It’s a midtable clash between Real Sociedad and Levante that gets Round 35 of La Liga underway on Friday night.
Real Sociedad Betting News
David Moyes’ men will head into the clash with Levante in good spirits after claiming a hard fought point away to Bilbao in the Basque derby on Tuesday night. A 60th minute goal from Alberto de la Bella cancelled out Aritz Aduriz’s penalty 8 minutes earlier and picked up a fourth point in 6 games. The sending off of Mikel Gonzalez marred the point although Moyes will be pleased that his 10 men held on. Gonzalez is out of the clash with Levante as a result of his red card however aside from his absence Sociedad have no other injury worries or suspensions ahead of the game. The club, 12th in the table, three points off 9th place Celta Vigo, have not won in over a month since they beat Cordoba 3-1 at home, however they have lost just two of the last six clashes drawing four. In all the club have lost just five of their last 19 games.
Levante Betting News
Levante have moved 6 points clear of the relegation zone after back to back wins. A 1-0 win away to Getafe was followed up by a crucial three points at home to bottom of the table Cordoba to edge the club away from the bottom three. In all the club have picked up 10 points in their last 6 games, winning three and drawing 1, to find some form at the right time of the season. Papa Diop will be missing for the club however other that the club they will be at full strength.
Real Sociedad vs Levante Match Prediction
When they met earlier in the season a 90th minute penalty from Andreas Ivanschitz rescued a point for Levante with the game finishing 1-1. Nothing has separated these two sides in the last four meetings with Levante the last team to win this fixture with a 2-1 win at home in 2012. Levante are unbeaten in their last 9 games with Real Sociedad with the home side last winning in 2010.
Match Betting Tip: Levante are @3.50with Bet365to grab a point and extend their recent unbeaten run with Sociedad to 10 games
