Espanyol vs Sociedad Predictions and Betting Tips
23rd May 2026
Espanyol welcome Sociedad to town in the La Liga with plenty on the line for both sides. The hosts sit 11th on 45 points while the visitors are 10th on 45 points heading into this one.
Let’s dig into the data on Statz and find the angles that matter.
Lineups and Team News
Espanyol (Predicted): Manuel Iori, Omar El Hilali, Clemens Riedel, Ludovic Taillandier, Carlos Romero, Edu Expósito, Urko González de Zárate, Tyrhys Dolan, Ramón Terrats, Pere Milla, Roberto Fernández
Sociedad (Predicted): Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Jon Martín, Duje Caleta-Car, Sergio Gómez, Beñat Turrientes, Carlos Soler, Takefusa Kubo, Arsen Zakharyan, Pablo Marín, Mikel Oyarzabal
Recent Form
Espanyol come into this with form reading L L D L L D L L W W over their last 10 – that’s W2 D2 L6, scoring 8 and conceding 14.
Sociedad have gone W L W D L D L D D L in their last 10 – W2 D4 L4, 18 scored and 19 conceded.
Statz Projections
Projected scoreline: Espanyol 1.52 – 1.43 Sociedad.
The Statz projections model highlights some interesting numbers here.
Kike García leads Espanyol’s projected goal threat at 0.46 xG, with 2.7 projected shots.
In the tackling department, Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad) leads the way with 2.61 projected tackles.
Bet Builder
Our Statz Bet Builder has pulled together a four-leg punt at combined odds of 2.26:
- Mikel Oyarzabal (Sociedad) – 1+ Tackles @ 1.57 – hit in 100% of last 5 (Y/Y/Y/Y/Y), avg 1.8/game
- Kike García (Espanyol) – 1+ Shots on Target – hit in 80% of last 5 (Y/Y/Y/Y/N), avg 1.0/game
- Orri Óskarsson (Sociedad) – 1+ Shots on Target @ 1.44 – hit in 80% of last 5 (Y/Y/N/Y/Y), avg 1.8/game
The Angle
Neither side can string wins together right now, making this a proper coin toss.
For full projections and stats, check out the full head-to-head breakdown on Statz. You can also explore our fixture projections and build your own selections with the Bet Builder Tool.