On Saturday night, Real Sociedad and Barcelona face off at the Reale Arena in what promises to be one of the games of the weekend in La Liga.
Real Sociedad form guideLa Real are currently in fifth place in the Spanish top-flight table, five points behind their fourth-place opponents in the fight for Champions League spots. Imanol Alguacil’s team has been in decent form lately, as they have won four of their previous six league matches.
A 2-2 draw at Rayo Vallecano last time out continued a run of high-scoring games for Sociedad, as six of their previous eight matches in La Liga have produced over 2.5 goals.
Real Sociedad have a solid recent home record in the Spanish top flight, having mounted a 15-game unbeaten run. That recent good home form includes four straight victories, having also scored at least two goals in three of their last four home matches in La Liga.
Barcelona form guideThe reigning champions suffered last-gasp heartbreak in El Clasico last time out, as a stoppage-time winner from Jude Bellingham consigned the visitors to a 2-1 home defeat by arch-rivals Real Madrid. The defeat leaves Barcelona in fourth place in the table, four points adrift of Los Blancos.
The Catalan team had been ten games unbeaten in La Liga before the loss against their arch-rivals last time out. The Blaugrana’s recent league games have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their previous nine matches in the Spanish top flight.
Barcelona have been difficult to beat on their travels in La Liga, as they are unbeaten in their last five away games. The Spanish champions have also scored at least two goals in their previous four away matches in La Liga.
What am I backing?Both these two teams have the potential to be highly potent in attack. With that in mind, I am backing over 2.5 goals scored.
