Real Sociedad and Real Betis meet at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta, in a match for the 30th round of the Primera División. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 02-12-2018, Real Betis won at home against (1-0). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 01-17-2019 , for the Copa del Rey, the two teams tied by (2-2). Igor Zubeldía (40 ‘) and Mikel Merino (62’) scored the goals of the game, for Real Sociedad, and Canales (37 ‘) and Loren Morón (70′), for Real Betis.
Real Sociedad:
After 9 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 37 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Real Valladolid by (1-1), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, in a match against Levante. For the championship, the Real Sociedad conquered 15 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 matches that it disputed in its stadium. In 29 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 12 matches in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
The Real Sociedad enters this match after a draw, by 1-1, in the displacement to the land of Valladolid, registering in this way the fifth meeting followed in the Spanish championship: the only goal of the team was marked by Mikel Oyarzabal. We emphasize that the locals won only 4 of the 14 matches in their stadium. Despite this less positive phase, the home team presents quality in maintaining possession of the ball, being that often opts to use the short pass, instead of risking the loss of possession of the ball. The player responsible for driving and defining the offensive process is midfielder Rubén Pardo. On the other hand, Mikel Oyarzabal is the best gunner of Real Sociedad, with 11 goals scored. Illarramendi and Zurutuza will be out of this game, both with physical problems.
Real Betis:
After 11 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 40 points won. In their last match, they tied with Rayo Vallecano out by (1-1), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against Barcelona, by (1-4). For the league, Real Betis won 13 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 14 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in 13 of their first goals. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Real Betis enter this performance after a draw, by 1-1, in the move to the arena of Rayo Vallecano, thus adding the second consecutive game without victory: Tello scored the only goal of the team. We emphasize that the visitors won only 1 of the 4 previous matches. It is possible that the visiting team prefers the left flank to attack, taking advantage of the depth offered by the Joaquin end. Despite being a team that likes to act in their own midfield, it also gets out very easily for the counterattack. Sergio Canales is the best scorer of Real Betis, with 6 goals scored. The coach of the visitors can count on his best players.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1.75
