Feb 18th features a match where Real Sociedad hosts Celta de Vigo in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Real Sociedad sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Espanyol. Takefusa Kubo struck first for Real Sociedad in the 23rd minute, then Alexander Sørloth added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Mikel Oyarzabal. Real Sociedad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Celta de Vigo recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Madrid. Memphis Depay struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 89th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Celta de Vigo couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Madrid ran away with the shutout win. Celta de Vigo is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Real Sociedad and Celta de Vigo last played eachother at the Estadio De Balaídos on the 16th of October. Real Sociedad was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 13000 dissapointed spectators. Illarramendi scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 30th minute, but Iago Aspas got the equalizer for Celta de Vigo in the 39th minute.
For Celta de Vigo, their top scorers are Veiga Novas and Jörgen Strand Larsen, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Alexander Sørloth has been the most effective weapon for Real Sociedad lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s Real Sociedad squad will be without David Silva, Mikel Merino, Barrenetxea, Elustondo, Guevara, Gorosabel, Umar Sadiq, Pacheco Dozagarat and Alex Sola, while Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal’s squad will be without Agustin Marchesin.