Sevilla and Real Sociedad meet at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, in a match for the 18th round of LaLiga. The history of direct confrontations played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, tied 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, in 29 ‑09‑2019, for LaLiga, Sevilla won by (3‑2). Nolito (18 ‘), F. Vázquez (80’) and L. Ocampos (47 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Sevilla, and Mikel Oyarzabal (4’) and Portu (87 ‘), for Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Sevilla :
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Villarreal by (2‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Real Betis, by (1‑1). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a win away against Linares Deportivo by (0‑2). For the championship, Sevilla won 13 points out of 21 possible, after 4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 7 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 33 of the last 54 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches in the competition, he conceded the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Sevilla come to this match after a 0x2 victory in the visit to Linares, thus advancing towards the next round of the Copa del Rey: the team’s goals were scored by Óscar Rodríguez and Fran Lara. On the last day of La Liga, the home team drew with rival Real Bétis, by 1×1. In this match against Real Sociedad, coach Julen Lopetegui must opt for the usual strategy, favoring maintenance of possession and supported attacks. Youssef En-Nesyri is Sevilla’s top scorer, with five goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Fernando, suspended, as well as Ocampos, Jesús Nava and Sergio Escudero, all with physical problems.
Real Sociedad :
The visiting team is currently in the 3rd position, with 30 points won, after 8 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In the penultimate match, they won away against Athletic Club by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied at home against Osasuna, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In its last 9 away matches for the championship, Real Sociedad registers 5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats, for which it won 17 points out of 27 possible. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘); they have conceded 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Real Sociedad comes to this game after a 1×1 draw with Osasuna, thus adding the second consecutive game without losing in La Liga: the only goal of the team was scored by Ander Barrenetxea. In this match against Sevilla, coach Imanol Alguacil must opt for a very defensive strategy, exploiting only the space on the opponent’s back. Mikel Oyarzabal continues to be one of the team’s most outstanding players, being the top scorer, with 7 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on David Silva, Adnan Januzaj, Joseba Zaldua, Miguel Angel Moya and Aritz Elustondo, all injured.
