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

Anoeta, San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)

Espanyol are away from home on Sunday evening, as manager José Manuel González Álvarez takes his men to visit Real Sociedad and Imanol Alguacil at the Anoeta in the La Liga. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.

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Real Sociedad's next match is v Midtjylland at 17:45 on Thursday 13th February
Espanyol's next match is v A.Bilbao at 13:00 on Sunday 16th February
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Sociedad and Espanyol was on Sunday 9th February 2025
Spanish La Liga
February 9th 2025
R.Sociedad 2
1 Espanyol
 
S. Becker 1'53' J. Puado Díaz
B. Méndez Portela 84'
 
RSO
ESP
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
6
Possession
70%
30%
Fouls
11
17
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
R.SociedadEspanyol
 
A. Remiro Gargallo
N. Aguerd
J. Aramburu
S. Gómez (A. Barrenetxea Muguruza 62')
A. Elustondo Irribaria
J. López Carballo
M. Zubimendi Ibáñez
L. Sučić (B. Méndez Portela 80')
P. Marín Tejada (J. Olasagasti Imizcoz 62')
S. Beckerfootball icon (T. Kubo 76')
O. Óskarsson (M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 62')
J. Pons
O. El Hilali
L. Cabrera Sasía
(W. Cheddira 87') F. Calero Villa
M. Kumbulla
(R. Bauzà Sureda 82') Á. Aguado Méndez
A. Král
(A. Véliz 46') E. Expósito Jaén
(Á. Tejero Sacristán 70') R. Fernández Jaén
football iconJ. Puado Díaz
(J. Carreras Pagès 46') A. Roca Vives

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are expecting a close-fought game here and, as such, our prediction is under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as R.Sociedad and Espanyol go head-to-head. Good performances all round will be required to deliver us a winner, but we trust both sides to deliver just that. The stats and the odds below also suggest this is a strong tip.

In-Play
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 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Sociedad
55%
8/13
13%
13/20
11%
Draw
26%
11/4
13%
5/2
17%
Espanyol
19%
5/1
14%
5/1
20%
R.Sociedad 1-0
16%
4/1
17%
4/1
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
R.Sociedad 2-0
12%
11/211/2
13%
Draw 0-0
11%
13/2
25%
11/2
19%
R.Sociedad 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Espanyol 1-0
8%
10/1
27%
9/1
17%
R.Sociedad 3-0
6%
10/1
10%
9/1
18%
R.Sociedad 3-1
4%
16/1
31%
12/1
8%
Espanyol 2-1
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
11%
Draw 2-2
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
11%
Espanyol 2-0
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
R.Sociedad 4-0
2%
25/1
37%
18/1
27%
R.Sociedad 4-1
2%
33/1
48%
22/1
10%
R.Sociedad 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
25/1
Espanyol 3-1
1%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
11/8
25%
13/10
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
4/7
18%
4/7
6%
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/9
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
13/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
13/2
25%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
5/4
10%
13/10
3%
BTTS - No
59%
4/7
8%
11/20
BTTS - Home Win
18%
15/4
27%
10/3
11%
BTTS - Draw
16%
5/19/2
8%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12/111/1
8%
Home/draw
81%
1/8
1%
1/8
3%
Away/draw
45%
5/4
10%
6/5
16%
Home/away
74%
1/4
2%
2/7
6%
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
4/9
11%
4/9
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
7/4
21%
13/8
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
7/2
32%
16/5
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1/5
10%
1/5
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
9/1
54%
15/2
21%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/16
5%
1/16
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/1
62%
16/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/66
3%
1/200
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
2%
1/11
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
7/1
20%
11/2
19%
Home DNB
73%
2/9
4%
1/5
6%
Away DNB
37%
3/1
20%
16/5
20%
R.Sociedad win to nil
37%
5/4-
Espanyol win to nil
12%
7/1
27%
-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
31%
8/5
13%
6/4
14%
R.Sociedad / Espanyol
2%
40/140/1
R.Sociedad / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / R.Sociedad
20%
3/13/1
3%
Draw / Espanyol
8%
10/1
15%
9/1
17%
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
21%
17/5
16%
Espanyol / R.Sociedad
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Espanyol / Espanyol
8%
9/1
17%
8/1
18%
Espanyol / Draw
5%
18/114/1
12%
Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Sociedad have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 21 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

