Real Sociedad hosts Espanyol in Spanish Copa del Rey 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 22nd at Reale Seguros Stadium (San Sebastian)
Real Sociedad unexpectedly failed in the last two rounds of LaLiga: first, the Basques lost to Villarreal (1-2), and last weekend they were defeated by Betis (3-0). The positions of blue the Blue and Whites were slightly shaken, but the sixth line of Sociedad still leaves the Basque team among the applicants for a ticket to the European cups next year. The San Sebastians showed perfect results in the cup so far: two major victories over the teams from the lower leagues with a total score of 12-0 don’t make us doubt Sociedad’s serious intentions.
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Having failed the starting segment of the season, Espanyol began to recover. The positive result came immediately after the Christmas break when Espanyol survived in the derby with Barca (2-2. Then there was a victory in the cup (2-0) and, finally, an unexpected away victory over Villarreal (1-2). There is no doubt that the success of the Catalans is associated with a coaching reshuffle. Abelardo’s arrival immediately took effect, and Espanyol became dangerous for any opponent, including top clubs.
The first two rounds showed that the Cup is interesting for both teams. With a high degree of probability, the teams will field the regular lineups. And if it is so, we have good chances to see a “fun” match with wide-open football. On the one hand, Sociedad needs to apologize to the hot Basque public for two failures in a row. On the other hand, Espanyol began to play surprisingly well after the arrival of Abelardo. The Catalans scored two goals in three matches in a row. In a word, there are all prerequisites for a scoring match. I’ll bet on Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
