Real Sociedad v Getafe

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Real Sociedad return to the bread and butter of the Spanish top flight this Sunday lunchtime when they play host to Getafe at their Reale Arena on the back of a solid point in their midweek Champions League with a 1-1 draw with Inter Milan, while Getafe will be looking to post back-to-back wins for the first time in this season's La Liga campaign.

Real Sociedad tasted defeat for the first time in this season's La Liga last weekend when they were handed a 2-1 loss away from home at Real Madrid but the hosts now return to the more familiar surroundings of their Reale Arena for this Sunday's encounter with Getafe no doubt looking to also return to their previous four-match unbeaten run.

The hosts had previously picked up points in draws with Girona, Celta Vigo and Las Palmas respectively and these points were further boosted by an entertaining and high-scoring 5-3 home win against Granada, so Real Sociedad will be confident that they can bounce back with another win on home soil on Sunday lunchtime.

Indeed, the bigger picture shows Real Sociedad have lost just twice in their previous 14 matches overall in La Liga, picking up seven wins in the process along with keeping five clean sheets and this sequence also includes a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid towards the end of last season.

Getafe climbed up into ninth place in the La Liga table following a 3-2 home win against Osasuna last Sunday but the visitors have produced a mixed bag of results to date in this season's domestic top flight campaign so far, picking up two wins, one draw and two defeats within their opening five games.

Home wins against Alaves and Osasuna have been cancelled out by defeats suffered at the hands of Girona and Real Madrid in 3-0 and 2-1 losses respectively and both of which were also inflicted upon Getafe on their travels as well.

Recent results though in the Spanish top flight will give Getafe cause for some optimism as the visitors have lost just twice in their last nine matches overall along with picking up four wins in the process so they too will fancy their chances of achieving a result of some sort at the Reale Arena on Sunday lunchtime.

However, results away from home continue to be a cause for major concern for manager, Jose Bordalas, as his side have captured just one win from their last 15 outings on the road.

Real Sociedad v Getafe Verdict

Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their last three meetings at home against Getafe, winning two of these games, so the hosts look the more likely to take the spoils in this fixture.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Sociedad win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Sociedad win & Under 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct score: Real Sociedad 2-0 @ 6.00