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Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Prediction: Matarazzo Seeks First Points as Espanyol Test Transitions
Real Sociedad host RCD Espanyol at the Reale Arena on 29 August 2026 in a La Liga Matchday 3 fixture where the stakes are already uncomfortably real for the home side. Sociedad sit 20th with zero points and a goal…
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- Real Sociedad vs. Espanyol in week 3 of the 2026-2027 La Liga kicks off at 18:00 GMT on 2026-08-29.
- In the last meeting, Pellegrino Matarazzo has not beaten Manolo Gonzalez, with 1 draw and no victories for Manolo Gonzalez.
- Real Sociedad have accumulated 0 points to lie 19th whereas Espanyol have 3 points to sit 8th.
- Real Sociedad are missing 3 players: A. Odriozola (Knee Injury), J. Gorrotxategi (Groin Injury), P. Marin (Injury) while Espanyol are missing 4 players: L. Cabrera (Red Card), K. Garcia (Hamstring Injury), J. Puado (Knee Injury), B. Zaragoza (Knee Injury).
- Our forecast has Real Sociedad in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Espanyol set to counter in 4-4-2.
- In their last outing, Real Sociedad's highest-rated performer was M. Oyarzabal (6.6), while Espanyol's standout was Cala (7.3).
- Real Sociedad lost 1-4 to Real Madrid, and Espanyol were defeated 1-2 by Real Madrid.
- Neither side is flying – Real Sociedad 0-0-5 and Espanyol 1-2-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Dominance for Real Sociedad: across 35 clashes, they've won 15 games and only lost 11 games to Espanyol, with 9 stalemates.
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Real Sociedad
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Events
| 4' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 17' | B. Turrientes | ||
| 22' | U. Gonzalez | ||
| 45' | 1 - 1 | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 61' | 2 - 1 | ||
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| 70' | |||
| 70' | |||
| 75' | M. Fernandez Sanchez | ||
| 78' | |||
| 78' | |||
| 82' | R. Hinojo | ||
| 83' | |||
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| 88' | R. Bauza | ||
| 90' | |||
| 90+3' | I. Zubeldia | ||
| 90+4' | P. Matarazzo | ||
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Real Sociedad is going head to head with Espanyol on 29/8/2026 17:00 GMT 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 Real Sociedad v Espanyol H2H statistics!