Comments and predictions for Real Sociedad vs Barcelona: Continue the winning momentum

Barcelona will be looking to make it five wins in a row in La Liga when they continue their domestic campaign with a clash with Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium on Sunday evening.

Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona are the standout team in La Liga this season, currently leading the standings with a nine-point gap over second-placed Real Madrid, while Real Sociedad are in 11th place, with their performances falling short of expectations in the 2024-25 season.

Latest Real Sociedad vs Barcelona team information

Real Sociedad are currently without a number of key players, including Nayef Aguerd, Ander Barrenetxea, Benat Turrientes, Pablo Marin, Hamari Traore and Arsen Zakharyan, all of whom are unavailable.

Coach Alguacil is set to make changes to the side that played against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, with Brais Mendez and Aritz Elustondo likely to start.

Mikel Oyarzabal is likely to play centrally for the home side, while Martin Zubimendi, who is being tracked by several big European clubs, will slot in at the heart of midfield.

As for Barcelona, Gavi's fitness is still being closely monitored as he has just returned from a long-term knee injury, so the midfielder is expected to continue to come off the bench.

Coach Flick is set to make a few changes to the side that faced Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League, with Alejandro Balde returning at left-back, while Dani Olmo will also feature in the starting line-up.

Frenkie de Jong started in Europe and will continue in central midfield, while Pau Cubarsi, despite suffering a serious facial injury, is expected to feature.

If Cubarsi is fit, Barcelona will be without Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for this weekend's La Liga clash.

Latest Real Sociedad vs Barcelona expected lineup

Real Sociedad:

Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Elustondo, J Lopez; Mendez, Zubimendi, Sucic; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Gomez

Barcelona:

Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Latest Real Sociedad vs Barcelona football review

Real Sociedad will come into this game following a 2-1 defeat to Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, a result that has left them 25th in the table, with just four points from their first four games.

The Basque side have also struggled to find their best form in La Liga this season, with a record of four wins, three draws and five defeats from 12 games, leaving them 11th in the table with 15 points.

Imanol Alguacil's side are six points behind fourth-placed Villarreal and just four points ahead of Leganes in 15th, so things could change quickly, but their overall performances this season have not lived up to expectations.

Real Sociedad have been relatively solid in La Liga this season, conceding just 10 goals, the third-best defensive record in the league, but they have scored just 10 goals, one of the weakest attacking records in La Liga.

Surprisingly, the team has the worst home record in La Liga this season, picking up just four points from six games, and they host Barcelona, who have the strongest away record in the league.

Barcelona have not lost to Real Sociedad at the Anoeta in La Liga since April 2016, and they have won 10 of the last 11 meetings between the two sides in all competitions.

Barcelona will go into this match on the back of a run of seven straight wins, including a 5-2 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday night, a result that left them sixth in the table.

Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 in the Catalan derby last weekend, and they are now nine points clear of second-placed Real Madrid in the table, despite having played a game more.

Hansi Flick's side have won 11 and lost just one of their 12 La Liga games this season, scoring 40 goals, with many of their players having excellent seasons.

Robert Lewandowski has scored 19 goals and provided two assists in 16 games this season, while Raphinha has 12 goals and 10 assists in 16 appearances in all competitions; Lamine Yamal has also continued to shine, scoring six goals and providing eight assists in his first 16 games of the season.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Real Sociedad vs Barcelona match:

• Sportsmole: Real Sociedad 1-3 Barcelona

• WhoScore: Real Sociedad 0-3 Barcelona
• Our prediction: Real Sociedad 1-3 Barcelona

When and where to watch Real Sociedad vs Barcelona live?

To watch the Real Sociedad vs Barcelona match live in La Liga at 3:00 a.m. on November 11, viewers can watch on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.

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