Saturday lunchtime’s clash in the Spanish second tier concerns this upcoming encounter between Ibiza and Real Sociedad B at the Estadio Can Misses with both teams needing all three points for their respective ambitions of a possible play-off spot and avoiding relegation, respectively.
Taking a look at Ibiza first and the hosts have failed to win any of their last three games overall in La Liga 2 following 1-1 draws with both Ponferradina and Leganes before falling to a heavy 5-1 loss away from home at Girona.
¡En marcha con el entreno del miércoles! 🌧️¡Vamos Ibiza! 🔹🎟 https://t.co/6VD228WHbR#VamosIbiza 💙 | #Ibiza pic.twitter.com/ntRP1mAK9e— UD Ibiza (@ibizaud) March 23, 2022
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Ibiza will therefore be eager to return to the more familiar surroundings of their home ground for this Saturday’s game.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last five matches on home soil, which is a marked improvement upon results prior to this recent run.
The hosts had failed to win any of their preceding five games but recent wins against Alcorcon, FC Cartagena and Huesca along with points picked up in draws with Real Zaragoza and Leganes have helped steady the ship, leaving the hosts in 10th place and eight points adrift of the top six.
Real Sociedad B currently sit fourth from bottom in the La Liga 2 standings and therefore in the relegation zone following last weekend’s heavy 3-1 loss at home to Mirandes which put an end to a previously promising four-match unbeaten run.
The visitors had seemingly handed themselves a lifeline in their bid to avoid possible relegation from the Spanish second tier after recording three wins on the trot with victories collected against Malaga, Real Oviedo and Sporting Gijon.
But the bigger picture shows that these three wins have been Real Sociedad B’s only highlights in La Liga 2 for some time.
Having managed to pick up just three wins out of their last 16 matches overall in La Liga 2, Real Sociedad B therefore look to have their work cut out for this Saturday lunchtime’s clash away at Ibiza, with their current situation looking precarious as they trail Sporting Gijon and safety by a six-point margin.
Real Sociedad B have also managed to win just once in their last eight outings on the road which includes four defeats, so the visitors look set for further disappointment this Saturday as well.