In this week 17 match, on Sunday Dec 12th, Real Betis and Real Sociedad will play a match in Sevilla in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Real Betis is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Barcelona. Juanmi struck first for Real Betis in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Barcelona couldn’t muster any offence and Real Betis ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Real Sociedad recorded a 0-2 loss against Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior struck first for Real Madrid in the 47th minute on a feed from Luka Jović, then Luka Jović added another in the 57th minute In the end, Real Sociedad couldn’t muster any offence and Real Madrid ran away with the shutout win. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of January, Real Betis hosted Real Sociedad at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in their last match together. Real Betis was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 13th minute, then Canales tied it up for Real Betis in the 79th minute But luckily in the 96th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Borja Iglesias.
Alexander Isak and Näis Djouahra are the top scorers for Real Sociedad in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Juanmi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Real Betis
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s squad will be without Nabil Fekir and Sanchez Rodriguez, while Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s Real Sociedad squad will be without David Silva, Mikel Merino, Illarramendi, Zubeldía, Nacho Monreal and Jon Guridi.