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

Sun 9th Feb, 17:30 BST, Anoeta, San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)

The La Liga is the focus for both Real Sociedad and Espanyol on Sunday evening, as managers Imanol Alguacil and José Manuel González Álvarez go head to head at the Anoeta. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed under 2.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by R.Sociedad and Espanyol during the regulation 90 minutes. It's a bet the stats below and the odds both suggest is worth considering, and an outcome that we've seen head to head clashes between these sides has produced in the past. In the absence of an obvious winner, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5 goals.

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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 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Sociedad
56%
4/7
9%
4/7
6%
Draw
26%
29/10
10%
14/5
10%
Espanyol
18%
19/4
18%
5/1
20%
R.Sociedad 1-0
16%
9/2
8%
17/4
5%
R.Sociedad 2-0
12%
11/25/1
4%
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
20%
13/2
6%
R.Sociedad 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Espanyol 1-0
8%
10/1
27%
10/1
8%
R.Sociedad 3-0
6%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
R.Sociedad 3-1
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
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%
22/1
21%
16/1
13%
R.Sociedad 4-1
2%
33/1
48%
22/1
10%
R.Sociedad 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Espanyol 3-1
1%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
6/5
15%
23/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
4/6
13%
13/20
1%
Home 1st Goal
55%
2/5
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
13/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
7/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
5/4
10%
5/4
5%
BTTS - No
58%
4/7
8%
3/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
10/3
15%
3/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
16%
5/19/2
8%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12/110/1
15%
Home/draw
82%
1/7
3%
1/8
3%
Away/draw
44%
13/10
8%
13/10
12%
Home/away
74%
1/4
2%
1/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
2/5
8%
2/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2/1
14%
9/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
10/3
27%
29/10
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/9
8%
2/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
8/1
38%
13/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/14
4%
1/14
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1
46%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50
2%
1/100
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/14
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
8/1
10%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
74%
1/5
3%
2/11
4%
Away DNB
37%
10/3
13%
10/3
18%
R.Sociedad win to nil
37%
5/4-
Espanyol win to nil
12%
8/1
18%
-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
33%
6/4
9%
7/5
9%
R.Sociedad / Espanyol
2%
40/133/1
17%
R.Sociedad / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / R.Sociedad
20%
3/13/1
3%
Draw / Espanyol
7%
10/1
15%
10/1
8%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
17%
19/5
9%
Espanyol / R.Sociedad
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Espanyol / Espanyol
8%
10/1
8%
8/1
18%
Espanyol / Draw
5%
18/114/1
12%
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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 Madrid2215432949 
l
 
0-2A
May 25
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
2
A.Madrid2214622348 
d
 
1-1A
May 11
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
3
Barcelona2214353645 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 2
May 14
l
 
3-1A
4
A.Bilbao2211831341 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
Feb 16
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal2210751137 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 20
l
 
1-2F
Mar 2
6
R.Vallecano22886232 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 16
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
7
Girona22949131 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
8
Osasuna22796-430 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
9
Mallorca229310-930 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
10
Real Betis22787-329 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 16
May 4
l
 
1-0A
11
R.Sociedad Home228410-128 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Feb 9
12
Sevilla22778-628 
Mar 9
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
13
Celta227411-425 
May 14
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Apr 13
14
Getafe22598024 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
15
Las Palmas226511-923 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
May 25
l
 
1-0A
16
Leganes22589-1123 
Feb 23
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1F
May 11
17
Espanyol Away226511-1223 
Feb 9
w
 
0-1F
-
-
18
Alaves225611-921 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 23
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
19
Valencia224711-1519 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
20
Valladolid224315-3215 
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
11
Espanyol have not won in 11 consecutive away league games
R.Sociedad 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
R.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
R.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
R.Sociedad1 - 0Barcelona
R.Sociedad0 - 2Osasuna
R.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad0 - 2Real Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 2Alaves
R.Sociedad1 - 2R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 2A.Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad2 - 0Las Palmas
R.Sociedad0 - 1Real Madrid
R.Sociedad2 - 2Almeria
R.Sociedad2 - 0Cadiz
R.Sociedad1 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad0 - 1Osasuna
R.Sociedad0 - 0R.Vallecano
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AR.Sociedad0 - 0Getafe
HR.Sociedad1 - 2Alaves
Espanyol 17TH
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
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sevilla1 - 1Espanyol
Las Palmas1 - 0Espanyol
Getafe1 - 0Espanyol
Girona4 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
S.Gijon0 - 1Espanyol
Amorebieta0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid0 - 0Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
Leganes0 - 0Espanyol
Burgos0 - 0Espanyol
Zaragoza0 - 1Espanyol
Alcorcon1 - 1Espanyol
Eibar2 - 3Espanyol
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol2 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol1 - 1Leganes
AEspanyol0 - 1Las Palmas
HEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol0 - 1Getafe
HEspanyol3 - 1Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Girona
AEspanyol1 - 3Barcelona
HEspanyol0 - 2Sevilla
AEspanyol1 - 4A.Bilbao
HEspanyol2 - 1Mallorca
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 4Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol0 - 0A.Madrid
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
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
11
15
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
RSO
5
ESP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
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 front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive La Liga outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Espanyol on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

R.Sociedad 11th Espanyol 17th
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
36%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% 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
view stats
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
22447
Álex RemiroT KuboS GómezJ Aramburu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK22
-
T Kubo FWD224
4
-
S Gómez DEF214
2
-
M Zubimendi MID2111
3
-
M Oyarzabal FWD2042
3
1
J Aramburu DEF19
7
-
I Zubeldia DEF19
6
-
B Méndez MID1922
3
-
A Barrenetxea FWD1812
4
-
L Sučić MID1711
2
-
S Becker FWD1711
1
-
N Aguerd DEF16
3
-
J López DEF16
2
-
O Óskarsson FWD153
-
B Turrientes  MID13
5
-
A Muñoz DEF12
3
-
J Pacheco DEF12
3
-
Olasagasti MID11
1
-
A Elustondo DEF9
-
P Marín MID7
-
H Traoré DEF41
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF3
1
-
Álvaro Odriozola DEF2
1
-
A Zakharyan MID1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22737
J GarcíaJ PuadoJ CarrerasO Hilali
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK22
2
-
A Kral MID221
1
-
O Hilali DEF212
7
-
J Carreras FWD2123
5
-
M Kumbulla DEF202
6
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2013
2
-
J Puado FWD2071
3
-
C Romero DEF1921
5
-
L Cabrera DEF1821
2
-
A Véliz FWD181
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
P Lozano MID17
7
-
W Cheddira FWD1611
2
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
A. Roca Vives FWD111
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID10
1
-
J Gragera MID10
-
P Milla FWD8
2
-
F Calero DEF7
-
E Expósito MID4
1
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID4
1
-
R Fernández FWD31
1
-
U González MID2
-