Real Sociedad vs Barcelona. Will the Catalans win their first victory of the season?
On August 21, in the match of the 2nd round of the Spanish Examples, Real Sociedad and Barcelona will meet. The match will take place in the arena Reale Arena (San Sebastian).
Real Sociedad entered the season well, as part of the first round of La Liga, the team beat Cadiz 1-0 away with a minimum score. Wards of Imanol Alguasil completely dominated a modest opponent, already in the middle of the first half they managed to turn their advantage into a goal, Kubo tried. In the remaining time, the Blue-and-Whites continued to move forward, the team dominated in every game moment, but they did not manage to increase the score.
Real Sociedad are in 4th place in the standings with 3 points.
Barcelona
Barcelona again failed to defeat Rayo Vallecano, this time the Catalans at home parted with the "giants" in a 0-0 draw. The Blue Garnets completely dominated the field, the team possessed the ball for 67% of the playing time and regularly threatened the guests' goal. At the same time, the “bees” skillfully defended themselves, not allowing the “blue garnet” to seriously claim victory. Already in extra time, Xavi's wards were in the minority, Busquets was removed from the field, so there was no hope for a final assault. Barcelona ranks 9th in La Liga, with 1 point in the club's piggy bank.
The Catalans by and large disappointed in the first round, especially in attack.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Real Sociedad vs Barcelona
Real SociedadReal Sociedad entered the season well, as part of the first round of La Liga, the team beat Cadiz 1-0 away with a minimum score. Wards of Imanol Alguasil completely dominated a modest opponent, already in the middle of the first half they managed to turn their advantage into a goal, Kubo tried. In the remaining time, the Blue-and-Whites continued to move forward, the team dominated in every game moment, but they did not manage to increase the score.
Real Sociedad are in 4th place in the standings with 3 points.
Barcelona
Barcelona again failed to defeat Rayo Vallecano, this time the Catalans at home parted with the "giants" in a 0-0 draw. The Blue Garnets completely dominated the field, the team possessed the ball for 67% of the playing time and regularly threatened the guests' goal. At the same time, the “bees” skillfully defended themselves, not allowing the “blue garnet” to seriously claim victory. Already in extra time, Xavi's wards were in the minority, Busquets was removed from the field, so there was no hope for a final assault. Barcelona ranks 9th in La Liga, with 1 point in the club's piggy bank.
The Catalans by and large disappointed in the first round, especially in attack.
Real Sociedad vs Barcelona facts
- Barcelona are undefeated in their last 15 away matches;
- Barcelona cannot score in last 3 matches;
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Barcelona's last 3 Liga matches.
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