Real Sociedad v Osasuna Betting Tips [31 December 2022]

Both Real Sociedad and Osasuna warmed up for their return to La Liga action with wins in the Copa Del Rey and they face off in their final game of the year targeting a strong finish. Hosts Real Sociedad are fourth with 26 points and Osasuna eighth on 23 points. Both teams have a chance to finish the year in the top four but the hosts are going into this game targeting third place after being displaced earlier by Atletico Madrid. Real Sociedad thrashed CD Coria 5-0 in the Copa Del Rey in their last outing and here they will be looking to improve on a league run that has just one win in their last four matches. They have no clean sheet in their last four league games, their most recent having ended in a 2-1 win over Sevilla. They have three straight wins over Osasuna and will be targeting an extension of that in this game but that could be hampered by a three-game winless run at home in all competitions.

Osasuna are coming from a 3-1 away win at Arnedo in the Copa Del Rey and will hope this inspires them to rise from a loss in their last La Liga outing, a 2-1 defeat to Barcelona before the World Cup break. That defeat broke Osasuna’s run of four league matches without a loss, and they have three wins in that run. This should give them the needed confidence and the fact that they’ve scored in each of their last five league matches will boost the same. In two of the last three league matches, Osasuna have scored twice but they’ve managed just two clean sheets in their last five La Liga matches. It has however been a bit of a struggle away from home in La Liga; they have one win in the last four and come here without a clean sheet in those four games.

Real Sociedad take to this game a weak run in their league matches and they haven't been great in defence. They haven't won in their last three home matches, but that doesn’t mean they lack the quality to handle this game. They will also hope that Osasuna do not turn around their away form in the league. In a fixture that Sociedad have dominated in recent meetings, we expect a shift, and our prediction for the Real Sociedad v Osasuna is a draw.