Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa del Rey

Prediction published on 20/01/2020, 20:30  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/01/2020 at 21:30 in Football Predictions

The round of 16 in the Copa del Rey is here and among the matches lined up, Real Sociedad will be hosting Espanyol in one of the matches pitting La Liga sides. In the league, there’s a big gap separating these sides, with Real Sociedad sixth on 31 points and Espanyol bottom with just 14 points. Real Sociedad have three wins and two losses ahead of this game. They beat Espanyol 3-1 in their first meeting this season and will be hoping for more of the same. In their last 10 matches, Real Sociedad have four wins, three losses and three clean sheets. They have scored in eight of the 10 matches and have scored two goals or more in five of their last 10 games. They have conceded two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches as well. In the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad are unbeaten in six, winning three matches and keeping four clean sheets. They have three wins, two losses and five draws in their last 10 Copa del Rey matches at home and have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 Copa del Rey matches at home. Just like Espanyol, they have won twice in the last five meetings between the two. In terms of attack, they will send out a more confident team – they are the fourth best scorers in La Liga, with 33 goals so far.

Espanyol have been improving a lot lately; they go to this game with one loss and three wins in their last five matches. They have done better in the last five matches than in the previous 10, where they had just one win. In the last 15 matches, they have four wins, seven losses and three clean sheets. They have scored twice in four of their last five matches and have two clean sheets in their last five matches. They have scored in 11 of their last 15 matches and conceded in 12. In nine of their last 15 matches, Espanyol have conceded two or more goals. In their last four away matches, Espanyol have registered three wins. They have two straight wins in the Copa del Rey and five wins in the last 10 matches in the competition. In the last six Copa del Rey matches, Espanyol have lost three. A marker of their poor defence is the fact that they have the weakest defence in La Liga, having conceded 37 goals. They have as well been poor in attack, and have the joint weakest, having scored just 16 goals in La Liga.