Real Sociedad vs Espanyol Prediction, 4/4/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/30/2022

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Game: Real Sociedad vs Espanyol

Date: Monday, April 4, 2022

Location: Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Sociedad (-152) Espanyol (+375)

Portu and Real Sociedad (13-9-7, 6th in La Liga) host Espanyol (9-9-11, 12th in La Liga) at Anoeta Stadium on Monday. The men protecting the net are Alejandro Remiro for Real Sociedad and Diego Lopez for Espanyol. Espanyol are priced at +375 while the Whites and Blues are at -152. The over/under opens at 20.5.

Real Sociedad stepped onto the pitch against Sevilla in their last game and finished with a draw with a score of 0-0. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 86.0% passes received rate by connecting on 338 out of their 393 passing targets in their last match. Real Sociedad tried 10 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 5 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Real Sociedad wrapped this game up at a 15.4% rate by hitting 2 SoT out of 13 total shots. Real Sociedad is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (29 goals in total) and have racked up 16 assists in all matches this season.

Portu is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Real Sociedad. He has totaled 30 assists while tallying 39 yellow cards in his career. Portu has had a starting assignment in 242 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.23 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Spain has totaled 55 goals scored in 21,423 mins played.

Another player who should impact this match is Alexander Isak, the forward representing Sweden. He has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times during his soccer career while scoring 53 goals. Isak has totaled 8,464 minutes in 98 starting assignments and has been handed 13 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.56 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Real Sociedad is Alejandro Remiro. Remiro (70-41-55 record in his career) has accumulated 58 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.7% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has faced 591 shots sent in his direction in 167 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.1 (178 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 72.8%. Remiro has seen the pitch for 14,963 minutes and has earned 426 stops in his career.

In their last game, Espanyol took home the win by a final score of 1-0 against Mallorca. Espanyol finished the match with a 23.1% successful dribble percentage by completing 3 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 293 out of their 335 passes they attempted for a rate of 87.5%. Espanyol had 3 shots attempted out of the team's 12 shots attempted which had them at a 25.0% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 34 goals and 22 assists in all their matches, Espanyol is averaging 1.17 goals and 0.76 assists per 90 min.

Javi Puado will be someone to watch for Espanyol. He averages 0.30 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 67 games during his soccer career. The midfielder from Spain has totaled 5,976 mins while earning 20 goals. He has totaled 11 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. Make sure to watch out for Raul De Tomas, the forward hailing from Spain. Tomas has been handed 42 yellow card cautions in 16,838 mins (191 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.57. He has tallied 106 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 16 different times.

Diego Lopez will be residing in front of the net for Espanyol. Lopez has earned 131 shutouts while defending 1,888 shots tried against him in 40,601 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate is 28.8%. He has surrendered 1.25 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 194-115-142. In his pro soccer career, Lopez has conceded 563 goals while tallying 1,350 stops in 455 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Espanyol (+375)

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