One of the most stand-out ties in the last-16 stage of this year’s Copa del Rey will occur on Tuesday. Real Betis welcome home Real Sociedad at the Benito Villamarin with kickoff at 11 pm.
The two teams locked horns in the La Liga last weekend, and both teams shared spoils in their 2-2 draw. On the other hand, Betis are fighting back from two goals behind to secure a share of spoils with their opponents.
Betis overcame a shock for their tenth defeat of the season against Sociedad on Saturday. However Sergio Canales and Joaquin came through in the final five minutes to secure a 2-2 draw.
The draw left Pellegrini’s men eight on the table while being four points behind sixth-placed Sociedad. Betis enter into the clash after an impressive display in their last outings. The side has four wins in their last five matches across all competitions. The side managed to ease past UCAM Murcia, Multivera and Sporting Gijon for the first time since 2015-16.
Sociedad has won the Copa del Rey on two occasions with their most recent win in 1987 when they overcome Atletico Madrid in the finals. The Basque outfit looked set to face Athletic Bilbao in the final of last year’s competition. However, the match was postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. The match schedules to take place at the start of April.
Real Betis vs Real Sociedad Head to Head
Both sides have 23 games against each other with Real Betis taking home five wins while Real Sociedad with eleven wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
Real Sociedad 2-2 Real Betis
Real Betis 2-1 Celta Vigo
Sporting Gijon 0-2 Real Betis
Huesca 0-2 Real Betis
Multiverse 1-3 Real Betis
Away
Real Sociedad 2-2 Real Betis
Cordoba 0-2 Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona
Sevilla 3-2 Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad 1-1 Osasuna
Real Betis Team News
Paul Akouokou remains unavailable due to a suspension while Claudio Bravo, Dani Martin, Aitor Ruibal, Marc Bartra and Victor Camarasa are all unavailable due to respective injuries. William Carvalho might jump into the midfield following Akouokou’s suspension.
Real Sociedad Team News
Aihen Munoz is available for selection after serving a suspension. However, Jon Pacheco, David Silva, Miguel Moya and Luca Sangalii remain on the sidelines. Willian Hose recently left the club for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Prediction and Odds
This has all the makings of an interesting cup match and full of goals from both sides taking it to penalties
Draw
Penalties: Sociedad
Goals Over 2.5
