Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
A place in the Copa del Rey round 2 will be at stake when Jove and Real Sociedad face each other in a David-vs-Goliath showdown. The hosts are on a four-game losing run in Tercera RFEF and they will have a mountain to climb in Thursday’s encounter. Experienced midfielder Javi Salero is available for selection despite his sending-off in a 1-0 loss to Saguntino.
The Basques, on the other hand, aim to recover from a heart-breaking 2-0 loss to Osasuna. Even though Imanol Alguacil is expected to shuffle his pack, away win should be considered as Real Sociedad have strength in depth. All Kubo, Turrientes, Sadiq, Becker, and Odriozola are ready to return to the starting XI, while the likes of Traore, Zakharyan, and Marin remain in the treatment room. Imanol Alguacil is likely to stick to the 4-1-4-1 formation with aforementioned Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq up front as a lone centre-forward.
Highlighted Team (Real Sociedad):
Real Sociedad is as Bask football club from San Sebastian. The club is playing in the La Liga since 2010 after the club got relegated to the Segunda Division. Currently the club hosts its home games in the Anoeta Stadium which holds a capacity of 32 2000 seats.
Real Sociedad was founded on 17th of September 1909 as Sociedad de Futbol and was originally founded by English immigrants. Real Sociedad was one of the founders of the highest Spanish football division.
Starting from 1939 Sociedad de Futbol changed its name to Real Socidedad. Real Sociedad had the most success in the eighties where the club managed to win the title twice.Famous players that played for Real Sociedad are: Arteta, Beguiristain, Xabi Alonso and Griezmann.