Real Sociedad hosts Celta Vigo in round 20 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, January 8th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian)
Real Sociedad ended last year with an unsuccessful streak, which included four consecutive defeats and one draw. In the new year, Alguacil's charges managed to share points with modest Alaves on the foreign pitch (1-1), but in the midweek, they beat Leganes in the Copa Del Rey (2-3). Just a few months ago, the Basques were in the top four. Today they are in 7th position (30 points), that is, outside the European competition zone. Real Sociedad gained their last victory at the beginning of November. As for the last four matches at the home stadium, the club has not managed to win even once. But in general, the home indicators in LaLiga look quite good: four victories, three draws, and two defeats with a goal difference of 6-6. Eight out of nine games ended with Under 2.5 goals scored.
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Exactly when Real Sociedad began to decline, Celta Vigo began to rise. Indeed, the Galicians have recently been in the relegation zone. But today they are on the 12th line with 23 points in their assets. The gap from the relegation zone increased to seven points. In the last eight matches, the Sky Blues suffered only one defeat (three victories and four draws). Separately, I would like to note Iago Aspas, who scored five goals and made one assist in the last five LaLiga matches. The striker is already 34 years old, and he is still in great shape (ten goals in 18 matches in all tournaments). The away results of Celta Vigo are quite decent: four victories, three draws, and two defeats with a goal difference of 11-7.
In the first round, when Real Sociedad was good and Celta was having bad times, the Basques were stronger on the foreign pitch (0-2). Ten of the last 12 head-to-head confrontations at Reale Arena ended with an exchange of goals scored. I am still convinced that Real Sociedad is stronger. However, the Basques are now far from their best shape. At the same time, Celta is currently in very good condition. Moreover, the Galicians are among the top four Spanish teams in terms of points scored at foreign stadiums. I cannot but note that the Basques scored only two goals in the last five games of the championship (and conceded 11). On the other hand, the Celts scored eight goals and conceded four times during the same period. I think the upcoming game will end in a draw.
Prediction for the match: Draw
