Osasuna vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting Tips (17 January)

Unhappy finalist of this Copa del Rey in 2023, the Basque club Osasuna almost got trapped in the 1/16th final. The 12th in Liga had a lot of difficulty eliminating the D3 team, Castellon 0-1 after, and can thank Arnaiz 108th. Osasuna confirmed its current difficulties with this failure in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against FC Barcelona 0-2 in Riyadh, thus signing its 2nd defeat in 4 matches! Real Sociedad just lost in the Basque derby in Bilbao 2-1 on January 13. This is the first defeat since November 4 for Imanol Alguacil's protégés.

Real Sociedad, winner of this Copa del Rey in 2020, won in the two previous rounds at Andratx 0-1 and Malaga 0-1. Before this failure in Bilbao, this weekend, Real Sociedad had played 10 matches in a row without losing, notably recording successes at Benfica 0-1 and Villarreal 0-3 then draws on the lawns of Vallecano 2- 2 and Inter Milan 0-0. Author of a 1-1 draw at Osasuna last month, Real Sociedad largely dominated this Basque derby without winning. A victory and qualification this time at the El Sadar stadium in Pamplona for Oyarzabal's teammates?

Osasuna have played 14 home games in the Copa del Rey, failing to keep a clean sheet in any of these fixtures, but the strugglers have at least scored at the other end in six of the last eight. As for Real Sociedad, the net has bulged at both ends in seven of their last 14 away matches at the top table of the Osasuna, and they rarely keep clean sheets on the road.