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La Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 21, 2022 at 9pm UK
Reale Arena
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Real Sociedad
1 - 4
Barcelona

Isak (6')
Elustondo (21'), Le Normand (41')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lewandowski (1', 68'), Dembele (66'), Fati (79')
Araujo (51')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Sociedad and Barcelona.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Sociedad and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Real Sociedad.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Real Sociedad.

We said: Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona

After dropping points at home on matchday one, there is significant pressure on Barca to win this match. However, Real Sociedad are a tough nut to crack, and we can envisage a share of the spoils on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 53.85%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 21.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.32%) and 1-2 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.73%), while for a Real Sociedad win it was 1-0 (7.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.

Result
Real SociedadDrawBarcelona
21.39% (0.277 0.28) 24.76% (0.43 0.43) 53.85% (-0.708 -0.71)
Both teams to score 48.43% (-0.88500000000001 -0.89)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.87% (-1.367 -1.37)53.12% (1.365 1.37)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.3% (-1.173 -1.17)74.7% (1.172 1.17)
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.3% (-0.495 -0.49)39.69% (0.494 0.49)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.63% (-0.461 -0.46)76.37% (0.459 0.46)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.31% (-0.803 -0.8)19.68% (0.801 0.8)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.32% (-1.319 -1.32)51.68% (1.317 1.32)
Score Analysis
    Real Sociedad 21.39%
    Barcelona 53.84%
    Draw 24.76%
Real SociedadDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 7.22% (0.287 0.29)
2-1 @ 5.42% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
2-0 @ 3.34% (0.089 0.09)
3-1 @ 1.67% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-2 @ 1.36% (-0.051 -0.05)
3-0 @ 1.03% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 21.39%
1-1 @ 11.73% (0.18 0.18)
0-0 @ 7.81% (0.411 0.41)
2-2 @ 4.41% (-0.105 -0.11)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 24.76%
0-1 @ 12.7% (0.37 0.37)
0-2 @ 10.32% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
1-2 @ 9.54% (-0.095000000000001 -0.1)
0-3 @ 5.59% (-0.122 -0.12)
1-3 @ 5.17% (-0.184 -0.18)
2-3 @ 2.39% (-0.119 -0.12)
0-4 @ 2.27% (-0.109 -0.11)
1-4 @ 2.1% (-0.131 -0.13)
2-4 @ 0.97% (-0.074 -0.07)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 53.84%

How you voted: Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

Real Sociedad
14.1%
Draw
18.3%
Barcelona
67.6%
241
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2022 8.30pm
Aug 15, 2021 7pm
Barcelona
4-2
Real Sociedad
Pique (19'), Braithwaite (45+2', 59'), Roberto (90+1')
Busquets (57'), Gonzalez Iglesias (84')
Lobete Cienfuegos (82'), Oyarzabal (85')
Zubimendi (37'), Elustondo (61'), Munoz (62'), Le Normand (78')
Mar 21, 2021 8pm
Real Sociedad
1-6
Barcelona
Barrenetxea (77')
Zubimendi (9'), Zubeldia (79'), Fernandez (90+4')
Griezmann (37'), Dest (43', 53'), Messi (56', 89'), Dembele (71')
Busquets (27'), Braithwaite (88')
Jan 13, 2021 8pm
Real Sociedad
1-1
Barcelona
Barcelona win 3-2 on penalties
Oyarzabal (51' pen.)
Le Normand (58')
De Jong (39')
Dembele (54'), Mingueza (97')
Dec 16, 2020 8pm
Barcelona
2-1
Real Sociedad
Alba (31'), De Jong (43')
Busquets (41'), Trincao (88'), Koeman (89'), Alena (90+3')
Jose (27')
Januzaj (20'), Barrenetxea (58'), Le Normand (80')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
2Real Madrid18124241182340
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Mallorca199371921-230
6Villarreal177642928127
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Osasuna186752327-425
10Celta Vigo187382728-124
11Real BetisBetis176652021-124
12Sevilla186482027-722
13Rayo Vallecano175661920-121
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1743101629-1315
19Valencia172691626-1012
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512


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