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Real Sociedad will welcome Alaves to the Reale Arena in La Liga on Sunday. The hosts have been the better team in the Basque derby, so Alaves will hope to reverse the trend.
The hosts suffered a 4-1 loss at Real Madrid in their previous outing, putting a dent in their European hopes. Alaves, meanwhile, are winless in their last three league games, keeping them in the relegation zone. They kept their nerves to hold second-placed Sevilla to a goalless draw and will look to return to winning ways.
Real Sociedad vs Alaves Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two Basque rivals have squared off 44 times across all competitions. The hosts have enjoyed a 22-13 lead in wins while nine games have ended in draws.
- The visiting side have just two wins to their name in their travels to San Sebastián, with the last one coming in 2018.
- Real Sociedad are the lowest-scoring side in the upper half of the league standings with 28 goals and have outscored Alaves by seven goals.
- Alaves lead the Spanish top-flight in terms of aerial duels (winning 23 per game) but have been poor with their feet and have the worst passing accuracy (70.6%).
- Alaves have the worst attacking record in the division (21 goals), and roughly half of those have come from set-pieces (5) and penalties (6).
- Alaves have failed to secure a win in their last six La Liga games against Basque rivals.
Real Sociedad vs Alaves Prediction
Real Sociedad have lost just two league games this season at home, winning three of their last four games. Alaves have lost six of their last seven away outings.
Though derby games can be unpredictable, it is unlikely Alaves will leave a good account of themselves here. Los Txuri-Urdin are the favourites, but it is expected to be a low-scoring win for the hosts.
Prediction: Real Sociedad 1-0 Alaves.
Real Sociedad vs Alaves Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Real Sociedad
Tip 2: Both teams to score - No
Tip 3: Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 12 of Real Sociedad's last 13 home games in La Liga).
