Real Sociedad have already won the Spanish Cup, although last year’s, but won in a fair fight with Athletic. The team’s performances in the Super Cup ended in failure, where the Basques lost to Barcelona in the first game, while in the Spanish Cup this year the royal stopped at the 1/8 finals stage, losing to Betis (1:3). In the spring part of the Europa League tournament, the White-Blues were eliminated at the first stage, losing on aggregate to Manchester United with a score of 0:4. In the La Liga championship, Imanol Alguasil’s wards chalked up 14 victories and 11 draws for 34 rounds of the current championship, which brought 53 points and fifth place in the standings. After two successive matches with Celta (2:1) and Eibar (1:0), hosts lost to Huesca (0:1). It is impossible not to note the line of attack, which hit the opponents’ goal 51 times. There are losses in the team. In the infirmary are Ilharamendi, Merino, Munoz, Fernandez and Sangagli, who has a knee injury. In isolation with the coronavirus are Gonzalez and Pacheco.
For Newcastle, the match also has an important standings. In the Premier League table, the Magpies are now 17th, being nine points ahead of the group of outsiders led by Fulham. Steve Bruce’s wards have not yet guaranteed themselves a residence permit in the elite division of English football, but they are close to that. Moreover, their finish is not so difficult. In remaining rounds, Newcastle will play against Manchester City and two outsiders, Fulham and Sheffield United. In the match of the last round, Steve Bruce’s wards lost at their home arena to Arsenal, thus interrupting a series of four matches without defeat. During this successful period, Newcastle managed to defeat Burnley (2:1) and West Ham (3:2) and also ended in a draw with Tottenham (2:2) and Liverpool (1:1). On the road, Newcastle are not particularly happy with their results in the current championship. For 17 away matches, the “magpies” have achieved only four victories, drew four times and lost in nine matches. Note that the Magpies score very little on the rivals’ fields. For 17 away matches, they scored only 14 times, which is worse than Sheffield United. Defender Jamaal Lassell, midfielders Isaac Hayden and Ryan Fraser and goalkeeper Karl Darlow will miss the match due to injuries. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?
