Spanish La Liga---Real Sociedad VS FC Barcelona Prediction

Real Sociedad VS FC Barcelona    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:19-01-2026 04:00 Monday
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Real Sociedad finished 11th in Spain's top flight last season, so there was plenty of room for improvement during the 2025-26 campaign, but La Real have again struggled for consistency, picking up 21 points from their 19 matches to sit down in the same spot.
Pellegrino Matarazzo has made an unbeaten start to life as the Basque outfit's head coach, though, boasting a record of two wins and a draw.
La Real have picked up four points from their last two league matches, drawing at home to Atletico Madrid before winning away to Getafe, and they then beat Osasuna on penalties to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
Real Sociedad actually have one of the worst home records in La Liga this season, only picking up 11 points from nine matches, recording just three wins in the process.

Barcelona are absolutely flying at this moment in time, with Hansi Flick's side winning each of their last 11 matches in all competitions, including the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, so a trophy in 2025-26 has already been secured.
The Catalan outfit were in Copa del Rey action on Thursday evening, and they managed to secure their spot in the quarter-finals courtesy of a 2-0 success over Racing Santander.
Barcelona have not actually been in La Liga action since the Catalan derby on January 3, when they beat Espanyol 2-0, and Flick's side are currently four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the top of the division.
The Catalan team have won each of their last nine league matches dating back to El Clasico at Bernabeu at the end of October, and despite some defensive issues this term, Flick's side have again shown why they are title favourites.

Match Prediction: Real Sociedad 1-2 Barcelona
Barcelona are in excellent form at this moment in time, and while Real Sociedad are capable of making it a tough assignment for the champions, we are expecting Flick's side to navigate their way to another three points this weekend.