Real Sociedad vs Mallorca: predictions and betting tips on the Copa del Rey match on January 17, 2023

Prediction on game Win Real Sociedad

Odds: 1.62

Bet365 Payout

4.60

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On January 17, Reale Arena (San Sebastian) will host the 1/8 final match of the Copa del Rey, in which Real Sociedad will compete with Mallorca. The battle will start at 19:00 CET.

Real Sociedad

The club is in a difficult situation. On the one hand, it is among the leaders of the La Liga. That was nearly the same in the previous seasons: “Los Txuri-Urdin” were close to the top teams or even among them, but they always could not withstand the higher mentioned achievements. Nowadays, they are closer and closer to the desired goal – to return the Champions League matches to their native San Sebastian. Thus, all efforts are directed to this dream in 2023. On the other hand, being under the rule of Alguacil, the recent success was connected to the Copa del Rey – the team beat neighboring Athletic, and as a result, Real Sociedad took the Cup, which was the first breakthrough for almost 3 decades. This time, the team has already passed 3 opponents, among which the strongest one was UD Logrones – the favourite, by the way, won with a pragmatic 1-0 score.

Mallorca

The team, being at the turn of the century, was successful in the Copa del Rey. It played in the finals of the tournament for three times, and the last attempt, that was in 2003, brought the highest result. A couple of years before, the wards of Héctor Cúper had reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. To tell the truth, “Los Bermellones” of recent years have been a typical “elevator”, and it fell up to the 3rd division of the country. The Javier Agirre, who came to the club after the beginning of the season, was able to stop the higher mentioned hesitation. He left the newcomer of the Primera in the 16th place – at the one-point distance from Granada. Nowadays, the team has got a balance between the number of victories and defeats, scored and conceded goals, staying in the middle of the table. Maybe it is a high time to prove itself in the Copa del Rey? Although now there are no ordinary opponents there...

The statistics of head-to-head matches

Real Sociedad won all 6 previous head-to-head matches. The last victory happened in October, when the destiny of the home battle was decided by the only early goal.

Predictions

Bookmakers believe that “Los Txuri-Urdin” will develop their success. We agree with them and are waiting for the victory of the hosts (odd: 1.62).

Prediction on game Win Real Sociedad

Odds: 1.62

Bet365 Payout

4.60

Bet now