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

Sat 1st Mar, 17:30 BST, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona

Saturday evening sees Hans-Dieter Flick’s FC Barcelona and Imanol Alguacil’s Real Sociedad go up against one another in a La Liga clash at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our extensive database and found the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Best Tip: Barcelona to win

A La Liga win on home turf for Hans-Dieter Flick's Barcelona side win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should be too strong for the opposition. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got reason to feel confident. A Barcelona win is the way to go, but we wouldn't expect a whitewash.

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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 Barcelona are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 66% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.40.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barcelona
66%
1/3
2%
7/20
4%
Draw
21%
4/117/4
5%
R.Sociedad
13%
17/215/2
13%
Barcelona 1-0
13%
6/15/1
14%
Barcelona 2-0
13%
11/25/1
8%
Draw 1-1
10%
17/28/1
6%
Barcelona 2-1
10%
8/113/2
Barcelona 3-0
8%
15/2
6%
13/2
12%
Draw 0-0
7%
11/110/1
8%
Barcelona 3-1
6%
11/19/1
R.Sociedad 1-0
5%
20/114/1
Barcelona 4-0
4%
14/111/1
8%
R.Sociedad 2-1
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
12%
Draw 2-2
4%
20/116/1
13%
Barcelona 4-1
3%
18/114/1
Barcelona 3-2
2%
28/120/1
11%
R.Sociedad 2-0
2%
40/128/1
Barcelona 5-0
2%
28/120/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
8/11
3%
7/10
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
11/10
2%
21/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
60%
1/4
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
36%
10/3
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
45%
21/2011/10
10%
BTTS - No
55%
7/10
2%
4/6
9%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
9/4
2%
21/10
7%
BTTS - Draw
14%
11/211/2
8%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
18%
Home/draw
87%
1/14
2%
1/14
2%
Away/draw
34%
9/411/5
10%
Home/away
79%
1/6
4%
2/13
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/9
3%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
10/329/10
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/4
2%
17/10
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/9
2%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
4/119/5
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/6
4%
2/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/18/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16
2%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
2%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
8%
11/1
Home DNB
80%
1/10
3%
1/10
2%
Away DNB
28%
6/15/1
9%
Barcelona win to nil
41%
11/10-
R.Sociedad win to nil
7%
14/1-
Barcelona / Barcelona
42%
20/21
2%
19/20
3%
Barcelona / R.Sociedad
2%
40/1
20%
40/1
21%
Barcelona / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
16/1
13%
Draw / Barcelona
21%
3/1
7%
14/5
5%
Draw / R.Sociedad
5%
16/114/1
15%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/16/1
8%
R.Sociedad / Barcelona
4%
20/116/1
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
6%
16/111/1
9%
R.Sociedad / Draw
4%
20/116/1
13%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Barcelona have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 65 goals to 20 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 11 games at home winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

R.Sociedad are in 11th position in the La Liga on 31 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 4. R.Sociedad have conceded 14 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
R.Sociedad
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona Home2416354051 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
2
Real Madrid2415632951 
May 11
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-2A
May 25
3
A.Madrid2414822350 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 16
d
 
1-1A
May 11
4
A.Bilbao2412931645 
w
 
2-1F
May 25
May 4
l
 
1-0A
5
Villarreal2411851241 
May 18
w
 
1-5F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 20
6
R.Vallecano24987235 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 16
7
Mallorca2410410-734 
Apr 23
w
 
1-5F
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
8
Real Betis24888-132 
Apr 6
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
9
Osasuna247116-432 
Mar 9
l
 
4-2A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
10
Girona249411-331 
Mar 30
w
 
1-4F
May 18
w
 
0-1F
11
R.Sociedad Away249411-331 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
-
-
12
Sevilla24879-531 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-4F
Mar 9
w
 
0-2F
13
Getafe24798230 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
14
Celta248511-329 
Apr 20
d
 
2-2F
May 14
l
 
2-0A
15
Espanyol246612-1324 
w
 
3-1F
May 14
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
Leganes245910-1324 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
Feb 23
w
 
0-3F
17
Las Palmas246513-1223 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 22
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
18
Valencia245811-1323 
w
 
7-1F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
19
Alaves245712-1022 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 23
20
Valladolid244317-3715 
w
 
