The Round 16 La Liga match between Real Sociedad and Girona will take place on 12 December at the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián. Real Sociedad – Girona: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Real Sociedad
After a five-match unbeaten run in La Liga, Real Sociedad have slipped back. Last Saturday they lost 0-1 to Alavés, suffering their second league defeat in a row. The Basques failed to score for the first time in seven matches in this competition, while they have now conceded in nine consecutive La Liga games. The run of poor form has seen the side drop to 14th in the table, though they are not yet in immediate relegation danger. Their gap to 18th place currently stands at four points.
- At least two goals were scored in six of Real Sociedad’s last seven La Liga matches.
- The club’s run of decisive home league fixtures stands at six games (3 wins, 3 defeats).
- Real Sociedad conceded in eight of their last nine home matches in La Liga.
Predicted line-up Real Sociedad (4-3-3)*
Alejandro Remiro – Jon Aramburu, Jon Martin, Aritz Elustondo, Sergio Gomez – Carlos Soler, Jon Gorrotxategi, Brais Mendez – Takefusa Kubo, Gonçalo Guedes, Umar Sadiq.
Defender Igor Zubeldia, midfielder Yangel Herrera and forwards Mikel Oyarzabal and Orri Óskarsson are unavailable due to injury.
Girona
In the previous round Girona suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat away at Elche, their first such drubbing since 20 September. Not long ago the Catalans had taken points from solid sides such as Betis and Real Madrid, but that sequence ended and they have now seen a three-match unbeaten run in La Liga (1 win, 2 draws) come to a halt. They failed to score in that loss, having found the net in seven consecutive matches prior. This season the Catalans have recorded just two wins and remain inside the relegation zone. Across their last 15 La Liga fixtures they have conceded 29 goals — the worst figure in the division — and have scored 13, with only Oviedo (7) behind them in this particular comparison.
- The club are winless in eight consecutive La Liga away matches (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- At least two goals were scored in seven of Girona’s last eight league games.
- Girona have won with a +1.5 handicap in 9 of their last 10 La Liga matches.
Predicted line-up Girona (4-4-2)*
Paulo Gazzaniga – Alejandro Francés, Daley Blind, Vítor Reis, Alex Moreno – Axel Witsel, Ivan Martín, Viktor Tsygankov, Brian Hill – Yaser Asprilla, Vladislav Vanat.
Midfielder Azzedine Ounahi has served a suspension. Due to injury the team will be without goalkeepers Juan Carlos Martín and Vladislav Krapivtsov, defender David López, midfielder Donny van de Beek, and forwards Abel Ruiz, Cristhian Stuani and Portu.
Referee
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
Matches – 8 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 32;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 25%.
Match Prediction Real Sociedad – Girona
Despite their current positions in the lower half of the table, both sides rarely finish matches goalless. Keeping a clean sheet is a tough task that few teams manage, and as a result both teams scored in six of Real Sociedad’s last seven La Liga outings. Restricting the view to home games, both teams found the net in six of the Basques’ last eight La Liga meetings at Anoeta.
Girona — the side conceding most frequently in the league — failed to follow this pattern in only two of their last eight league matches. In their most recent away fixture they were beaten without scoring, but prior to that both teams had scored in five consecutive away matches for the Catalans. Additionally, in the six most recent league head-to-heads between Real Sociedad and Girona both teams scored on four occasions.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team the starting line-up reflects their previous match in this competition.
