Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Prediction, 2/13/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/7/2023

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Game: Espanyol vs Real Sociedad

Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+236) Real Sociedad (+131)

RCDE Stadium is the location where Real Sociedad (12-3-5) will attempt to beat Espanyol (4-9-7) on Monday. Real Sociedad are priced at +131 and Espanyol are priced +236. The betting total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goalkeepers are Alvaro Fernandez Espanyol and Alejandro Remiro Real Sociedad.

Espanyol accounted for 58 SVs and also had a save% of 65.5 in the prior season. The team's goal differential was -6 with the help of 24 goals put in the net as well as 30 goals surrendered. Last season, the squad had an average of 1.05 pts per contest (21 points) and also sat at 11th in the league with 14 assists. The Budgerigars had a ranking of 10th in xG with 23.5, and the team's xGA were at 25.2. Espanyol amassed 50 yellow cards last year and also 6 red cards. Espanyol surrendered 30 goals while allowing 1.50 goals per 90, and opponents recorded 87 shots on target against them. They had 3 clean sheets, which had them at a percentage of 15.0 over the course of last year.

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The Whites and Blues averaged 2.0 pts/match while compiling 21 assists and 1 red card. Real Sociedad held a shut out rate of 40.0 in the prior season and 55 yellow cards. Real Sociedad had a rank of 4th in the category of goals against having 19, and the squad's difference in goals was at 9. On the campaign, La Real had a save rate of 73.2 (71 SoTA), and also ranked 3rd in the league with 39 points. Their goals against per 90 minutes was 0.95 in addition to 51 saves, and they compiled 8 clean sheets. Real Sociedad had a total of 28 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of the prior season was 26.7.

The guy defending the goal for Espanyol will be Alvaro Fernandez. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.28 (126 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .710. Fernandez (35-22-41 record during his career) has tallied 26 clean sheets, which gives him a 26.5% shutout percentage. Fernandez has defended the goal a total of 8,865 mins and has tallied 230 stops in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has had 324 shots tried against him in 98 career starting assignments.

Alejandro Remiro will look after the net for Real Sociedad. In his career, Remiro has conceded 173 goals and has totaled 421 stops in 161 starting assignments. He has given up 1.08 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 71-35-54. He holds a save percentage of .721 and his shutout rate sits at 31.1%. Remiro has accumulated 50 clean sheets while defending 584 shots attempted against him in 14,423 minutes throughout his career.

Javi Puado is a footballer who can make a difference on the pitch for Espanyol. The forward representing Spain has totaled 19 goals in 5,653 minutes. Puado has had a starting assignment in 62 matchups thus far in his career and scores 0.30 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 14 assists while accumulating 9 yellow cards so far in his career.

Real Sociedad features a difference maker in Takefusa Kubo, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has accumulated 15 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times. The forward representing Japan has accumulated 7,548 professional minutes while he has scored 14 goals. He currently averages 0.17 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 79 games thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Espanyol (+236)

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