7-0F
May 4
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
3
Barcelona have won 3 consecutive home league games
Barcelona 1ST
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona1 - 0Alaves
Barcelona7 - 1Valencia
Barcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
Barcelona0 - 1Leganes
Barcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona5 - 1Sevilla
Barcelona1 - 0Getafe
Barcelona7 - 0Valladolid
Barcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Barcelona3 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona2 - 0R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 2Valencia
Barcelona1 - 0Las Palmas
Barcelona1 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona4 - 0Getafe
Barcelona3 - 3Granada
Barcelona1 - 0Osasuna
Barcelona3 - 5Villarreal
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
ABarcelona4 - 1Sevilla
HBarcelona1 - 0Alaves
HBarcelona7 - 1Valencia
ABarcelona1 - 1Getafe
HBarcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
HBarcelona0 - 1Leganes
ABarcelona2 - 2Real Betis
ABarcelona5 - 1Mallorca
HBarcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
ABarcelona2 - 2Celta
ABarcelona0 - 1R.Sociedad
HBarcelona3 - 1Espanyol
ABarcelona4 - 0Real Madrid
HBarcelona5 - 1Sevilla
ABarcelona3 - 0Alaves
ABarcelona2 - 4Osasuna
HBarcelona1 - 0Getafe
ABarcelona5 - 1Villarreal
ABarcelona4 - 1Girona
R.Sociedad 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Betis3 - 0R.Sociedad
Osasuna2 - 1R.Sociedad
Valencia1 - 0R.Sociedad
Celta2 - 0R.Sociedad
Leganes0 - 3R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Sociedad
Sevilla0 - 2R.Sociedad
Girona0 - 1R.Sociedad
Valladolid0 - 0R.Sociedad
Mallorca1 - 0R.Sociedad
Getafe0 - 0R.Sociedad
Espanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
Real Betis0 - 2R.Sociedad
Barcelona2 - 0R.Sociedad
Getafe1 - 1R.Sociedad
Alaves0 - 1R.Sociedad
Granada2 - 3R.Sociedad
Sevilla3 - 2R.Sociedad
Mallorca1 - 2R.Sociedad
Girona0 - 0R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Sociedad0 - 3Real Betis
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
AR.Sociedad1 - 2Osasuna
HR.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Valencia
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
AR.Sociedad0 - 2Celta
HR.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
AR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
HR.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
AR.Sociedad0 - 1A.Bilbao
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Barcelona
AR.Sociedad2 - 0Sevilla
HR.Sociedad0 - 2Osasuna
AR.Sociedad1 - 0Girona
HR.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
HR.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
AR.Sociedad0 - 0Valladolid
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Mallorca
HR.Sociedad0 - 2Real Madrid
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barcelona since 2015
Barcelona
R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
22
8
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
BCN
9
RSO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona2 - 0
1 - 2R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 2
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona3 - 2
Barcelona4 - 0
Barcelona2 - 0
League games at R.Sociedad since 2015
R.Sociedad
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
11
21
Games: Scored
9 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
2 / 11
BCN
6
D
2
RSO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
R.Sociedad1 - 0
0 - 1Barcelona
1 - 4Barcelona
0 - 1Barcelona
1 - 6Barcelona
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Barcelona
2 - 4Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
R.Sociedad1 - 0
R.Sociedad1 - 0
Goal Statistics

FC Barcelona's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 6 consecutive La Liga games. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Saturday evening.

Barcelona 1st R.Sociedad 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Barcelona will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of R.Sociedad scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Barcelona have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-16
R.Sociedad have scored 16% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
R.Sociedad
2
0.8
Attack rating
52%
better
BCN
RSO
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Games scored22
13
Failed to score2
11
Scored first18
10
Goals scored65
20
Avg. goals scored2.7
0.8
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal5
9
Conversion rate for22
11
Avg. XG for2.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
BCN
RSO
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
13
Clean sheets6
11
Conceded first6
11
Goals conceded25
23
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2320114
RaphinhaR Lewandowski L YamalM Torras
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF243
3
-
J Koundé DEF2423
2
-
Raphinha FWD24137
2
-
Pedri MID2343
2
-
R Lewandowski  FWD23202
1
-
A Balde DEF223
1
-
L Yamal FWD21511
2
-
I Martínez  DEF202
3
-
M Torras MID203
3
1
F Torres FWD1742
1
1
I Peña GLK15
1
-
E García DEF1511
1
-
F. Lopez Marin MID1532
3
1
P Victor FWD1521
2
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF141
2
-
D Olmo MID145
-
Gavi MID141
4
-
F Jong MID1321
1
-
H. García DEF11
2
-
P Torre MID831
-
M Stegen GLK6
-
W Szczęsny GLK4
-
A Fati FWD4
1
-
R Araújo DEF3
1
-
M. Bernal Casas MID3
2
-
A Christensen DEF1
1
-
R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24448
Álex RemiroT KuboS GómezJ Aramburu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK24
-
S Gómez DEF234
2
-
M Zubimendi MID2311
3
-
T Kubo FWD234
4
-
M Oyarzabal FWD2242
3
1
J Aramburu DEF21
8
-
B Méndez MID2132
3
-
I Zubeldia DEF20
6
1
L Sučić MID1911
3
-
S Becker FWD1921
1
1
A Barrenetxea FWD1912
4
-
N Aguerd DEF18
4
-
J López DEF18
2
-
O Óskarsson FWD163
-
A Muñoz DEF13
4
-
B Turrientes  MID13
5
-
J Pacheco DEF12
3
-
Olasagasti MID121
1
-
A Elustondo DEF11
1
-
P Marín MID9
-
H Traoré DEF41
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF4
1
-
Álvaro Odriozola DEF2
1
-
A Zakharyan MID2
-