Mirandes vs Real Sociedad Predictions

• Mirandes matched Real Sociedad for shots when the pair met in the first leg.
• Mirandes are unbeaten at home in this competition, despite facing three La Liga teams.
• Both teams have scored in 100% of Mirandes’ Copa del Rey matches this season.
• Mirandes have scored two or more in three out of three at home in the Copa de Rey this season.

Mirandes no easy place to go

Having already knocked out three La Liga teams, Mirandes went to San Sebastian full of confidence and it showed in their performance. The second-tier side were unable to dominate possession, but they were brave when they did get the ball, playing on the break with real purpose. Securing an away goal means that they’re still very much in the tie.

Their home performances against both Sevilla and Villarreal in the previous rounds bode well ahead of this fixture. Mirandes have shown that they’ve got the quality to hurt teams from the top division, especially on the break. Not only did their score a combined seven goals against the aforementioned teams, but they performed well in terms of both general shots and shots on target, registering 26 shots for and 14 shots on target for.

What doesn’t exactly bode well for Wednesday’s hosts is the fact that they gave plenty away against both Sevilla and Villarreal. They kept a clean sheet in neither of those matches and didn’t exactly prevent either side from creating several scoring opportunities.

Work to do for Sociedad

Winning the first leg was the bare minimum as far as Real Sociedad were concerned, though by conceding and winning by just a single goal, they’ve not exactly given themselves much room for manoeuvre. With the aggregate score-line the way that it is currently, it’s fair to say that the job is far from done.

Despite being matched for shots and only registering one more shot on target than their opponents, during the first leg, Sociedad were deserving winners. When it came to final-third creativity, they were much the better side, though a lack of both end-product and defensive strength on that occasion has left the tie hanging in the balance.

Home goals on the cards

Mirandes know that they’re unlikely to edge this by a goal to nil, they lack the defensive strength to shut out Sociedad, so they’re likely to adopt a cavalier approach, much as they have done throughout the competition. Punters are advised to take ‘Mirandes to Score Over 1.5 Goals’, which appears to have been ever so slightly overlooked in the early betting. The hosts are a big threat on the break, while last week we saw how devastating they can be when winning the ball high up the pitch. Moreover, they’ve notched multiple goals at home against Sevilla and Villarreal this season.

‘Correct Score’ punters are pointed in the direction of a relatively high-scoring draw. For all Mirandes’ are strong going forward, they’ve often been caught out at the back in this competition, conceding in four out of four. Moreover, Sociedad, like the hosts, have made a habit of scoring multiple goals on route to this stage. The visitors have also conceded in each of their two matches against lower-level opposition.