Tomás Yelmini
Spanish La Liga soccer closes its 21st matchday on Monday, February 13 with Espanyol vs Real Sociedad at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. The home team is in 15th place and must win if it does not want to run the risk of falling into the relegation zone, while Real Sociedad is third in the standings, although it has just lost surprisingly at home to Valladolid and that must have hurt a lot.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Celta de Vigo vs Atletico Madrid La Liga Matchday 21 Game on February 11, 2023
- Where: RCDE Stadium- Barcelona, Spain.
- When: Monday, February 13, 2023, 5 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Espanyol (+220) / Tie (+200) / Real Sociedad (+130)
- Asian Handicap: Espanyol (+0.5, -175) / Real Sociedad (-0.5, +125)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+150) / Under (-195)
- Both teams score: Yes (+100) / No (-130)
Odds provided by DraftKings.
Espanyol Preview
Espanyol’s campaign has not been good, since they only register 21 points after 20 matchdays and this just positions them just two points away from the relegation zone. Of the last five games, they won two, lost one and tied twice. Their last game ended in a 1-1 draw against Osasuna at home.
Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, who was sent off during the last game, and Joselu will not be available for the match against Real Sociedad. This is a sensitive loss for Diego Martínez’s team, given that he is their top scorer and will not be able to start for a couple of weeks due to a hamstring injury in his left leg.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Álvaro Fernández; Oscar Gill, César Montes, Leandro Cabrera and Brian Oliván; Aleix Vidal, Fernando Calero, Sergi Arder and Nicolás Melamed; Martín Braithwaite and Javi Puado.
Real Sociedad Preview
Unexpected was Real Sociedad’s 1-0 defeat at home to Valladolid last week. The home team generated the most scoring chances (4) but a defensive distraction led the visitors to score one of the two serious scoring chances in 90 minutes.
Imanol Alguacil, Real Sociedad’s coach, gave his players two days of rest and in the return to practice there were new developments, as Álex Sola, Mikel Merino and Under Guevara trained normally.
Sola played his last game last November 13, in the Copa del Rey, and since then he has been recovering from an injury. Guevara has not played for a month and Merino has not played for four games. Due to their recent comebacks, we will have to wait and see if Alguacil decides to field any of them on Monday.
Probable lineup (4-3-2-1): Álex Remiro; Barrenetxea, Igor Zubeldía; Robin Le Normand, Diego Rico; Pablo Martín, Martín Zubimendi, Illarramendi; Take Kubo, Robert Navarro, Alexander Sorloth.
JefeBet Prediction
The last two matches between Espanyol and Real Sociedad ended in favor of the Basque team (2-1 and 1-0). Last weekend’s blow was unexpected. However, the team has what it takes to overcome this situation and at JefeBet we believe that Real Sociedad will win.
Prediction: Real Sociedad wins 2-1.
