Barcelona Real Sociedad betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 1^st position of the league, with 74 points won, after 22 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Atlético Madrid, by (2‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Huesca, by (0‑0). They come to this match after a home win against Manchester United by (3‑0). For the league, Barcelona won 25 points out of 30 possible points, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

They haven’t lost any of the last 20 matches for this competition. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 15 of the last 16 for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 32 matches for this competition, but have been able to turn the score around in 4.

Barcelona come to this round motivated after beating Manchester United 3-0, to advance to the next round of the Champions League. In the last game for the championship, the Catalans drew 0-0 against Huesca. Without great surprises, manager Ernesto Valverde should keep the team in 4-3-3 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the left aisle: Coutinho is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to the attack. Meanwhile, forward Lionel Messi is Barcelona's top scorer, with 33 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Rafinha and Thomas Vermaelen, both with physical problems.