La Liga: Read Sociedad de Futbol vs UD Almeria
Real Sociedad will be looking to take a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League next season when they host Almeria in La Liga on Tuesday night. The hosts are presently fourth in the rankings, five points ahead of fifth-placed Villarreal, while Almeria are 13th, four points ahead of the relegation zone in the struggle to stay in Spain’s top tier.
🔜 Próximo partido: 🆚 @RealSociedad
🗓 Martes 23 de mayo.
⌚️ 19:30 h.
📍 Reale Arena.
📺 @DAZN_ES. #VamosAlmería 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/d5Zd6WQazG— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) May 21, 2023
Real Sociedad were without David Silva, Brais Mendez, Umar Sadiq, and Martin Merquelanz due to injuries on Saturday, and the same will be true for this match. Head coach Alguacil has many of alternatives for substitutions, and it would not be surprising to see Takefusa Kubo start in the last third of the pitch.
🎙 Rubi reconocía la gran importancia del triunfo y subrayaba: “He disfrutado muchísimo con el partido que ha hecho el equipo”. pic.twitter.com/8muUqUGbBq
— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) May 21, 2023
Mikel Oyarzabal is also anticipated to return to the starting lineup, although Asier Illarramendi’s strong showing in central midfield should keep him there with Merino and Martin Zubimendi. Injuries have kept Kaiky, Martin Svidersky, Chumi, and El Bilal Toure out for Almeria, but the visitors have not revealed any new fitness worries.
📸 Espectaculares imágenes de un gran partido.
🤩 #AlmeríaRCDMallorca pic.twitter.com/l5HTuoa9Vi
— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) May 21, 2023
Lazaro’s treble against Mallorca will keep him in the last third of the pitch with Luis Suarez and Adri Embarba. Cesar de la Hoz might move into midfield, but there are not likely to be any changes at the back, with Alejandro Pozo and Alex Centelles poised to remain in full-back positions.
🗞 Crónica | 3-0: Triunfo espectacular para acercar la permanencia
El Almería realiza un completo partido, con Lázaro como gran protagonista, y hace vibrar el Power Horse Stadium
➡️ https://t.co/8IpYPoOHxG pic.twitter.com/JJxoMfKS4y
— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) May 21, 2023
Real Sociedad de Fútbol has home advantage and good form, while UD Almería has poor performance in away matches. Based on historical data and current statistics, Real Sociedad is likely to win with a score of 2-0 against UD Almería in their upcoming La Liga match on 23rd May 2023. Moreover, there is a high probability of both teams scoring with BTTS happening 57% of the time in their previous meetings.
We’re all 𝕀𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕝#AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/r8ZEHs4kMY
— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) May 21, 2023
Key Insights:
– Real Sociedad has won 3 out of their 7 previous matches against Almería.
– Almería has won 2 out of their 7 previous matches against Real Sociedad.
– Real Sociedad is in good home form while Almería is performing poorly away.
– Previous matches have averaged 3.57 goals and BTTS has happened 57% of the time.
– Real Sociedad has averaged 1.88 Points Per Game at home while Almería has averaged 0.41 Points Per Game away.
🔜 Next challenge
🆚 UD Almería
🏟 Reale Arena
🗓 Tuesday
⏰ 19:30
🆙 AURRERA REALA!!! #AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/g1irFDUPJV
— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) May 21, 2023
Match Forecast:
– Real Sociedad will likely dominate possession and play aggressively
– Real Sociedad will likely create chances through individual skill and aerial duels
– UD Almería will likely attempt through balls and attack through the middle
– UD Almería will likely take a lot of shots, including from direct free kicks
– Real Sociedad may score from defending set pieces
– UD Almería may come back from losing positions
– Both teams may struggle with defending against certain types of attacks (Real Sociedad against defending counter attacks and UD Almería against defending against through ball attacks)
Real Sociedad is highly likely to dominate in the air as well as score through a through ball. They are expected to stray offside often while stealing the ball from the opposition is also likely. Possession is also likely to be dominated by Real Sociedad.
🔝 @Asorloth 🇳🇴 #AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/qzfmttUoiD
— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) May 21, 2023
Match Facts:
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian has won 3 out of the last 9 meetings with UD Almeria, while UD Almeria has won 4 times and there have been 2 draws. The goal difference favors Real Sociedad with 18-15.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian scores 22% of their goals between the minutes 16-30, while UD Almeria scores 21% of their goals between the minutes 31-45.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian has not lost in their last 5 games and 8 home matches in LaLiga.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian has failed to score in 3 out of their 17 home matches in LaLiga this season, while UD Almeria has failed to score in 5 out of their 17 away matches in LaLiga this season.
– UD Almeria has a poor away record this season with only 1 win and 4 draws out of 17 matches.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian’s top scorer is Alexander Sorloth with 10 goals, while El Bilal Toure has scored 6 times for UD Almeria.
– Mikel Merino is Real Sociedad San Sebastian’s biggest assister with 9 assists, while Lucas Robertone has made 8 assists for UD Almeria.
– UD Almeria has conceded a goal in each of their last 11 matches, while they have scored in their last 10 matches.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian wins the first half in 40% of their matches, while UD Almeria wins in 29% of their matches.
– The winner of their last meeting was Real Sociedad San Sebastian, who won by a margin of 2 goals.
– When Real Sociedad San Sebastian leads 1-0 at home, they win in 75% of their matches, while UD Almeria only wins in 16% of their matches when they lead 0-1 away from home.
– In LALiga, Real Sociedad San Sebastian has had a better performance than UD Almeria.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian scores an average of 2.2 goals per match against UD Almeria, while UD Almeria scores an average of 1.6 goals per match against Real Sociedad San Sebastian.
– The average number of goals in meetings between these two teams is 3.8, with an average of 1.4 goals scored in the first half.
– Both teams haven’t won their last match in LaLiga.
– Real Sociedad San Sebastian has an average of 1.24 goals when playing at home, while UD Almeria has an average of 0.95 goals when playing away.
🕺 What a night!!!#AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/iOmDxs9UI4
— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) May 21, 2023