Barcelona vs Real Sociedad Predictions

The hosts will be at a clear advantage as per their current form. Barcelona are likely to come out on top to secure a win against Real Sociedad in their upcoming La Liga clash

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, Catalonia

Date: Sunday, 28^th September 2025

Time: 5:30 pm Nigerian time

Barcelona's pursuit of La Liga leaders Real Madrid will continue on Sunday evening, with the Catalan outfit welcoming Real Sociedad to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Hansi Flick's side are currently second in the La Liga table, two points behind division leaders Real Madrid, and a win will take them top, while Real Sociedad are down in 16th spot, having only picked up five points from their first six matches.

Head-to-head:

• Barcelona have won 116 of the 196 meetings between the two teams.
• Real Sociedad recorded just 38 victories.
• The remaining 42 clashes ended in draws.
• Barcelona and Real Sociedad have not drawn any of their last 13 matches against each other.
• The Blaugrana are unbeaten in their last five matches.
• Sociedad have only won one of their last five games.
• Eight of their last 12 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Barcelona in the league: W-D-W-W-W
• Barcelona in all competitions: D-W-W-W-W
• Real Sociedad in the league: D-L-L-L-W

Team News:

• Gavi, Marc-André ter Stegen and Fermin Lopez will not be in action for Barcelona as they are injured. Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde are back in training. Joan Garcia has suffered a tear of the internal meniscus in his left knee and will be out for 4-6 weeks. While Raphinha has suffered an injury to the middle third of the femoral biceps in his right thigh and will be out for around 3 weeks.
• Real Sociedad will be without the services of Yangel Herrera and Orri Oskarsson as they are injured. Aritz Elustondo might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Player(s) to watch:

• Raphinha continues to perform well for his side in the final third despite not scoring any goals for Barcelona in the last fixture. He looked dangerous on the right and will be keen on helping his team in the attacking front yet again. The Brazilian forward has scored three goals and also has two assists in five LaLiga games this season.
• Mikel Oyarzabal is coming in after scoring the match-winning goal against Mallorca in the last league game for his side. He has come up with some promising performances for both his club and country. Oyarzabal will be looking to step up so that he can help his side stand a chance against Barca.