RS vs RB Dream11: The 2021-22 edition of La Liga returns to the fold with another round of matches this weekend as Real Sociedad lock horns with Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis side at the Reale Arena on Friday.
Real Betis are currently in fifth place in the La Liga standings and have consistently punched above their weight so far this season. The Andalusian giants defeated Cadiz by a 2-1 margin in their previous game and will need to take it up a notch this weekend.
Real Sociedad, on the other hand, are in sixth place in the league table at the moment and have slumped after an excellent start to their campaign. The Basque outfit edged Elche to a 2-1 victory in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result in this fixture.
Date: 16th April, Saturday
Kick-Off Time: 12:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Reale Areana
Real Sociedad – 6th Position
Real Betis– 5th Position
You can catch the action live on Jio TV and on Voot.
Real Sociedad: W-W-D-W-L
Real Betis: W-W-D-W-L
Real Betis have dominated the fixture with 3 victories out of 5 while Real Sociedad has just one victory and the game has ended in a draw.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Alex Remiro
Andoni Gorosabel
Igor Zubeldia
Robin Le Normand
Diego Rico
Rafinha
Martin Zubimendi
Mikel Merino
David Silva
Alexander Isak
Alexander Sorloth
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Real Betis Starting XI (Likely)
Claudio Bravo
Hector Bellerin
Pezzella
Marc Bartra
Alex Moreno
Guido Rodriguez
William Carvalho
Sergio Canales
Nabil Fekir
Juanmi
Willian Jose
GK
Claudio Bravo
Bravo has been prolific for his country but hasn’t been able to replicate that form for his club. He has 3 clean sheets in 14 games and the manager has kept faith in him.
Clean Sheets | Saves | Goals conceded |
3 | 35 | 19 |
DEF
Alex Moreno
Moreno has been prolific from the left this season. He has scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists for Betis
Tackles Won | Goals | Interceptions |
34 | 5 | 40 |
Robin Le Normand
Le Normand hit his first goal of the season for Sociedad and will look motivated to get another one before the season ends.
Tackles Won | Goals | Interceptions |
22 | 1 | 46 |
MID
Nabil Fekir
Fekir has been out injured for the past couple of games but has recovered and is ready to take on opposition defence head-on.
Goals | Assists | Passes completed |
6 | 7 | 79.6 |
Mikel Merino
Merino has held the midfield together and even helped created a couple of great chances for Sociedad.
Goals | Assists | Passes completed % |
3 | 2 | 78.9 |
ST
Willian Jose
Jose had also been on the sidelines and will look to regain his form from the last year. He has 8 goals this season and will look to add some more before the end of the season.
Goals | Assists | Shots on target |
8 | 4 | 14 |
Alexander Sorloth
The Norway-born striker is still trying to find his feet in from of goal. His strength and ability to create shooting chances can benefit his team.
Goals | xG | Shots per game |
2 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
Goalkeeper: C. Bravo
Defenders: A. Moreno, R. Le Normand, A. Gorosabel
Midfielders: Nabit Fakir, Juanmi, M. Merino, S. Canales
Attackers: A. Sorloth, A. Isak, W. Jose
Odds to Win
The odds in favour of Real Sociedad Win2/19
The odds in favour of Real Betis Win 27/10
Odds in favour of a Draw 5/2
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