Barcelona vs Real Sociedad Prediction, 5/20/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/15/2023

Game: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-147) Real Sociedad (+410)

Barcelona (27-4-3) will try to beat Real Sociedad (18-8-8) at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barcelona opens at -147 while Real Sociedad are priced +410. The betting total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona and Alejandro Remiro Real Sociedad.

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Barcelona surrendered 13 goals while giving up 0.38 goals per 90 min, and opponents had a total of 82 SoT on them. They tallied 25 clean sheets, which gave them a percentage of 73.5 for the previous season. Barcelona had 77 yellow cards last year as well as 6 red cards. The Blaugrana sat at 2nd in relation to goals expected having 67.1, and the squad's xGA were 27.9. For the prior season, the club held an average of 2.50 pts per contest (85 pts) and they also were ranked 2nd in the league with 50 assists. Their difference in goals sat at 51 by means of 64 goals accumulated and 13 goals given up. Barcelona compiled 71 saves and had a SV% of 86.6 for the prior year.

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On the season, La Real had a save percentage of 74.6 (118 SoT against), and were ranked 4th in the league with 62 points. The Whites and Blues had an average of 1.8 points per match while earning 30 assists and 2 red cards. Real Sociedad accounted for 45 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of last season was 45.9. Real Sociedad earned a shut out % of 41.2 over the course of the prior season and also 84 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 minutes was sitting at 0.91 in addition to 88 saves, and they recorded 14 shut outs. Real Sociedad had a rank of 5th when it comes to goals against with 31, and the squad's goal differential was at 14.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. His GA/90 is 0.92 (298 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of .767. Stegen (205-66-52 mark in his career) has accumulated 137 clean sheets, which has earned him a 42.4% clean sheet rate. Stegen has defended the goal for 29,058 minutes and is sitting with 933 saves in his career. The goalkeeper born in Germany has had 1,216 shots attempted against him in 323 career starting assignments.

Alejandro Remiro will reside in front of the net for Real Sociedad. So far in his career, Remiro has allowed 185 goals and has racked up 458 saves in 175 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.06 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 77-40-57. He has earned a save percentage of .726 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.0%. Remiro has accumulated 56 clean sheets and has defended 631 shots tried against him in 15,683 mins throughout his career.

Ferran Torres is one member of the team who can be a force in the game for Barcelona. He has totaled 11 assists while earning 15 yellow card warnings during his career. The forward from Spain has totaled 19 goals in 6,288 professional minutes. Torres has been given a starting assignment in 68 games in his career and he accounts for 0.27 goals per 90 mins.

Real Sociedad stars Takefusa Kubo, who can change the course of a fixture. He has 15 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times. The forward hailing from Japan has totaled 8,475 professional minutes and has earned 19 goals. He sports an average of 0.20 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 90 matches during his soccer career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Real Sociedad (+410)

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