Spanish La Liga
2019-01-06 - Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: Spanish La Liga
6th January 2019 – Kickoff 18:30 [Madrid, Spain Time]
Introduction :
Real Madrid in 4th spot welcomes the visit of Real Sociedad in 15th spot to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid will be looking to recover after their midweek draw with Villarreal as they welcome the relegation threatened side on Sunday. Without a doubt the hosts are favourites against Real Sociedad who have lost their last four La Liga games.
Both sides have failed in their targets this season. Real Madrid are only occupying fourth spot at the moment, while Real Sociedad are struggling at the bottom end of the standings.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid under the guidance of Santiago Solari were held to a 2-2 draw away from home in their re-arranged game earlier this week, due to their commitment in the World Club Cup which they won. They are currently seven points behind FC Barcelona in the title race. They have scored 26 goals and conceded 21 goals this season, but ov erall they have scored 22 goals less then Barcelona and it is obvious the departure of Ronaldo have affected their team.
Real Madrid have won four out of their last six home games. They have won their last three home games beating the likes of Valladolid and Valencia (both by 2-0) and in their last home match they struggled to beat bottom side Rayo Vallecano by 1-0. The player to watch for them will be Gareth Bale. Bale has scored four goals in his last five matches for Real Madrid including the winner in the 1-0 win over Huesca.
Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad are badly out of form with just one goal and no points in their last four league games. They are 15th in the standings and have appointed Imanol Alguacil to replace Asier Garitano as their new head coach. Real Sociedad have scored just 18 goals in 17 league games and have only conceded 20 goals.
They have won three out of their last six away games. In their last three away games, they beat Levante by 1-3, then suffered back to back defeats to Real Betis and Getafe both by 1-0. The player to watch for them will be Mikel Oyarzabal who has scored four goals in his last seven matches.
Past Meetings:
When they met in February, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid won by 5-2. Real Madrid have won the last five meetings at home against Real Sociedad. They also beat Real Sociedead away from home by 1-3 recently.
The Pick:
Go for Real Madrid and give the 1 1/2 ball Asian Handicap.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Real Madrid 3-0 Real Sociedad
