Match Preview: Real Betis vs Real Sociedad

Real Betis vs Real Sociedad — La Liga Match Preview

Date: 19 September 2025
Venue: Estadio de La Cartuja (home to Real Betis)
Competition: La Liga (Spain)

Real Betis have shown mixed results thus far this La Liga season. While they’ve picked up some solid performances at home, they’ve also stumbled in matches where finishing has been an issue.
Real Sociedad enter this match under pressure. Their recent away form has been inconsistent, and they are yet to find regular winning momentum.

Real Betis

Missing players: Isco and Ricardo Rodríguez are injured. Marc Bartra may also be unavailable due to fitness.
Returning/Important players: Pablo Fornals has impressed. The creative midfield (Lo Celso, Fornals) will be key in breaking down Sociedad’s defense.

Real Sociedad

Absentees: Yangel Herrera is injured, Luka Sucic is unwell.
Key players to watch: Mikel Oyarzabal has been contributing at the front, and Ander Barrenetxea may be important in wider attacking roles.

Betis often try to dominate possession at home and use their wide players to stretch the opposition. Their full-backs and wingers will likely push forward to create overloads and supply crosses into the box.
Sociedad may set up more conservatively, especially away. They could look to absorb pressure and hit Betis on the counter-attack or through set pieces.
Betis’s defense has shown flashes of vulnerability; if Sociedad can exploit transitions or defensive lapses, they might produce danger.

Score prediction: Real Betis 2-1 Real Sociedad — a close match, but Betis have a slight edge due to home advantage and more attacking options.
Other possible outcomes:
- Both Teams to Score seems plausible.
- Total goals might be under 3.5, given Sociedad’s low scoring rate away.
Players who could make a difference: For Betis, Fornals and Lo Celso; for La Real, Oyarzabal and Barrenetxea.