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Real Sociedad Espanyol betting prediction


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Real Sociedad has all the conditions to advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey, as it plays in its stadium and has a squad with more quality, however, it needs to show consistency in the defensive sector. On the other hand, Espanyol is going through a very irregular phase, despite improvements in recent matches. Having said that and taking these factors into account, betting in favor of the home side in this game is the best option.
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Preview
Real Sociedad and Espanyol face , in a match for this stage of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals). The head‑to‑head history of the last 3 years favours the home team, since in the last 8 matches they won 4, tied 2 and lost 2. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 22‑09‑2019, and ended in a (1‑3) win by Real Sociedad. Espanyol registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Real Sociedad

The home team comes to this stage of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals) after having played in the previous rounds against: Ceuta and Becerril. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got an away loss against Real Betis by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches Real Sociedad has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 30 of the last 46 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

Real Sociedad enters this game with a defeat, by 3-0, in the trip to Real Betis, adding this way the second defeat in the last three games played. In the last match to count for the Spanish Copa del Rey, the home club beat Ceuta by 0-4. In this match with the support of their fans, coach Imanol Alguacil must line up a more offensive team, waiting for the opponent in the offensive midfield. Striker Willian José is one of the greatest dangers in the attacking front of Real Sociedad, who is very strong when finishing: counting 8 goals. Out of this game are Zurutuza, Elustondo and Illarramendi due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Álex Remiro, Robin Le Normand, Aihen Muñoz, Llorente, Gorosabel, Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Merino, Guevara, Barrenetxea, Alexander Isak, Mikel Oyarzabal.

Analysis Espanyol

The away team comes to this stage of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: SS Reyes and Lleida Esportiu. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 25 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got an away win against Villarreal by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Espanyol has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 19 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Espanyol heads into this jorney highly motivated after having won, by 1-2, on the trip to Villarreal, thus registering the second consecutive victory in official matches. In the last game counting for the Copa del Rey, the visitors defeated SS Reyes by 0-2. In this match against Real Sociedad, coach Abelardo should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Raúl de Tomás and Jonathan Calleri the most advanced men in the visiting team: both are very powerful and strong when it comes to finishing. The entire squad is able for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Andrés Prieto, Pipa Ávila, Javi López, Adrià Pedrosa, Lluís López, Fernando Calero, Iturraspe, Pol Lozano, Matías Vargas, Wu Lei, Facundo Ferreyra.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Real Sociedad vs Espanyol match, on 22 January 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Real Sociedad wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Real Sociedad vs Espanyol on 22 January 2020 will be played at San Sebastián, Reale Arena.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Real Sociedad Espanyol match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Real Sociedad at with 79% of the tips.

 

Copa del Rey - 2019/2020

  • 99% 126 / 127 Games

  • Home team wins 42.06%
  • Draws 0%
  • Away team wins 57.94%
  • Over 1.5 73.02%
  • Over 2.5 48.41%
  • Over 3.5 26.98%
  • Goals 324
  • Goals /match 2.57
  • Goals /match home 1.07
  • Goals /match away 1.5
  • Both teams score 46.03%
  • Goals after 80' 27.47%
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