Real Sociedad take on the visitors Mallorca in the round of 1/8-finals of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 17th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian).
Real Sociedad have a solid composition and considerable ambitions. Moreover, under the current mentor, Imanol Alguasil, Txuri-urdinak have already managed to take the trophy, the first in recent decades: they won the cup in 2020 (which was postponed for almost a year due to the coronavirus). But in LaLiga, this team still remained in the “2nd tier”, outside the top 4. There were several attempts to achieve something more, the representative of San Sebastian couldn’t keep up the pace for the full season. But now one of the regulars in the top-4, Sevilla, has failed, and Atlético is unstable. But, most importantly, Real Sociedad itself is still good and, most importantly, stable. On the other hand, under such conditions, the cup seen as an additional and not very necessary burden. Previous opponents in the draw of the cup were of low level and couldn’t beat Sociedad.
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Mallorca fans and the management got used to being content with little after the constant chatter between divisions, and even experienced a relegation to the 3rd division. Against this background, the current coach, Javier Aguirre, has already achieved that the football lift stopped on the top floor - the Mexican, having come in the course of the last season, finally kept the newcomer in the LaLiga. Moreover, the Islanders are progressing even now. Yes, there is still a large part of the season ahead, but it is already clear that it is unlikely that the team will again slide into a struggle for survival. Yes, there are few goals (with a notable contribution by Vedat Murika), but they concede even less. The team can think about how to show themselves in the cup. Although the opponent is very difficult, and the match is on the road.
In all 6 recent head-to-head matches, Real Sociedad have consistently won 6 times. They maxed out last season, when Mallorca were just rising in La Liga, and went 1-0 in the fall with a single goal from Mikel Merino. Mallorca are not bad, but still clearly weaker than the opponent, who still has such a powerful trump card for this pair as a factor of his field.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win.
