Real Sociedad take on the visitors Espanyol in the round 30 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, April 4th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian)
The hosting side has now assembled a fairly combat-ready squad. And not the first year it is fighting for a return to the Champions League. But so far it has only been possible to win the cup last spring. Now the team from San Sebastian has already managed to be eliminated from other tournaments. In the Cope del Rey, everything ended 0-4 against Real Betis. In the Europa League they were kicked-out already in the 1/16 finals after clash with RB Leipzig. So in the spring it was necessary to focus only on performances in the domestic league and battle for a place in European competition next season. So far Imanol Alguasil's man were able to gain a foothold in 6th place. But at the same time, Real Sociedad have 48 points after 29 matches - only 3 more than the strong Villarreal, while Athletic and Valencia are nearby.
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Espanyol can consider the tasks for the current draw completed for a long time. With all their glorious history and a solid line-up, the "parrots" spent last season in the Segunda. And, of course, after the return, there was no other task to set for ourselves, except to gain a foothold at the level. And they have already managed to gain enough points to consider the task completed. Nevertheless, in the last rounds, even without a clear motivation, the men of Vicente Moreno showed a good form until the spring break for national team matches. On March 20 they beat Mallorca at home. That was the third match in a row in which Espanyol avoided deafeat - before that there was a victory over Getafe and a draw with Levante. After that, with 36 points, it was possible to go on a break on 12th place with a gap of 10 points from the relegation zone. But whether this affected the concentration and motivation of the players will be shown in the next matches.
In 2019-2020, Real Sociedad won all 3 head-to-heads in a row. However, Espanyol were able to win previous matchup in November thanks to Herrera’s goal. Real Sociedad has a lot of personnel losses - there will be no Nacho Monreal and 5-6 other players. Only Raul de Tomas has been eliminated from Espanyol, but this is a player who is involved in almost half of the goals of the Catalan club - 14 goals and 3 assists. Bookmakers are confident in the victory of Real Sociedad. But it is worth considering that both sides are not in the best shape, especially the visiotrs are left without De Thomas.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored.
