Real Sociedad
- Real Sociedad’s form is excellent and they will be very difficult to beat at home this Sunday when they face Celta de Vigo in LaLiga 2025-2026.
- Sociedad are unbeaten in five matches in all competitions, winning three and drawing two, and their current three-game winning streak includes an impressive 2-1 away win over FC Barcelona.
- Pellegrino Matarazzo has got them pressing and moving the ball again since taking the helm in December 2025, bringing a renewed identity to the Basque side.
- His 4-2-3-1 system is a slightly different version of the 4-3-3 that the club played but brings a similar blend of Basque work ethic, defensive solidity and attacking directness.
- With Takefusa Kubo on the right, Matarazzo is able to get the ball moving quickly and vertically when the team regains possession.
- Real Sociedad have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 home games, averaging 1.50 goals per game at the Anoeta during LaLiga 2025-2026.
Celta de Vigo
- Celta de Vigo have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5.
- Celta de Vigo have won 5, drawn 3 and lost only 1 of their 9 away matches in LaLiga 2025-2026, scoring 12 goals on their travels.
- Celta de Vigo will present a different test for them, however, in a clash of the two hottest clubs in Spain right now.
- with the club in seventh place with 32 points from 20 games, the side is outperforming Real Sociedad in ninth with 24 points from the same number of matches.
- Borja Iglesias is in his prime and remains Celta’s main man up top with seven goals in 18 games, although he has only scored three in the last five.
- Iago Aspas is not far behind and provides the creativity and leadership to get the best out of the attacking players around him.
- Fran Beltrán anchors the midfield and dictates the tempo and provides cover in a possession-based system.
- The difference between Celta and Real Sociedad is that they are not an aggressive pressing side and are more likely to create triangles and positional overloads to pass the opposition out of possession.
Head-to-Head
Celta are on a three-game win streak and came out ahead in two of the three meetings in 2025-2026.
Key Players
- Real Sociedad
- With Takefusa Kubo on the right, Matarazzo is able to get the ball moving quickly and vertically when the team regains possession.
- Mikel Oyarzabal remains the main man up front with six goals in 17 appearances in 2025-2026, but the 2-1 victory at Barcelona is not typically the type of games Sociedad used to win.
- Celta de Vigo
- Borja Iglesias is in his prime and remains Celta’s main man up top with seven goals in 18 games, although he has only scored three in the last five.
- Iago Aspas is not far behind and provides the creativity and leadership to get the best out of the attacking players around him.
- Fran Beltrán anchors the midfield and dictates the tempo and provides cover in a possession-based system.
Betting Insights
The Under 2.5 goals market is a bit tempting at 1.8 , with Sociedad 2.0 , Celta 3.65 and the tie 3.35 .
Prediction
Home advantage and a recent resurgence means we’ll stick with the White and Blues to edge the game.
