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Real Sociedad vs Girona Prediction, 8/12/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/9/2023

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Game: Real Sociedad vs Girona

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Reale Arena in San Sebastián, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Sociedad (-163) Girona (+450)

Real Sociedad (20-8-8 last year) will go up against Girona (13-10-13 last season) at Reale Arena on Saturday. Real Sociedad opens at -163 while Girona are priced +450. The total is set at 2.5. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Alejandro Remiro Real Sociedad and Paulo Gazzaniga Girona.

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Real Sociedad accumulated 93 SVs and they also were the owners of a SV percentage of 75.0 over the course of last season. The team's differential on goals sat at 16 by way of 48 goals finished and 32 goals allowed. For the prior campaign, this team finished with an average of 1.89 points per match (68 pts) and had a ranking of 6th in the league with 33 assists. The Whites and Blues had a ranking of 5th in the category of expected goals with 49.7, and the squad's expected goals against were 32.3. Real Sociedad accumulated 88 yellow card warnings for the prior year and also 2 red cards. Real Sociedad allowed 32 goals while relinquishing 0.89 G/90, and the opposition accounted for 124 SoT on them. They accumulated 15 clean sheets, giving them a rate of 41.7 over the course of last season.

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Girona amassed 56 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of the prior season sat at 48.4. Their goals against per 90 was 1.42 with 102 saves, and they had 4 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, Girona FC a save % of 70.8 (154 shots on target against), and they also had a ranking of 10th in the league with 49 pts. Girona ranked 7th in regard to goals conceded having 51, and the team's difference in goals was 5. Girona recorded a CS% of 11.1 in the previous season as well as 87 yellow card warnings. The Blanquivermells sported an average of 1.4 pts per fixture while totaling 39 assists and 3 red cards.

The guy protecting the net for Real Sociedad is Alejandro Remiro. Remiro (95-51-67 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 76 clean sheets, which gives him a 35.5% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Spain has had 769 shots tried against him in 214 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.04 (221 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.7. Remiro has seen the pitch for a total of 19,193 mins and has earned 547 saves during his pro soccer career.

Paulo Gazzaniga is expected to look after the net for Girona. So far in his pro soccer career, Gazzaniga has conceded 181 goals and has racked up 420 saves in 141 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 53-31-55. He holds a save % of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 22.7%. Gazzaniga has racked up 32 clean sheets while he has seen 601 shots attempted against him in 12,851 mins throughout his career.

Takefusa Kubo is one member of the team who can be a difference maker for Real Sociedad. The forward hailing from Japan has earned 20 goals in 8,739 professional minutes. Kubo has had a starting assignment in 93 matchups so far in his career and he scores 0.21 goals per 90 mins. He has 12 assists while tallying 16 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Girona has an attacker in Cristhian Stuani, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. The forward hailing from Uruguay has accumulated 30,803 professional minutes while scoring 186 goals. He is currently averaging 0.54 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 329 outings during his soccer career. He has accumulated 105 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 22 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Real Sociedad (-163)

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