Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Malaga
Match Time & Date:
07/01/2024
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Real Sociedad
Malaga and Real Sociedad, the two old rivals, take on each other at Estadio La Rosaleda in what is expected to be an interesting Copa del Rey game. Los Boquerones are eyeing Segunda Division B promotion and their fine form is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of La Real. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the Spanish Cup clash.
The Basques, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three league matches. Real Sociedad have been impressive at the back of late and seeing that important attacker Takefusa Kubo is on international duty, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals. Goalkeeper Unai Marrero is pushing for a start, while both Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz are out of contention with injuries. It has to be noted that under 2.5 goals have been netted in four of the previous five meetings between the two sides.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Malaga):
Malaga Club de Futbol is a Spanish football club from Malaga which host their games in Estadio La Roselado which has a capacity of 28700. The club from the south of Spain is playing in the Primera Division since 2008. In June 2010 sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bought Malaga Club de Futbol.
Malaga CF was found in 1994 after a fusion between former clubs Club Deportivo Malaga and Atletico Malaga. After playing down and forth in lower Spanish divisions the clubs managed to play in the Primera Division for the first time in 1999. After a good performance in the Intertoto Cup Malaga managed to qualify for the UEFA cup for the first time ever in 2004.
Well known players that played for Malaga in their career are: Van Nistelrooy, Cazorla, Monreal, Baptista Saviola and Toulalan.
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