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Real Sociedad vs. Alaves: Spanish Championship Match Prediction
Real Sociedad will play the third round of La Liga at their home stadium in San Sebastian. What are the chances of the Blues in the August 28 clash against Alaves? The meeting at this arena last season ended in a draw – what to expect from this duel. Our experts have assessed the teams’ chances and prepared the best bets on the game. All the answers are in this article
Command Analysis
Real Sociedad
SpainCurrent form
Real Sociedad bounced back from their 2-1 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on Matchday 1 to open their La Liga win of the season with a 1-0 win over Espanyol last weekend. The fans had to be patient before Takefusa Kubo scored the winner in the 80th minute, a key result as Imanol Alguacil's men look to cement their place among the leaders before European football throws a spanner in the works. The defeat to the giants on Matchday 1 means the White and Blues are in danger of losing three competitive home games in a row for the first time since February 2007.
Disqualifications and injuries
Zakharyan (ankle injury), Barrenchea (injury), Elustondo (ankle injury) and Pacheco (knee injury) will not be able to play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- Real Sociedad have failed to win 11 of their last 19 home league games when they were early favourites
- Real Sociedad have lost just one of their last 11 home games against their future visitors
- Two of the last three head-to-head meetings ended with a score of 1:1
Probable line-up : Remiro – Traore, Cardona, Martin, Lopez – Marin, Gonzalez, Mendez, Barrent – Becker.
Deportivo Alaves
SpainCurrent form
Alaves have been poor in the Basque derby of late, failing to win their last 11 La Liga encounters. Their start to this season in the top flight has been equally disappointing, with a 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo opening the campaign before they managed to secure their first point in the final round after a 0-0 draw with Real Betis. It was a harsh reality check for a team who would have been on the rise this season, having secured their first place in the top half of La Liga since 2016/17.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sedlar will not play today, as he is disqualified after receiving a red card.
Interesting trends for betting
- Six of the last eight head-to-head encounters have ended in a draw at half-time.
- Luis Garcia will play for the 17th time against Real Sociedad (four wins, six draws and six defeats)
- Alaves have failed to win their last 11 Basque derbies in La Liga
Probable lineup : Sivera - Ortiz, Villaribre, Pica, Jay - Guevara, Blanco, Benavides, Romero, Rioja - Garcia.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves – yes
In the last three head-to-head matches, goals were scored in both halves
1.84Bet Exact score 3:1
Two of the last eight head-to-head matches ended with this score
19.55Bet Corners: Total Under 9.5
This betting option has taken place in 2 of Real Sociedad's last 4 matches
1.95Bet Number 3 in the final score
In three of the last six matches of the visitors such a bet took place
1.98Tip and bets
We believe that the Basques look much stronger today, which they are quite capable of taking advantage of. In addition, Real Sociedad has the support of the stands, which will allow them to start confidently and get the important three starting points, and we expect a confident victory.
Betting Tip - Asian handicap (-1) on Real Sociedad for 2.15
Bet on total
Two goals in the first two games is too little to claim success in the current championship. Today, Alaves came to visit, which has conceded a lot here, but also scored regularly - the "glorious" scored on this field in two of the last four matches. We assume that the players will be able not only to create chances, but also to realize them.
Betting Tip - total over 2.5 goals and we bet on it for 2.40
Betting on yellow cards
The game is not of great importance and the players will not be on edge, but we expect a tough fight and plenty of fouls. Most likely, the referee will show a yellow card more than once to restore order and cool the players' ardor.
Betting Tip - total yellow cards over 4.5. This option can be found for 1.76
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