Real Sociedad goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli. (Photo : Getty Images)
Mercurial squad Real Sociedad (11-7-2, 35 points) will look get back to winning form as they square off with bottom three squad CA Osasuna (1-12-7, 10 points) in a 2016-2017 La Liga season match on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Anoeta Stadium.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Real Sociedad has been inconsistent in their last four matches with two wins and two losses. Despite the defeats, the team has remained in the fifth spot of the Spanish top flight table, four points behind fourth-place team Atletico Madrid and the final Champions League qualifying berth for next season.
In their most recent fixture last Sunday, La Real was thrashed by title contenders Real Madrid, 0-3, on the road at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, as per AS English.
Head coach Eusebio Sacristán's squad was no match to the current league leaders as they were unable to respond even with a single goal against Los Blancos.
Mateo Kovacic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Alvaro Morata netted the goals for the hosts in the 38th, 51st, and 82nd minutes respectively.
Meanwhile, newly-promoted team Osasuna was able to hold lowly squad Malaga to a 1-1 draw at their home ground of El Sadar Stadium in their last La Liga match on Jan. 27, ESPN reported.
After a goalless first half of play, Serbian midfielder Goran Causic broke the game's deadlock in the 76th minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box off an assist by Kenan Kodro.
However, Malaga midfielder Ignacio Camacho was able to find the equalizer just three minutes later with a header from a pass by teammate Luis Hernandez, salvaging the draw and a share of a point in the standings.
Osasuna is still in the bottom three relegation zone with only one win to show after 20 games in the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 bounce back romp for Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Rulli; Zaldua, Navas, Elustondo, Rodrigues; Zurutuza, Illarramendi, Canales; Juanmi, Jose, Oyarzabal
Osasuna starting lineup (5-3-2 formation): Rodriguez; Berenguer, U. Garcia, Oier, D. Garcia, Clerc; I. Garcia, Causic, Torres; Leon, Riera
