Real Sociedad vs RC Deportivo de A Coruna
Match details. It's a LaLiga Regular Season - 8 clash on Sun 11 Oct at 15:15 Lagos time. The game is at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian. Miguel Sesma Espinosa will referee.
What's at stake. Real Sociedad sit 8th on 10 points after 7 games, level with Deportivo and two clear of Athletic. A win would lift them above Deportivo. Deportivo sit 7th on 10 points, one behind Alaves and level with Sociedad. A win would see them jump above Alaves.
Team news. Sociedad miss J. Aramburu (muscle), A. Odriozola (knee) and O. Oskarsson (red). Deportivo are without P. Aubameyang (knee), M. Casado (collarbone) and Z. Eddahchouri (wrist).
Form. Sociedad have won three, drawn one and lost three of their last seven, 1.4 points a game. Their last five go W L W D W and in this competition they are W L W D W L. Deportivo have won two, drawn four and lost one of their last seven, 1.4 points a game. Their last five read D L D W W and in the league they are D L D W W D.
The numbers. Sociedad score 1.3 and concede 1.9 a game over their last seven, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. They average 13.4 shots (5.1 on target), 7.3 corners and 2.9 cards a game, holding 49% of possession. Deportivo score 1.4 and concede 1.1 a game, with no clean sheets. They average 10.1 shots (3.9 on target), 4.9 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 47% of possession.
Head to head. In their last ten meetings Sociedad have won four, drawn five and lost one. Four of those ten went over 2.5 goals and both sides scored in five. In the last four meetings Sociedad won three and Deportivo one. The last clash on 2 Feb 2018 ended 5-0 to Sociedad with 19 shots to 4 and 63% possession.
Where it pulls both ways. Deportivo are the form side, but the head-to-head favours Sociedad, four wins for Sociedad, one for Deportivo and five draws in ten meetings. The goal records point to an open game; six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The read. No side to back. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Leave: RC Deportivo de A Coruna or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call); Real Sociedad or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call). Predicted score: Real Sociedad 1-1 RC Deportivo de A Coruna (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).