Saturday afternoon sees a potentially fascinating clash between Real Sociedad and Osasuna at the Reale Arena in La Liga.
The home side is well set up for a top-four challenge this season going into the second half of the league campaign. Imanol Alguacil’s team are in third place in the table after a bright start to their campaign.
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However, a slight blip before the World Cup means that La Real head into this clash on the back of just one win in their previous four outings in the Spanish top-flight. However, that one victory came in their last league outing, as they recorded a 2-1 win at struggling Sevilla.
Real Sociedad’s recent home form has not been the best, as a record of just three victories from eight outings in La Liga illustrates. However, one small positive for La Real is that they have lost just one of their last six league matches at the Reale Arena.
Arrasete’s team have been one of the surprise packages of La Liga so far this season. The visitors are currently just a point outside of La Liga’s top six after a decent recent run of form. In fact, Osasuna is on a four-match undefeated run, having recorded three wins and a draw.
Their recent matches in the Spanish top flight have not been the highest-scoring games, as seven of their last ten league games have produced under 2.5 goals.
If Osasuna are to mount a genuine top-six challenge, then their home form will need to improve, as they have claimed victories in just two of their previous nine away games in the Spanish top flight.
These two teams are relatively evenly matched, so it is no surprise that Forebet predicts that this game will produce a low-scoring draw.