Barcelona vs Real Sociedad tips and predictions: Back the visitors good away form to continue

Barcelona managed a hard-earned win in the reverse fixture, winning 1-0, but Real Sociedad have posed a problem for Barca in recent head-to-head encounters.

The Catalans were unbeaten in the league since January but since Xavi announced his departure and PSG dumped them out of the Champions League, they’ve lost three of four.

Last time out, Girona completed a historic double, winning both league meetings 4-2, to leapfrog Xavi’s side and claim second place in La Liga.

The one positive is that La Blaugrana has confirmed their spot in next season’s Champions League, but they’ll still want to finish the second strong and reclaim second.

Barca are unbeaten in seven at home, claiming six victories and one draw. With 70 goals scored, Barca has the third-best attack in La Liga.

In their most recent match, Real Sociedad broke a three-game winless streak, in which they’d drawn two and lost one, by defeating Las Palmas

The team from San Sebastián has been inconsistent this season, yet they still have a good chance of a top-six finish and European football.

The team led by Imanol Alguacil are seventh in the league table with 54 points. Although they have a solid defence, conceding one goal per game, their attack has let them down.

Nevertheless, Sociedad have lost just two of their last 10 away matches in all competitions, one of which was against PSG in the Champions League.

 

Key stats

- Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2-1 in this fixture last season

- There have been under 2.5 goals in five of Real Sociedad’s last six matches

- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Barcelona’s last three matches

- Barcelona have conceded at least two goals in their last four matches

 

Suggested bets

Real Sociedad: Double chance

Both teams to score

• Sergiu Baltuta provides tips as SVB Tips on Tipstrr