Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad head to the Estadio de Balaídos to take on Celta Vigo, looking to post their third consecutive La Liga victory over this opposition following last season’s league double.

Celta brushed aside lowly Getafe 3-0 on the road over the weekend to bounce back from a brace of 1-0 La Liga defeats, though they are still four points away from making it to the top half of the table. None of Celta’s five La Liga home fixtures this season have ended as a draw (W1, L4). Curiously, each game won/lost in that sequence yielded a full-time margin of a single goal, while three of the last four featured the same 1-0 scoreline. In addition to their lackluster home form this term, ‘Los Celestes’ have suffered three losses across their last four top-flight H2hs at home (W1), as many defeats as they had in their previous 28 La Liga meetings with Sociedad at Balaídos (W15, D10, L3).

On the other hand, Real Sociedad squandered a 2-0 lead against Atletico Madrid last time out, though that 2-2 draw at Wanda Metropolitano extended their unbeaten La Liga streak to nine games (W6, D3). ‘La Real’ head into proceedings level on points with top-placed Sevilla, desperate to avoid last season’s scenario that saw them finish fifth after being at the summit following ten rounds. Tight, cagey contests have highlighted Sociedad’s recent competitive exchanges, with none of their last nine fixtures in all competitions seeing a full-time margin of over 1.5 goals. Except for a 1-1 draw with rock-bottom Getafe in early October, Imanol Alguacil’s men have netted 2+ goals in each of their remaining four La Liga travels this term, with nine of their total ten league goals scored on the road so far arriving beyond half-time.