- Home form: Real Sociedad have averaged 1.5 goals in their last five home games against Celta de Vigo.
- Away form: Celta de Vigo have averaged 1.0 goal in their last five away games against Real Sociedad.
Los Txuri-Urdin are in deep
Real Sociedad are in terrible form and have lost five straight games in all competitions, including a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis and a 4-1 loss away to Real Madrid. The pressure is already on Pellegrino Matarazzo's men as they sit in 20th place with 0 points from their first two fixtures of the 2026-2027 campaign, so they'll be desperate for a win in this game.
Matarazzo has set his side up in a 4-2-3-1 system that can transform into a 3-4-2-1, and while they play with the ball well and press selectively, their attack has been pretty thin in the early stages of LaLiga 2026/2027. Luka Sucic leads the scoring for Los Txuri-Urdin with just one goal in two appearances, so it's easy to see the writing on the wall if they can't get things going here.
Celta still searching for lift-off
Form and results
Celta de Vigo have been in mixed form across all competitions, with one win, three draws and one defeat across their first five matches. They were held 0-0 away to Valencia on the opening weekend before they fell 2-1 at home to Osasuna last time out.
Tactics and key players
Claudio Giraldez has set up a compact, solid low block for Os Celestes, who are quick to break away with width, asymmetry and pace when they win the ball back. Iago Aspas has been their main goal threat in LaLiga 2026/2027 with one goal in two games, but Miguel Roman has been a spark for Celta with an assist in his two outings.
The visitors are 14th in LaLiga 2026/2027 with just 1 point from two matches, so they are far from flying high, but they are a little better off than their hosts.
Don’t expect a thriller
This is a tricky matchup to call, but the odds are a shade against the two teams and the most likely result is probably a 0-0 draw with a very slim chance of a Real Sociedad win, as both sides are in poor form.
- A 1-0 home win is my selection in the correct score market, but this looks like a possession vs counter-attack kind of battle where Real Sociedad will look to pin Celta de Vigo back.
- Os Celestes will be hunting turnovers and trying to break quickly on the counter-attack, which could lead to a long, laborious battle at the Reale Arena.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.6 and Both Teams to Score – NO at 1.77 are my selections for this one, and that seems to be where the market is most at peace with this game.
