Sevilla striker Luciano Vietto. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending squads Real Sociedad (9-5-2, 29 points) and Sevilla FC (10-3-3, 33 points) are scheduled to clash in a 2016-2017 La Liga season match at the Anoeta Stadium on Jan. 7, Saturday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Real Sociedad is on a two-game winning run after being winless in the previous two rounds. The team is currently in the fifth spot of the Spanish top flight table, tied on points with fourth-running team Villarreal but has a lesser goal differential. They are temporarily occupying one of two Europa League qualifying berths for next season.
La Real is coming off a 2-0 blanking of bottom three club Granada on the road at the Los Cármenes Stadium on Dec. 17, as per ESPN.
After a goalless first half of play, substitute striker Jon Bautista broke the deadlock with a header in the 56th minute, giving the lead to head coach Eusebio Sacristán's side. Fellow striker Juanmi then doubled the advantage in the 69th minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Meanwhile, Sevilla has also won two straight games as the perennial contenders had four victories in the last five rounds. The team is now in the third place in the overall standings, only one point behind defending champions Barcelona and four points below current league leaders Real Madrid.
In their most recent match also on Dec. 17, Los Rojiblancos routed middling squad Malaga, 4-1, at their home ground of Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, BBC Sport reported.
Head coach Jorge Sampaoli's squad scored four first half goals before Los Boquerones was able to net a consolation one in the second half courtesy of Spanish forward Sandro.
Luciano Vietto opened the scoring with a brace in the 25th and 28th minutes. Wissam Ben Yedder made it a 3-0 lead in the 34th before Vitolo completed Sevilla's four-goal haul one minute later.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 victory by Sevilla.
Real Sociedad starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Rulli; Berchiche, I. Martinez, C. Martinez, Navas; Oyarzabal, Prieto; Illarramendi, Vela, Granero; Juanmi
Sevilla starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Rico; Kolodziejczak, Pareja, Mercado; Sarabia, Nasri, Iborra, N'Zonzi, Vitolo; Ben Yedder, Vietto
