On the upcoming Monday, Real Sociedad will host the Catalan team Espanyol at their home ground within the ninth round of the Spanish football championship. Bookmakers are on the future hosts side, the Basques, which started the season very powerfully, but gradually faded away. After the national teams’ games break, the men from San Sebastian rose again, winning twice, moreover, away both times.
After eight played rounds in the Spanish football championship, Real Sociedad managed to gain 13 points to their asset, which allow the team to be on the seventh position in the peloton. The gap to the sixth place and the Europa League zone is only one point, three points from the fourth position and the UCL. Real Sociedad have had four matches at their home ground within the Spanish championship, in which they had one victory, one draw and two defeats.
Within the last five games, Espanyol won twice against Celta and Deportivo, had a draw with Levante and Villarreal, lost away to Real 0:2. The Catalans are on the 13th position in Primera tournament table, the Parrots have nine points in the asset. Espanyol have had four away matches within the current season of the Spanish championship, in which they had a draw dwice, lost twice with one goal scored and eight conceded.
Real Sociedad will improve their domestic statistics, the Basques have always played well at Anoeta, Real Sociedad have gained some shape and would like to return to Primera’s top-six. In their turn, Espanyol play weak away, managed to score only one goal to opponents’ net in four games.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win
