Barcelona will be looking to reduce the deficit with the league leaders with a win over Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Thursday night.
Venue: Reale Arena
Key Statistics
Real Sociedad have kept a clean sheet in their last 7 home matches (LaLiga).
Barcelona have won 11 of their last 13 matches against Real Sociedad in all competitions.
Barcelona have won their last 4 away matches (LaLiga).
Real Sociedad are undefeated in their last 7 home matches (LaLiga).
Head to Head
Barcelona have picked up five wins and a draw in their last six meetings against Real Sociedad.
Latest performances in all competitions
Real Sociedad: LWDWWD
Barcelona: WWDWLL
Barcelona
The Spanish giants are in impressive form right now and despite the defeat against Cadiz last time out they will be the favourites heading into this game.
The arrival of Xavi Hernandez has improved the squad immensely and Barcelona have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the league.
Furthermore, the Spanish giants have an exceptional head to head record against Real Sociedad and they have managed to win 11 of the last 13 meetings between the two sides.
Possible Barcelona Starting Line-up
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Gavi; Ousmane Dembele, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres
Real Sociedad
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad are currently 6th in the league table and they are unbeaten in the last 5 La Liga matches.
Furthermore, they have kept a clean sheet in the last 7 home matches in the league and they have the quality to make life difficult for the Catalan giants.
However, they have failed to win any of the last six meetings against Barcelona and this will be a difficult encounter for them.
Real Sociedad are just one point adrift of the 5th place which guarantees them a place in the Europa League next season.
The home side will be desperate to grind out a positive result here.
Possible Real Sociedad Starting Line-up
Alex Remiro; Joseba Zaldua, Igor Zubeldia, Robin Le Normand, Diego Rico; Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi, Rafinha; Alexander Isak, Alexander Sorloth, Portu
Prediction
Real Sociedad 1-3 Barcelona
