Barcelona vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips 15/08/2021

13:31, 14 Aug 2021

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13:31, 14 Aug 2021

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Barcelona will host Real Sociedad for their first game week in La Liga at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 15th August 2021 at 23:30 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of Barcelona to start their campaign with a win.

Teams Status

Barcelona

Barcelona started the transfer window really well as they acquired Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia, Mamphis Depay. But soon the happiness was taken away from their fans as they failed to retain their superstar Lionel Messi. And Sergio Aguero wanting to leave also surfaced. This had an impact in their performance in the friendlies as they won four of the five matches that they played and have decent form going into La Liga. They would want to do better than last season where they finished third with 79 points from 38 matches including 24 wins, seven draws and seven losses. They had scored the most number of goals last season with 85 goals courtesy of Lionel Messi as the veteran had netted 30 goals. He also had nine assists under his belt.

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad had a decent preseason friendlies as they had won four of the six matches that they played this summer. Their performance was brilliant in La Liga last season where they finished fifth. They had won 17 matches, drew 11 and ten losses. They had scored 59 goals and had conceded just 38 goals in the entire season. The Swedish youngster Alexander Isak was the team’s leading goal scorer with 13 goals. He was well supported by Mikel Oyarzabal with 11 goals and he also had eight assists to his name. Their key signings includes the left back Diego Rico and goalkeeper Mathew Ryan. And their departures include a couple of loan transfers in Martín Merquelanz and Kevin Rodrigues.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Barcelona	Draw	Real Sociedad
1.75	4.00	4.33
1.73	4.10	4.37
1.76	4.20	4.50

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Barcelona are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.73, Real Sociedad are placed at 4.37 and the draw is at 4.10 odds. Barcelona are placed at 1.76 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Real Sociedad are placed at 4.50 and the draw is at 4.20 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Barcelona are placed at 1.75, Real Sociedad are placed at 4.33 and the draw is at 4.00 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

With Lionel Messi out of the picture, this could be an even contest with Real Sociedad having an equal opportunity to grab all three points. Similar to the previous head to head matches, this could also be a high scoring thriller.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 1.61

In the last ten head to head matches, both teams managed to find the back of the net in eight occasions. In the last five head to head matches played at the Camp Nou, both teams scored in three of those matches. In the last ten matches that Barcelona had played, they have scored in nine of those matches. Five of the last ten matches that Barcelona had played had both teams scoring. In the last ten matches that Real Sociedad had played, seven of those matches had both teams scoring in them. So, it ie very likely that both teams will score at 1.61 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.61

In the last ten matches that Sociedad had played, over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of those matches. Also, they are coming into this fixture with a couple of matches with four goals each. Eight of the last ten matches that Barcelona played had over 2.5 goals scored in them. All the Barcelona club friendly fixtures had over 2.5 goals scored in them. By considering these facts, it is likely that this will be a high scoring game and over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.61 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

With that being said, Barcelona still have that firepower in them to come out on top. But Real Sociedad have to play some extraordinary football to oust their Catalan opponents. An excellent contest is on the cards when these two sides meet on Sunday.