Oviedo vs Real Sociedad Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Following their promotion to the top-flight last season, Real Oviedo have endured a very tough start to the season in terms of their fixture list, as they now face Real Sociedad.
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Oviedo preview: Tough start for Oviedo
Real Oviedo gained promotion to La Liga last season via the playoffs, having been knocking on the door for a while, and their summer has seen some unusual business with Eric Bailly, Ovie Ejaria and Salomon Rondon added the Asturians’ squad.
They have had a tough fixture list to deal with to kick off their campaign, with a 2-0 loss at El Madrigal against Villarreal on the opening day of the season, before they then suffered a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Real Madrid last weekend.
Real Sociedad preview: New era for La Real
Imanol Aguacil departed Real Sociedad after over half a decade in charge of his boyhood club, and is now in charge of Al Shabab, with La Real replacing him with another B team coach of the Basque giants, Sergio Francisco.
Real Sociedad started their new era with a 1-1 draw at Mestalla against Valencia on the opening day of the season, before they then shared an entertaining 2-2 draw against Espanyol at the Reale Arena in the Basque Country last weekend, after being 2-0 down.
Oviedo team news: A few doubts
Real Oviedo head into this clash with Real Sociedad with a few key doubts for this one, such as defender Lucas Ahijado and midfield duo Alvaro Lemos and Jaime Seoane.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Aaron; David Costas, Dani Calvo, Oier Luengo; Nacho Vidal, Sibo, Dendoncker, Alhassane; Ilic, Salomon Rondon, Ilyas Chaira
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Questionable: Lucas Ahijado (Injured), Alvaro Lemos (Injured), Jaime Seoane (Injured)
Real Sociedad team news: Fully fit
As they make the trip across the north, Real Sociedad have a fully fit and available squad for this one, and so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this weekend.
Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Alex Remiro; Jon Aramburu, Jonas Martin, Igor Zubeldia, Sergio Gomez; Brian Turrientes; Kubo, Sucic, Pablo Marin, Ander Barrenetxea; Mikel Oyarzabal
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Oviedo vs Real Sociedad prediction
Real Oviedo gained promotion to the top-flight of Spanish football on a wave of emotion, but the step up in quality has been very apparent in the opening couple of matches. This is now not a necessarily a major step down, with La Real heading to Oviedo seeking for a first victory after a couple of impressive performances, so Real Sociedad would have to be seen as favourites for this one.
Oviedo vs Real Sociedad tip: Real Sociedad to win
