Home side Espanyol meet Real Sociedad at RCDE Stadium on 2026-05-23 (kick-off 20:00 GMT), contesting week 38 of the 2025-2026 La Liga.
With the data available to us, Manolo Gonzalez and Pellegrino Matarazzo have not met as managers before.
A view of the standings shows Espanyol in 11th spot with 45 points and Real Sociedad in 10th on 45 points.
Espanyol misses 3 players: P. Lozano (Yellow Cards), J. Puado (Knee Injury), C. Ngonge (Knee Injury) and Real Sociedad misses 3 players: A. Barrenetxea (Muscle Injury), A. Odriozola (Knee Injury), J. Gorrotxategi (Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Espanyol should be met by Real Sociedad's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw C. Pickel lead Espanyol with a 6.3 TheyScored rating, and Mikel Oyarzabal top-rating for Real Sociedad at 8.7.
Espanyol won 2-1 against Osasuna, while Real Sociedad lost their fixture 3-4 vs Valencia.
Neither side is flying – Espanyol 2-1-2 and Real Sociedad 0-3-2 over the last 5 matches.
Real Sociedad hold the upper hand H2H: of 34 meetings, they've triumphed 15 times, conceded 11 times and shared 8 draws.
Expect Real Sociedad to edge a 1-2 win: their 3-7-8 record on the road and 1.95 goals per away match tip the balance.
Espanyol is going head to head with Real Sociedad on 23/5/2026 19:00 GMT at RCDE Stadium for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Espanyol v Real Sociedad H2H statistics!