Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Predictions

• Sociedad are winless in five, failing to score in their previous three
• The hosts are midtable with little to play for, while Celta are in possession of a Europa League spot
• The visitors have suffered from opponents outperforming their xG on the road, which should turn around against a blunt Sociedad outfit

Celta have motivation edge

Real Sociedad were thumped 4-0 at Atletico Madrid over the weekend, which has left them winless in five. The Basque side have seen their season unravel in recent weeks, leaving them out of the Europa League and the race for Europe.

That’s not the case for Celta, who are seventh in the table and on course to secure a place in the Europa League next term. The visitors beat Sevilla 3-2 last time out, while they have the chance to improve on a mixed away record in this trip.

Celta have lost 10 of 17 away trips, but they’ve been hard done by as they’ve conceded 35 goals from an xG against of just 21.9. They’ve created more Expected Goals than they’ve conceded away from home, which bodes well for this trip.

Sociedad have failed to score in four of their last five starts and the hosts have little to motivate them as their season winds down. With news breaking over the weekend that Martín Zubimendi is closing in on a move to Arsenal, it’s easy to see the Sociedad squad switching their focus beyond this campaign.

Celta have scored in each of their previous 11 away trips, so take them to edge a Sociedad side who are struggling to create openings.