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La Liga | Gameweek 23
Feb 9, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Reale Arena
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Real Sociedad
2 - 1
Espanyol

Becker (1'), Mendez (84')
Elustondo (51')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Puado (53' pen.)
Aguado (40'), Cabrera (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Real Sociedad 2-0 Osasuna
Thursday, February 6 at 6.30pm in Copa del Rey
Last Game: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid
Saturday, February 1 at 8pm in La Liga

We said: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol

Real Sociedad have won each of their last four home league games against Espanyol, and we are backing a narrow success for the Basque outfit this weekend, but it would not be a surprise to see the points shared. 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 Real Sociedad win with a probability of 51.88%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 22.08%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.18%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (8.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Real Sociedad in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Real Sociedad.

Result
Real SociedadDrawEspanyol
51.88% (0.073 0.07) 26.04% (-0.154 -0.15) 22.08% (0.082000000000001 0.08)
Both teams to score 45.74% (0.507 0.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.87% (0.61199999999999 0.61)57.13% (-0.611 -0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22% (0.487 0.49)77.99% (-0.48699999999999 -0.49)
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.89% (0.289 0.29)22.11% (-0.289 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.53% (0.434 0.43)55.47% (-0.433 -0.43)
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.72% (0.437 0.44)41.28% (-0.435 -0.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.2% (0.383 0.38)77.8% (-0.38200000000001 -0.38)
Score Analysis
    Real Sociedad 51.87%
    Espanyol 22.08%
    Draw 26.03%
Real SociedadDrawEspanyol
1-0 @ 13.77% (-0.2 -0.2)
2-0 @ 10.39% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
2-1 @ 9.2% (0.052 0.05)
3-0 @ 5.23% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.63% (0.065 0.07)
3-2 @ 2.05% (0.053 0.05)
4-0 @ 1.97% (0.022 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.75% (0.04 0.04)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 51.87%
1-1 @ 12.18% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
0-0 @ 9.13% (-0.216 -0.22)
2-2 @ 4.07% (0.071 0.07)
Other @ 0.66%
Total : 26.03%
0-1 @ 8.08% (-0.093 -0.09)
1-2 @ 5.39% (0.048 0.05)
0-2 @ 3.57% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 1.59% (0.033 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.2% (0.035 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.05% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 1.2%
Total : 22.08%

How you voted: Real Sociedad vs Espanyol

Real Sociedad
71.9%
Draw
17.2%
Espanyol
10.9%
64
Head to Head
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Espanyol
0-1
Real Sociedad

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Kubo (80')
Turrientes (51'), Oyarzabal (58')
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Espanyol
2-3
Real Sociedad
Darder (74'), Olivan (87')
Kubo (23'), Sorloth (51'), Cabrera (63' og.)
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Apr 4, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 30
Real Sociedad
1-0
Espanyol
Isak (90+6' pen.)
Rico (73'), Isak (90+1')

Herrera (55'), Darder (76'), Vidal (90+5'), Pedrosa (90+7')
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Espanyol
1-0
Real Sociedad
Herrera (77')
Vidal (47')

Sorloth (43')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona26183571254657
2Real Madrid27176457263157
3Atletico MadridAtletico27168344182656
4Athletic Bilbao271310445242149
5Villarreal26128648361244
6Real BetisBetis2711883533241
7Mallorca27107102633-737
8Rayo Vallecano279992929036
9Celta Vigo27106114041-136
10Sevilla279993236-436
11Real Sociedad27104132328-534
12Getafe2789102322133
13Osasuna2671273237-533
14GironaGirona2695123439-532
15Espanyol2576122436-1227
16Valencia2769123045-1527
17Leganes2769122440-1627
18AlavesAlaves2768133040-1026
19Las PalmasLas Palmas2766153045-1524
20Real ValladolidValladolid2744191862-4416


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