R.Sociedad have played 11 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 17th position in the La Liga on 23 points having played 22 matches so far this season. Espanyol are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 5 of those games.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Espanyol have conceded 28 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Sociedad
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid2315532950 
l
 
0-2A
May 25
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
2
A.Madrid2314722349 
d
 
1-1A
May 11
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
3
Barcelona2315353948 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 2
May 14
l
 
3-1A
4
A.Bilbao2312831644 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
Feb 16
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal2311751240 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 20
l
 
1-2F
Mar 2
6
R.Vallecano23986335 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 16
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
7
R.Sociedad Home239410031 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Girona239410-231 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
9
Osasuna237106-431 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
10
Mallorca239410-931 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
11
Real Betis23788-429 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 16
May 4
l
 
1-0A
12
Celta238411-328 
May 14
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Apr 13
13
Sevilla23779-928 
Mar 9
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
14
Getafe23698127 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
15
Las Palmas236512-1023 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
May 25
l
 
1-0A
16
Espanyol Away236512-1323 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
17
Leganes235810-1323 
Feb 23
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1F
May 11
18
Valencia235711-1322 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
19
Alaves235612-1021 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 23
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
20
Valladolid234316-3315 
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
3
R.Sociedad have lost 3 consecutive league games
11
Espanyol have not won in 11 consecutive away league games
R.Sociedad 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Espanyol 16TH
20 league games
Away
11
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
R.Sociedad have beaten Espanyol in 4 consecutive league meetings
6
R.Sociedad have not lost to Espanyol in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at R.Sociedad since 2015
R.Sociedad
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
13
9
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
RSO
5
D
2
ESP
1
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
Goal Statistics

Real Sociedad have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive La Liga outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Espanyol on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

R.Sociedad 7th Espanyol 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that R.Sociedad will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-36
R.Sociedad have scored 36% fewer goals at home than predicted
-27
Espanyol have scored 27% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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R.Sociedad
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.5
0.8
Attack rating
%
better
RSO
ESP
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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
%
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 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23447
Álex RemiroM OyarzabalS GómezJ Aramburu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK23
-
J Aramburu DEF20
7
-
A Elustondo DEF10
1
-
N Aguerd DEF17
3
-
J López DEF17
2
-
L Sučić MID1811
3
-
M Zubimendi MID2211
3
-
P Marín MID8
-
S Gómez MID224
2
-
S Becker FWD1821
1
-
O Óskarsson FWD163
-
Subs
U Marrero GLK
-
A. Fraga Torres GLK
-
J Pacheco DEF12
3
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF3
1
-
J. Balda Zubiri DEF
-
A Zakharyan MID1
-
Olasagasti MID121
1
-
B Turrientes  MID13
5
-
B Méndez MID2032
3
-
A Barrenetxea FWD1912
4
-
M Oyarzabal FWD2142
3
1
T Kubo FWD234
4
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23837
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroO Hilali
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK23
2
-
O Hilali DEF222
7
-
M Kumbulla DEF212
6
-
L Cabrera DEF1921
3
-
F Calero DEF8
-
E Expósito MID5
1
-
Álvaro Aguado MID11
2
-
A Kral MID231
1
-
A. Roca Vives MID121
3
-
J Puado FWD2181
3
-
R Fernández FWD41
1
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
P. Tristán Jiménez GLK
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2113
2
-
J. Lopez Galvez DEF
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
P Lozano MID17
7
-
P Milla MID8
2
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID5
1
-
J Carreras FWD2223
5
-
A Véliz FWD191
2
-
W Cheddira FWD1711
2
-