Two-time champion of Spain holds the 39-th season in Primera. This tournament is quite successful for the Basques and the result may be a ticket to the Europa League. After 34 rounds, the asset of blue and white had 15 victories and six world victories, which brought hosts 51 points and seventh position in the standings. The royal attack was able to score 51 goals, while they missed 43, which is very much like for a club claiming the highest places. The team’s main goalscorers are Willian Jos? (10 goals), and Ojarsabal and Isak – who scored nine goals each. The wards of Imanol Alguasil lost their serious advantage and safety margin in the first five rounds of the summer session, where they started with a draw in a match against fellow countrymen from Alaves (1: 1), and then suffered four defeats in a row, which few would have predicted. Two matches of July, which in itself is unique, Real Sociedad held successfully – a victory over Espanyol (2: 1) and a draw against Levante (1: 1). There is a loss to the team before today’s match. Guevara, Ilyaramendi, Salduha, Sangaly and Yanuzai will not be able to enter the field. Questioned is the participation in the match of Surutus.
Southampton repeated its last year’s path in the current Premier League championship. Throughout history, the team from Hampshire could not win the championship of England, and the maximum achievement is second place in 1984. After 33 rounds of the current championship, Ralph Hazenh?ttl’s wards are in 13-th position. The Saints have 13 wins and four draws, which made the team one of the most implacable, with the best attack in the second half of the table – 42 goals. The main goalscorers of the team are Ings (18 goals) and Ward-Prose (five goals). Of the records of the guest team, 55 goals conceded, which is the worst result among the first 15 clubs of the English Premier League. The long forced break benefited the red-white-black, who lost to Arsenal (0: 2), and won three matches – at Norwich (3: 0), Watford (3: 0) and Manchester City (1: 0), for which we made a forecast. In the infirmary of the team are Valerie, Tepla, Bufal, Westergard and Hoyberg.
