On Sunday Mar 13th, in week 28, Real Sociedad will play host to Deportivo Alavés in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Real Sociedad is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Real Madrid. Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, then Eduardo Camavinga got the equalizer for Real Madrid in the 40th minute on a feed from Luka Modrić Finally they completed the comback victory in the 43rd minute on a goal by Luka Modrić to cap off a wild match. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while deportivo Alavés sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sevilla. Neither Deportivo Alavés nor Sevilla could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Sunday Jan 2nd, Deportivo Alavés hosted Real Sociedad at the Estadio De Mendizorroza in their last match together. Deportivo Alavés and Real Sociedad battled to a 1-1 draw. Adnan Januzaj struck first for Real Sociedad in the 14th minute on a feed from Portu, but Joselu got the equalizer for Deportivo Alavés in the 58th minute earning them at least the one point.
Joselu has been the most prolific scorer on Deportivo Alavés in his last five matches with two goals. Martin Zubimendi Ibanez and Elustondo are the top scorers for Real Sociedad in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Real Sociedad will be without Zaldúa, Adnan Januzaj, Barrenetxea, Aihen Muñoz, Diego Rico, Nacho Monreal and Agirretxe Arruti, while Martín Aguirregabiria and John Guidetti are unavailable to play for José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria’s team.