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Barcelona v Real Sociedad
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Kick Off: Monday 13th May at 20:00
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Competition: La Liga
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Watch Live: Premier Sports 1
Below is a full betting preview ahead of this Monday’s action as Real Sociedad battle in an attempt to secure the European spot, accompanied by betting tips, predictions, team news, and best bets as well as a Cheat Sheet – available on all La Liga tips.
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Sociedad will travel to Catalonia to face Barcelona on Monday night.
Although Barcelona are unable to catch newly crowned champions Real Madrid, Xavi’s side will still be hoping to overleap neighbours Girona, who currently sit one point clear of the hosts.
With four matches left to play, Sociedad will be hoping to keep hold of their space in the Europa League qualification spots, with Imanol’s side sitting two points inside the top six. It is safe to say that this will be no easy task for Imanol’s men, with this fixture being the first of four against sides in La Liga’s top eight.
Barcelona v Real Sociedad Best Bets
➡️ Barcelona draw no bet @ 1.29 on Betfair
➡️ Barcelona to have 4+ shots on target @ 1.20 on Betfair
📂 Barcelona v Real Sociedad Cheat Sheet
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⚔️ Barcelona v Real Sociedad Head-to-Head
Monday’s fixture will be the second time that these two sides have clashed in La Liga this season. The pair met in November, with a late winner from Ronald Araujo guiding Barcelona to a 1-0 victory.
Despite the result, Sociedad still performed well and were arguably unlucky to leave with nothing. This was reflected in the expected goals stats, with Sociedad accumulating a tally of 0.95 to Barcelona’s 1.23, as well as the shots on target figures, with Sociedad registering 6 and Barcelona taking 4.
Plenty of corners were taken in this clash, with both sides combining to take a total of 11 corners. Sociedad dominated this corner count, forcing 8.
Both sides struggled to keep out of the referee’s bad books in this meeting, with Sociedad committing 16 fouls and Barcelona fouling 8 times. As a result of this, the referee regularly reached for his pocket, dishing out a total of 6 cards, with 3 of these directed towards Barcelona players.
📊 Barcelona Form and Stats
Barcelona possess the fourth-best home record in La Liga this season. The hosts’ have excelled on home soil in recent months, winning five and drawing one of their last six home league matches.
The hosts have displayed their quality going forward across their last six La Liga fixtures at home, scoring an average of 2.33 goals per game. Xavi’s side have posed a constant threat going forward across these matches, registering an average of 6.67 shots on target per outing.
No La Liga side has taken more corners than Barcelona this season, with Xavi’s side forcing an average of 6.26 corners per match. The hosts have taken plenty of corners across their last six home league fixtures, earning an average of 7 per game.
Barcelona rank eleventh in La Liga in terms of bookings this season, picking up an average of 2.32 cards per game.
📊 Real Sociedad Form and Stats
Sociedad possess the fourth-best away record in La Liga, and they have impressed on the road for the most part of 2024, winning four and drawing two of their eight away league fixtures since the beginning of January. However, an interesting find underlines that the visitors’ wins across this run have only come against sides outside of the league’s top nine.
An abundance of goals have been scored across Sociedad’s last five league away trips, with an average of 3.2 goals being scored per match.
Sociedad rank fifth in La Liga in terms of corners taken this season, forcing an average of 5.38 corners per match. Imanol’s side have forced their fair share of corners across their last six away league matches, forcing an average of 6 corners per game.
Sociedad have struggled with discipline this season, receiving an average of 2.65 cards per game. The visitors have been even more susceptible to picking up cards on the road in 2024, picking up an average of 2.88 cards per away league outing.
💰 Barcelona v Real Sociedad Best Bets
With Barcelona’s strong recent form on home soil and Sociedad’s struggles against stronger opposition, Barcelona draw no bet at 1.36 with Betfair is our best bet here. It is worth noting that this bet has not lost in all of the hosts’ last six home league outings.
We have also found strong value with Barcelona over 3.5 shots on target at 1.20 with Betfair, with this bet winning in all but one of Barcelona’s last nine home league fixtures. This bet also won when the two sides met earlier this season.
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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