Real Sociedad vs Levante Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: neither side flying

Real Sociedad's league results have been up and down lately. There have been narrow wins on the road, but also a heavy home defeat to Atletico Madrid and a loss away at Real Madrid. Their overall sample includes cup and friendly matches too, so the raw numbers look rougher than their pure league form alone would suggest.

Real Sociedad: 20 completed matches; Levante: 20 completed matches.

Real Sociedad

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

36

Difference

-9

Levante

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

29

Difference

+1

Levante's form is patchier still. In their last six league games they've won just once, a 5-2 romp over Real Betis at home, with draws and losses filling the rest of the schedule. That includes all four of their most recent away trips, none of which produced a win.

Levante haven't won away in their last four league outings, which is worth noting with this one on the road.

Comparative Team Statistics: Real Sociedad vs Levante

Head-to-head: recent meetings have gone Sociedad's way

These two have met many times over the years, with plenty of draws scattered through that history. But in the two most recent meetings, Real Sociedad have had the better of it: a 1-1 draw at Levante's ground last December, followed by a 2-0 home win in April.

League table: a clear early gap

Only a handful of rounds in, but the table already shows a gap. Real Sociedad sit 8th with 10 points from seven games, while Levante are down in 17th with just five points from six. That's roughly a point a game between them, though there's still plenty of the season left for things to shift.

Players to watch

Sučić has been Real Sociedad's most reliable source of goals, with three in seven appearances, and Ochieng has added three assists in just four matches, so the creative side of their play looks in decent shape. For Levante, Brugui has matched that scoring rate with three goals in five games, offering a threat even when results haven't gone the team's way.

Real Sociedad:

Best scorers:

L. Sučić - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Ochieng - 3

Penalty cards:

O. Óskarsson x 1 x 1

Jon Martín x 1

Levante:

Best scorers:

Brugui - 3

A few Real Sociedad players have picked up cards this season, including two dismissals in the sample provided. That's a season-long pattern rather than confirmation anyone is unavailable for this particular game, but it's worth keeping in mind.

How this one could play out

With Sociedad's home form mixed and Levante struggling for results on the road, there's no obvious pattern here. Sociedad have goals in Sučić and Ochieng, but they've also conceded freely at home this season. Levante will look to Brugui for something to hang onto, even if their recent away trips suggest they might be there to contain rather than chase a win.