Real Sociedad vs Eibar – La Liga – Preview

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sreya

Real Sociedad vs Eibar – Real Sociedad hosts Eibar at the Estadio Anoeta on 28th February, Tuesday in a crucial La Liga fixture.

Real Sociedad are fifth in the La Liga standings with forty four points while Eibar are eighth with thirty eight points. Both clubs are in a similar vein of form winning four of their previous six La Liga games.

Real Sociedad defeated Las Palmas in a closely contested 1-0 result while Eibar were victorious in a 3-0 win over Malaga in their last league outings. These two wins helped the clubs to bounce back from their previous defeats – against Villarreal and Sevilla respectively.

Team News

Carlos Martinez, Imanol Agirretxe and Willian Jose are sidelined through injuries for Real Sociedad. The visitors will be without the suspended Ander Capa and the injured Nano and Imanol Sarriegui.

Real Sociedad Possible Starting Lineup: Geronimo Rulli, Alvaro Odriozola, Raul Navas, Inigo Martinez, Yuri, Xabi Prieto, Asier Illaramendi, David Zurutuza, Carlos Vela, Junmi, Mikel Oyarzabal.

Eibar Possible Starting Lineup: Yoel Rodriguez, Anaetz Arbilla, Ivan Ramis, Florian Lejeune, Antonio Luna, Dani Garcia, Gonzalo Escalante, Pedro Leon, Adrian Gonzalez, Ruben Pena, Sergi Enrich.

“We’re just focusing on the fact that we’re very well placed in the league and that we’ve got a game tomorrow. There’s no time to go thinking any further ahead. I believe that we’ve secured survival and we now want to go on and finish amongst the top 10.”

– Jose Luis Mendilibar, Eibar.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Sociedad vs Eibar H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two sides have resulted in two wins and two losses for either side and one draw. In fact, Eibar have won only three of the twelve matches played between these two clubs in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in six of Eibar’s last seven games in the La Liga. Moreover, Real Sociedad have seen under 2.5 goals in five of their last six home matches against Eibar in all competitions.

It should be a closely contested affair but a 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome for this match.