- Home form: Real Sociedad have won their last 3 home LaLiga matches (100% win ratio).
- Away struggles: Deportivo Alaves have won only 3 of their 15 away LaLiga games this season, losing 10 and scoring just 13 goals.
- Recent form: Real Sociedad have won 3 of their last 5 LaLiga matches (W3, L2), while Alaves have won only 1 of their last 5 (W1, D2, L2).
Sociedad can dominate another Basque derby
Alaves will face a tough challenge in the Basque Country on Saturday when they travel to face Real Sociedad in a derby game that has a little more on the line than usual because of the clubs’ respective positions in the LaLiga table. Sociedad sit 7th with 41 points from 30 games while Alaves are 15th with 32 and both sides will be aiming for a significant win to demonstrate their ascendancy over each other for the time being.
Pellegrino Matarazzo has injected energy and high-tempo action into Real Sociedad since taking charge of the club in December 2025. La Real press well and are much better in vertical transitions than they were previously, which makes them an exciting team to watch. Quique Sanchez Flores took over in March 2026 and has added more defensive structure and a greater ability to manage games without risking too much.
Sociedad can win and goals look likely
Odds and markets
Sociedad are 1.73 to win this one, which is fair enough, but there is some more value to be gained from the goals markets in this contest of contrasting styles.
Away form and potential
The visitors have one win and two defeats in their last three away LaLiga trips, the most notable being a 4-3 win at Celta Vigo last month that saw them overcome an early two-goal deficit. That form suggests they could contribute to a lively contest.
Home edge and key players
Sociedad have won eight of their 15 home LaLiga fixtures, averaging 1.93 goals per game at Anoeta and conceding an average of 1.40 per game.
Back Real Sociedad to win with over 2.5 goals and BTTS (yes) in the same match.
- They have a real goal threat going forward in Mikel Oyarzabal, who has been La Real’s most prolific goal-scorer in the league with 12 in 27 appearances.
- Lucas Boye has been Alaves’s main man, scoring 10 in 24 LaLiga appearances and netting three of the Babazoros’ last eight league goals, so we could see goals at both ends of the field in this one.
- We’re taking Sociedad to get the win, but there should be plenty of action in the match as each team tries to control the midfield and take advantage of open play on the wings.
