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Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting tips
The troubled Espanyol will face Real Sociedad on Sunday afternoon for its own public. The home club hopes to be able to leave behind a moderate seasonal start, while the visitors want to emphasize their strong form again.
Espanyol:
Espanyol has good memories of her home game against Real Sociedad of last season. In the very last round of La Liga, the Catalans managed to prevail with 2-0, qualifying for the Europa League at the expense of the Basques.
The current situation, however, looks a lot less rosy. The blue-and-white, including Mario Hermoso and Borja Iglesias, lost various key players, while success trainer Rubi also closed the door of the RCDE Stadium. Under successor David Gallego, things are going a bit smoother, although Espanyol has a bit of air in the Spanish relegation battle thanks to a handsome victory on Eibar (1-2). However, the leak is still far from over, as last Thursday the team came home in the Europa League against Hungarian Ferencvaros no further than a 1-1 draw. Gallego mainly opted for reserves in that match, because he needs his first choice this season to survive in La Liga.
Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad had to let Espanyol take the lead last season, but this year the roles have been reversed. The Basques were able to strengthen themselves this summer with, among others, Martin Ødegaard and Alexander Isak, with a number of great talents, and with seven points from the first four rounds of play, they had a strong start. We also saw that it could be a very nice season for the club from San Sebastian last weekend. For a record number of spectators, Atletico Madrid was beaten 2-0.
So it is clear that this season I have high expectations of Real Sociedad. Missing European football could also be called lucky in an accident, because the blues and whites have had ample time to prepare for Espanyol-out. In addition, the trainer only has to miss the injured midfielder Asier Illarramendi, because otherwise everyone is just available.
Espanyol vs Real Sociedad head to head matches
18.05.19 LL Espanyol Real Sociedad 2 : 0
14.01.19 LL Real Sociedad Espanyol 3 : 2
11.03.18 LL Espanyol Real Sociedad 2 : 1
23.10.17 LL Real Sociedad Espanyol 1 : 1
10.02.17 LL Espanyol Real Sociedad 1 : 2