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Real Sociedad and the surprise package of Las Palmas will meet in the 5th round of La Liga, with the visitors keen to continue their fantastic start to the season.
Sociedad won just 4 points in the first 4 rounds, but it has to be said that the hosts had a pretty difficult schedule to start the season, playing against teams like Villarreal or Real Madrid. Still, Sociedad was not impressive against weaker opponents like Espanyol (1-1 at home) or even in their sole win against Osasuna (2-0). The hosts seem to be a bit shaky and chances are they will finish in the bottom half of the table yet again.
With 3 wins and 1 loss in 4 rounds, Las Palmas is currently 3rd in the table and looking really, really good. Even if it’s just the start of the season and Las Palmas had an easy schedule, the visitors seem to be the real deal, playing organized, disciplined football. Their only loss was two rounds ago against Sevilla, on the road, in a match where Las Palmas led 1-0 until the 89th minute, but lost 1-2. Ironically, that was probably the game that proved best how strong they are, as they almost won at one of the toughest grounds in Spain.
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Aggiretxe and Zaldua are out for Sociedad, while Las Palmas can’t count on Javi Castellano and Hernan. The visitors might also miss Garcia and / or Livaja, both questionable.
Real Sociedad: Rulli – Elustondo, Martinez, Yuri – Zurutuza, Illarramendi, Pardo – Oyarzabal, Jose, Juanmi
Las Palmas: Varas – Macedo, Lemos, Bigas, D. Castellano – Tana, Mesa, Gomez – El Zhar, Araujo, Boateng
Real Sociedad has not shown much consistency or rhythm this season, which is exactly the opposite of what Las Palmas did. The visitors are in good form and are showing a lot of confidence on the pitch. They showed character as well, beating Malaga 1-0 last round after that epic collapse against Sevilla, which could have really broken them down mentally.
Las Palmas simply seems like a more cohesive and better glued side right now. The visitors are really strong tactically, they are better organized and more disciplined than Sociedad and that should be enough to get them at least a point in this match. What`s more, you also have to wonder if Real Sociedad really is better player for player – as they lost some of their best guys and Las Palmas has a pretty decent roster, their attacking trio being particularly strong.
I don`t think Las Palmas will lose this one. Chances are this will finish undecided, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the visitors pull off the win, so I will bet on x2 double chance. My tip is Las Palmas +0,5 handicap. Prediction: Real Sociedad – Las Palmas 1-1.
Pick: Las Palmas +0,5
Odds: 1.91 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.37
Event date: 21 September
