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Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa del Rey
by Daniel Ngulu | in Football Predictions
The round of 16 in the Copa del Rey is here and among the matches lined up, Real Sociedad will be hosting Espanyol in one of the matches pitting La Liga sides. In the league, there’s a big gap separating these sides, with Real Sociedad sixth on 31 points and Espanyol bottom with just 14 points. Real Sociedad have three wins and two losses ahead of this game. They beat Espanyol 3-1 in their first meeting this season and will be hoping for more of the same. In their last 10 matches, Real Sociedad have four wins, three losses and three clean sheets. They have scored in eight of the 10 matches and have scored two goals or more in five of their last 10 games. They have conceded two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches as well. In the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad are unbeaten in six, winning three matches and keeping four clean sheets. They have three wins, two losses and five draws in their last 10 Copa del Rey matches at home and have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 Copa del Rey matches at home. Just like Espanyol, they have won twice in the last five meetings between the two. In terms of attack, they will send out a more confident team – they are the fourth best scorers in La Liga, with 33 goals so far.
Espanyol have been improving a lot lately; they go to this game with one loss and three wins in their last five matches. They have done better in the last five matches than in the previous 10, where they had just one win. In the last 15 matches, they have four wins, seven losses and three clean sheets. They have scored twice in four of their last five matches and have two clean sheets in their last five matches. They have scored in 11 of their last 15 matches and conceded in 12. In nine of their last 15 matches, Espanyol have conceded two or more goals. In their last four away matches, Espanyol have registered three wins. They have two straight wins in the Copa del Rey and five wins in the last 10 matches in the competition. In the last six Copa del Rey matches, Espanyol have lost three. A marker of their poor defence is the fact that they have the weakest defence in La Liga, having conceded 37 goals. They have as well been poor in attack, and have the joint weakest, having scored just 16 goals in La Liga.
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Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Form
Real Sociedad and Espanyol Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
5 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
22 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
14 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
8 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
30 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
14 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
30 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
8 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
30 Oct 2019 - LaLiga
20 Oct 2019 - LaLiga
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
22 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
8 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
23 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
3 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
27 Oct 2019 - LaLiga
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
4 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
22 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
15 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
7 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
15 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
1 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
24 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
2 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Jan 2020 - LaLiga
22 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
7 Dec 2019 - LaLiga
28 Nov 2019 - Europa League
10 Nov 2019 - LaLiga
30 Oct 2019 - LaLiga
Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
17 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
22 Sep 2019 - LaLiga
18 May 2019 - LaLiga
14 Jan 2019 - LaLiga
11 Mar 2018 - LaLiga
23 Oct 2017 - LaLiga
10 Feb 2017 - LaLiga
Players list
A. Remiro
DefenderA. Gorosabel
R. Le Normand
D. Llorente
A. Munoz
MidfielderI. Zubeldia
M. Merino
L. Sangalli
ForwardPortu
M. Oyarzabal
A. Isak
A. Prieto
DefenderP. Piatti
L. Lopez
F. Calero
A. Pedrosa
J. Lopez
MidfielderV Sanchez
A Iturraspe
ForwardV. Gomez
F. Ferreyra
W. Lei
Substitutes
A. Zubiaurre
DefenderJ. Zaldua
MidfielderR. Pardo
I. Zubeldia
Portu
L. Sangalli
J. Lobete
D. Lopez
DefenderL. Cabrera
Naldo
V. Gomez
O. Melendo
V Sanchez
P. Piatti
Most goals and assists
Real Sociedad
Espanyol
A. Isak
(13 Goals)
, 
W. Jose
(13 Goals)
R. De Tomas
(5 Goals)
, 
W. Lei
(5 Goals)
M. Oyarzabal
(12 Assists)
M. Vargas
(5 Assists)
Real Sociedad - Espanyol Key Points
- Both sides have three wins in the last five matches.
- Espanyol have scored in 11 of their last 15 matches.
- Real Sociedad are unbeaten in the last six Copa del Rey matches.
- Real Sociedad have scored two or more in five of their last 10.
- Both sides have two wins in their last five meetings.
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Our Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Prediction
Espanyol have improved a lot in their recent matches and will go to this game with great hope. However, they have struggled against La Liga opposition, and here they will meet a strong side too. They have not been the best in attack, even though they have managed to score in 1 of their last 15; perhaps their main undoing has been in defence. This may come to haunt them, as they play one of the best scoring sides in La Liga. Real Sociedad have not kept many clean sheets in the Copa del Rey though and based on this, we will go for a 2-1 win for Real Sociedad.
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