Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 2nd, where Real Sociedad will travel to Vitoria-Gasteiz to battle Deportivo Alavés in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 2-5 loss against Villarreal. Gerard Moreno struck first for Villarreal in the 18th minute, then Boulaye Dia added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Manu Trigueros. Deportivo Alavés is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Real Sociedad, recorded a 1-3 loss against Villarreal. Alexander Isak scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 32nd minute, but Gerard Moreno got the equalizer for Villarreal in the 38th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 68th minute on a goal by Gerard Moreno. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Real Sociedad won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Real Sociedad’s most prolific scorer has been Mikel Oyarzabal. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Deportivo Alavés’s most prolific scorer has been Joselu. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Pina and Ximo Navarro are unavailable to play for Deportivo Alavés, while Real Sociedad will be without Mikel Oyarzabal and Nacho Monreal.