R. Oviedo vs Real Sociedad prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-08-29 17:00.
[p]Still on the hunt for their first points of the 2025/26 campaign, La Liga new boys Real Oviedo host Real Sociedad on matchday three.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Since they ended a 24-year hiatus from the top flight via a play-off promotion, Real Oviedo have so far found life back among the elite to be tough. Having lost both of their games, including last weekend’s home campaign opener against Real Madrid, the newcomers are still searching for their maiden goal of the campaign along with their first points. Veljko Paunović’s side won 14 of their 21 home games en-route to promotion last term (D3, L4), and if they are to upset the odds by surviving in the top tier, they must make the Estadio Carlos Tartiere a fortress once again.[/p]
[p]Real Sociedad endured a summer of change as former B-team boss Sergio Francisco stepped up to replace long-serving manager Imanol Alguacil. Inheriting a squad who had endured their worst La Liga campaign since 2017/18, Francisco’s activity in the transfer market has been quiet considering star man MartĂn Zubimendi was sold to Arsenal for a huge fee, but his side have had a positive start to the new season with back-to-back draws despite trailing in both games. Just like their hosts, Sociedad will want to chalk up their first win sooner rather than later, and this appears a golden opportunity to do so knowing they won five of six league games against newly-promoted clubs last season (D1). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the pair’s first meeting since 2014, with Real Sociedad unbeaten in three Copa del Rey H2Hs during Oviedo’s top-flight hiatus (W2, D1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Oviedo conceded at least one first-half goal in both of their defeats so far this season.[/p]
[p]Oviedo failed to score in each of their last five competitive losses.[/p]
[p]Sociedad kept a clean sheet in each of their first eight La Liga wins last season (four home, four away).[/p]
[p]Five of Real Sociedad’s last six competitive games have seen over 1.5 match goals scored.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Aarón Escandell has made 15 saves across Oviedo’s first two games, which was the most of all La Liga goalkeepers after two rounds. Takefusa Kubo got off the mark on matchday one, and scored twice last season for Real Sociedad in wins against promoted sides (Espanyol and Leganés).[/p]
[p]Both sides have an almost full squad to pick from here, with no fresh injury concerns for either. Oviedo’s Alberto Reina is available again after serving a red card suspension.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Oviedo have offered little threat offensively so far and their defending has been sloppy, so we recommend backing Real Sociedad to win with an accompanying clean sheet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]