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Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Prediction: Cules hungry for goals

Barcelona have been scoring goals for fun recently and will fancy themselves to get a few against Real Sociedad on Sunday

 
7:30am on Friday 8th November 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Barcelona will be targeting another Spanish Primera Division victory on Sunday when they travel to San Sebastian to face Real Sociedad.

Los Cules have been scoring for fun recently and seem to be bursting with confidence at the moment under Hansi Flick, while Sociedad have climbed up the table recently after a decent bit of form.

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Real Sociedad Recent Form

After a poor start to the season, Real Sociedad's form has picked up domestically as they have won three, lost one and drawn one out of their last five in La Liga, with the victories coming against Valencia, Girona and Sevilla.

Last time out at home in the league, they suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Osasuna, however.

Real Sociedad Injury News

Real Sociedad will likely be without Benat Turrientes, Ander Barrenetxea, Arsen Zakharyan, Hamari Traore and Pablo Marin.

Last Real Sociedad Lineup

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Barcelona Recent Form

Barcelona have been in sensational form recently as they have won each of their last seven matches across all competitions.

In that run, they have beat Alaves, Sevilla, Real Madrid and Espanyol in La Liga and Young Boys, Bayern Munich and Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League.

The results and performances against Bayern (4-1) and Real Madrid (4-0) were particularly special.

Barcelona Injury News

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, Ronald Araujo, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia and Andreas Christensen are all still out for Barca.

In the Champions League midweek, young defender Pau Cubarsi was kicked in the face and had to have 10 stitches applied so it's unlikely he'll feature on Sunday.

Last Barcelona Lineup

Here's how Barcelona lined up against Crvena Zvezda.

Real Sociedad - Player To Watch

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Barcelona - Player To Watch

Robert Lewandowski's recent form has been sensational as he has seven goals in his last five games for Barca including two in the Champions League on Wednesday.

36 yrs - S (C) - Barcelona
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Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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Played matches
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Shots P90
4.20
Shots On target P90
2.38
Successful passing %
74%
Final third passes P90
10.05

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona - Prediction

The Basque side may be in a better place than earlier in the campaign, but Barcelona are just blowing away every team they face at the moment, whether that be Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. The Blaugrana will emphatically win this one.

Scoreline prediction - Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona - Betting Tips

Barcelona to Score Three or More Goals

- Barcelona have scored three goals or more in each of their last seven games

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  Average Match Rating  
6.4
  Home  
8.1
6.6
  Away  
7.0
6.5
  Total  
7.5

Match statistics

Real Sociedad
Statistics
Barcelona
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
7
18
Draws
4
0
Losses
9
2
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
18
64
Goals Per Game
0.90
3.20
More > 2.5 Goals
6
17
More > 3 Goals
0
10
Scored First in a Match
10
16
Scored Both Halves
3
13
Won More > 1 Goal
3
13
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
20
17
Did Not Score
7
0
Both Teams Scored
7
12
Kept Clean Sheet
8
8
Won Without Conceding
6
8
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
652
763
Possession
56
65
Passes
474
588
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
12
16
Shots on Target
4.16
6.80
Goals out of Shots
0.09
0.20
Crosses
18
14
Offsides
2.19
2.50
Penalties
0.05
0.15
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.40
0.40
Tackles Won
11
8.94
Clearances
20
15
Interceptions
5.94
5.65
Own Goals
0.00
0.00
Aerials Won
14
8.75
Total Shots Conceded
12
9.65
Shots on Target Conceded
4.00
3.15
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.09
0.10
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
13
9.80
Yellow Cards
2.20
1.65
Red Cards
0.05
0.10

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