Girona – Real Sociedad Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (17.11.2017)

Girona and Real Sociedad meet at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, in a match for the 12th round of the First Division. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 21-02-2010 and ended with the score: Girona (1-0) Real Sociedad. Despite being a match between 10th and 7th of the table, it is actually a match between the 14th classified in home matches and the 5th as a visitor.

Girona :

After 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 15 points won. In their last match, they beat Levante out by (1-2), after in the previous match they won by (2-1) at home, in a match against Real Madrid. Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 8 points in away matches and only 7 at their stadium. In the last 6 home league matches Girona has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 18 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 11 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Girona comes to this game with a victory against Levante, 1-2, recording the third consecutive victory in this Spanish championship, highlighting the victory against the powerful Real Madrid. In this game against his fans, coach Pablo Machín must line up in a 3-4-2-1, benefiting the defensive organization and attacks by the flanks, looking for that way the space in the back of the opponent’s defense. The spearhead Cristhian Stuani is the best score of Girona, with 6 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach only can not count on Suarez and Boulaya, both injured.

Real Sociedad:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 17 points won, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Getafe, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Eibar, by (3-1). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 8 at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 9 conceded in away matches, against 14 goals scored and 12 conceded at home. In the last 5 away league matches Real Sociedad has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Real Sociedad comes to this match with a 3-1 victory over Eibar, returning to the victories for the championship, after two consecutive games without beating: the goals were scored by Willian José, Januzaj and Mikel Oyarzabal. Normally the coach Eusebio Sacristán plays in 4-3-3, privileging the organization, possession of the ball and positional attacks, especially through the flanks: Oyarzabal and Januzaj are very fast and eximious players in the offensive transition. The young Oyarzabal is the great goalscorer of Real Sociedad, with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Agirretxe and Guridi, both recovering from injury.