Real Sociedad vs Sevilla prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-10-23 19:00.
[p]Struggling Real Sociedad will be hoping to ease some of the pressure on under-fire manager Sergio Francisco when they host an inconsistent Sevilla at Anoeta.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Real Sociedad needed a last-gasp equaliser to draw 1-1 with ten-man Celta Vigo on their return from the international break, a result that means they remain in La Liga’s relegation zone. It has been a miserable start to the campaign for Sociedad, whose six-point haul is their lowest after nine games in 11 years. Their position in the table hasn’t been helped by a defence which has kept just one clean sheet so far, which came when beating Mallorca 1-0 at Anoeta last month, the White and Blues’ only success on home soil so far this season (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Their visitors have already picked up three league victories on the road (L1), which is just one fewer than they managed in the entirety of the 2024/25 La Liga season! In spite of that remarkable feat, it has still been a frustratingly inconsistent start for manager MatĂas Almeyda, who since taking charge in the summer has lost just as many games as he has won (W4, D1, L4). The most recent of those matches was a 3-1 reversal at home to Mallorca, when Los Nervionenses conceded 2+ goals in a La Liga fixture for the fifth time this season, contributing to their defence being breached more times (14) than any other team currently in the top half of the table.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Real Sociedad have been beaten in only two of the last eight H2Hs (W4, D2), although they did lose this corresponding fixture last season. Sevilla haven’t won two consecutive La Liga away H2Hs since 2011.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]No La Liga team has scored fewer first-half goals this season than Real Sociedad’s two.[/p]
[p]Real Sociedad have opened the scoring in two of their nine league games, a joint-low for the division.[/p]
[p]Five of Sevilla’s last six matches saw over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Sevilla have accumulated a league-high 29 yellow cards this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Gonçalo Guedes is yet to open his account for Real Sociedad this season but might finally break his drought in this match as he has scored three times in five previous home H2Hs (W2, D2, L1). Sevilla may look to Isaac Romero for an early advantage since nine of his last 12 strikes have come before half-time.[/p]
[p]A fresh hamstring injury looks set to rule out Real Sociedad’s Orri Óskarsson, while Takefusa Kubo missed the Celta Vigo game with an ankle problem. Sevilla are likely to be without César Azpilicueta after he limped off against Mallorca. Tanguy Nianzou and Alfon González are also struggling for fitness.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]These two teams both like to attack, so over 2.5 goals could be a profitable pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]