Barcelona vs Real Sociedad Predictions 25 Ianuarie 2023

• Barcelona have won eight of their 12 home games this season
• Sociedad have only got past the round-of-16 four times in 30 years
• Barca are unbeaten in 16 matches between the two sides

Barcelona on a roll

Barcelona were far from their best against Getafe on Sunday, but they still managed to win 1-0, a seventh home win in nine La Liga outings at Camp Nou this season.

Xavi’s side looked particularly pedestrian upfront, but Robert Lewandowski is available for this game, with his three match suspension counting for league games only.

He will be hoping to add to his 22 goals for the campaign already, while Barca look to extend their 11 game unbeaten run, which has included eight victories.

Can Sociedad get over their mental block?

You can make a strong case for Real Sociedad winning this game, particularly as they are on a run of four successive away victories and have registered nine wins in a row at all venues.

They do, however, have an absolutely shocking record against Barcelona, who they have failed to beat in their last 16 meetings, and have picked up just eight successes in 58 attempts.

On top of that, despite winning the Copa del Rey in 2019/20, Imanol Alguacil’s side don’t have a great record in this competition, getting past this stage, the round-of-16, just four times in 30 years.

I predict that Barcelona will win this game, with 1-0 my correct score prediction.