Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Real Sociedad and Osasuna, taking place on Saturday, 31 December 2022, at Reale Arena in San Sebastián.
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Real Sociedad, Recent FormHaving secured a 2-1 away win against Sevilla in their latest league match, Real Sociedad will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. During that encounter they recorded 68% of the possession and had 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target, while their opponents managed to hit 3 of their 6 shots on goal.
Manager Imanol Alguacil will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 6 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Reale Arena recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. Having failed to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches, they definitely have some defensive problems to resolve at the moment.
Having managed to remain undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home matches at Reale Arena, they have put together a strong home record of late, winning 3 of these games too.
Osasuna, Recent FormThe Osasuna players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their home fixture against Barcelona recently, that ended in a 2-1 defeat. They came away from that fixture with a 47% share of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Barcelona, who managed 9 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 7 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 6 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Osasuna recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
On an individual basis, Ezequiel Ávila will be looking to cause Real Sociedad some problems having scored 3 goals in Osasuna's last 6 away games in the league.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 1-0 win for Real Sociedad.
During the last 3 times these two teams have met in the league, Los Rojillos have been unable to break through Sociedad's defence and find the back of the net. Sociedad will be confident of finding the net in this one against Los Rojillos, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 10 encounters between the two sides. In their past 5 meetings, Los Txuri-Urdin's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Osasuna will have to take their chances when they come.
Osasuna have lost the last 3 times they've faced Sociedad in the league and have failed to win in their last 12 encounters.
Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ander Barrenetxea (Hamstring), Mohamed-Ali Cho (Hamstring), Martín Merquelanz (Knee), Mikel Oyarzabal (Cruciate ligament) and Umar Sadiq (Cruciate ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Thigh) and Kike Saverio (Tendon) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Jagoba Arrasate will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Real Sociedad Playing at home | Osasuna Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 21' | Time first goal scored | 31' |
| 27' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 3.1 | Yellow cards | 3.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 5 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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