Real Sociedad v Alaves, the 19th La Liga tie, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, from 8:15 p.m. at the Anoeta in San Sebastián, and will be broadcast live by Digi Sport 2, Orange Sport 2 and Prima. Sports 1.
Real Sociedad, one of the most in-form teams in the league, have their first chance against Alaves, one of their rivals in the Basque Country, who finished 2023 just three points clear of the relegation zone.
Real Sociedad are in 6th place with 31 points, seven adrift of the Champions League after two wins and three draws in their last five La Liga games, while they were held to a 0-0 draw at Cadiz in the previous round. 0.
It was a third straight goalless game for Imanol Alguacil’s side, including a 0-0 away draw with Inter in the Champions League that saw the San Sebastian side finish 1st in Group D and progress to the Round of 16. competitions in which the “double” with “Paris Saint-Germain” will play.
Real Sociedad have five wins, three draws and one defeat in their home matches this season, and the team’s top scorer is Mikel Oyarzabal, who has seven wins in La Liga.
Alaves are in 16th place with 16 points, three above the relegation zone, and come off the back of a win, a draw and three defeats in their last five league matches, with a 0-1 home defeat to Real Madrid in the previous round .
Yanis Hagi, the Romanian on loan from Alaves for the season from Glasgow Rangers, is yet to score in La Liga (he has two cup goals against the amateur side) in his 14 appearances so far (he has started six times , but he doesn’t even have a match as a main player), moreover, he has been heavily criticized by the press as well as coach Luis Garcia after his recent events.
Alaves have picked up just three away points this season in La Liga after three draws and six defeats, while Vitoria’s top scorer in the league is Samu Omorodion (on loan from Atlético Madrid for a year) with five goals.
The two sides last met each other in the 2021-22 league when they drew 1-1 at Alaves, with Real Sociedad winning 1-0 at home in return.
Superbet offers odds of 1.57 on prediction 1: victory of the hosts in the match Real Sociedad – Alaves.
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