betis
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Sociedad3 - 3R.Vallecano
HR.Sociedad0 - 1Getafe
HR.Sociedad3 - 3Alaves
HR.Sociedad2 - 0Levante
AR.Sociedad1 - 3Villarreal
HR.Sociedad3 - 1Osasuna
AR.Sociedad2 - 3A.Madrid
AR.Sociedad1 - 0Mallorca
HR.Sociedad3 - 3Real Oviedo
AR.Sociedad1 - 4Real Madrid
HR.Sociedad3 - 1Elche
AR.Sociedad1 - 1A.Bilbao
HR.Sociedad3 - 1Celta
Espanyol 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Osasuna1 - 2Espanyol
Sevilla2 - 1Espanyol
R.Vallecano1 - 0Espanyol
Barcelona4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis0 - 0Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
A.Madrid4 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal4 - 1Espanyol
Valencia3 - 2Espanyol
Levante1 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
Getafe0 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 1Espanyol
Alaves2 - 1Espanyol
Real Oviedo0 - 2Espanyol
Girona0 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid2 - 0Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
Osasuna2 - 0Espanyol
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 0Levante
HEspanyol1 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol2 - 1Osasuna
HEspanyol2 - 0A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 0Levante
AEspanyol0 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 4Barcelona
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Getafe
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
AEspanyol2 - 4A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 2Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Villarreal
HEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
AEspanyol2 - 3Valencia
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at R.Sociedad since 2015
R.Sociedad
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
17
12
Games: Scored
10 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
0 / 10
RSO
6
D
3
ESP
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
Draw2 - 2Draw
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
12
16
Games: Scored
8 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
2 / 10
RSO
5
D
1
ESP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Draw1 - 1Draw
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 steady in attack of late, scoring in 11 consecutive La Liga matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Espanyol on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

R.Sociedad 13th Espanyol 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that R.Sociedad will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+29
R.Sociedad have scored 29% more goals at home than predicted
-1
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
R.Sociedad
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
RSO
ESP
68%
better
view stats
Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored1
4
Avg. goals scored0.5
2
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal13
5
Conversion rate for8
21
Avg. XG for0.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+68%
Defence rating
RSO
ESP
53%
better
view stats
Games conceded2
1
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first2
1
Goals conceded5
2
Avg. goals conceded2.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded14
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against18%
11%
Avg. XG against2
1.3
KickOff rating
+53%

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

R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4122
Álex RemiroA BarrenetxeaM OyarzabalJ Aramburu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK4
-
J Aramburu DEF4
2
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF4
-
I Zubeldia DEF4
2
-
S Gómez DEF4
1
-
A Barrenetxea MID41
-
B Turrientes  MID4
1
-
C Soler MID4
-
L Sučić MID41
1
-
O Óskarsson FWD41
-
M Oyarzabal FWD42
-
Subs
U Marrero GLK
-
A Muñoz DEF1
-
M Sarr DEF
-
L. Beitia Aguirregomezcorta DEF1
1
-
Y Herrera MID4
2
-
A Zakharyan MID1
-
J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz MID2
-
G Guedes FWD3
-
J. Nguono Ochieng FWD1
-
T Kubo FWD4
-
G. Carrera Zarranz FWD
-
A. Marchal Garcia FWD3
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3332
M DmitrovićR FernándezF. Hernandez CoarasaA. Calatrava Torrado
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK3
-
O Hilali DEF3
-
V Drkusic DEF2
-
U Núñez DEF3
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF3
1
-
A. Calatrava Torrado MID31
2
-
U González MID3
2
-
E Expósito MID3
1
-
T Dolan MID31
-
F. Hernandez Coarasa FWD33
1
-
R Fernández FWD33
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
L. Serred GLK
-
Q Hartman DEF
-
C Riedel DEF2
1
-
J. Lopez Galvez DEF
-
P Lozano MID2
1
-
P Milla MID3
1
-
G Salles MID1
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID31
1
-
J Carreras FWD3
-
M. Fernández Sánchez FWD2
1
-
A. Timera FWD
-