Sociedad and Betis braced for tight La Liga clash
Real Sociedad vs Real Betis - 30/10/2022
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Real Sociedad welcome Real Betis to the Reale Arena on Sunday night, with both sides aiming to keep pace in La Liga’s top-four race.
As we head into Matchday 12, fourth-place Sociedad lead fifth-place Betis by just two points. With Athletic Club, Villarreal and Osasuna in hot pursuit, Sociedad and Betis can’t afford to slip up.
Can Sociedad claim all three points on home soil? Or will Betis cause an upset on their travels? It’s time to take a closer look at the teams.
Let’s start with the hosts, Sociedad, who have won seven of their 11 La Liga games this season – recording one draw and three losses.
Between mid-September and mid-October, Sociedad enjoyed a five-game winning streak in the league. However, they were beaten 1-0 by Valladolid last weekend.
Sociedad have been especially strong on home soil of late. Not only have they won each of their last five home games at half-time and full-time, but they have also kept three straight clean sheets.
On Thursday, Sociedad claimed a dominant 2-0 victory over Omonoia in the Europa League – racking up 64% possession and 16 shots in the process.
As for Betis, they have won six of their 11 league encounters this term – registering two draws and three defeats in the process.
Betis kicked off their campaign with a run of five victories in six La Liga games. During that period, they kept three clean sheets while conceding just three goals.
Since then, however, they have managed to win just one of their five league outings – recording two draws and two losses along the way.
Last time out, Betis edged out Ludogorets 1-0 in the Europa League. Nabil Fekir converted their only shot on target, while Ludogorets registered 14 attempts.
Head-to-head: Across the past nine La Liga meetings, there have been three Sociedad wins, three Betis wins and three draws.
In addition to drawing two of their last three league meetings, Sociedad and Betis have drawn four of their previous 12. Another draw looks likely on Sunday.
Team news: Sociedad’s lengthy injury list features Mikel Oyarzabal, Umar Sadiq, Momo Cho, Alex Sola and Martin Merquelanz.
On the flip side, Betis will be without Juanmi on Sunday as the left winger continues to recover from a torn ankle ligament.
When you couple the recent head-to-head record with the current league standings, all the signs point towards a close-fought battle this weekend.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Sociedad and Betis will play out a low-scoring draw – with both sides netting under 1.5 goals.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
354323
X
1 - 1
1.66
18°
3.60
1.95
3.60
3.60
no
no
no
0 - 2(0 - 0)
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