Real Sociedad secured a 2-0 victory over Almeria in the revers fixture at Power Horse Stadium in January thanks to second-half efforts from David Silva and Alexander Sorloth.
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Real Sociedad will be looking to take a huge step towards securing a top-four finish when they host Almeria in a La Liga fixture at Reale Arena on Tuesday. White-Blues are currently occupying fourth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 65 points from 35 games, five clear of fifth-placed Villarreal. Erreala’s impressive victory away to Barcelona on Saturday has left them in an excellent position in their battle to secure a spot in the group stage of the Champions League next season. Almeria, meanwhile are sitting at the 14th position, with 39 points to their name, just four points away from relegation zone in the battle to extend their stay in Span’ish’s top flight for at least one more term.
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Real Sociedad secured their 19th league-win of the season against Barcelona at Camp Nou last time out thanks to goals from Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth, while Robert Lewandowski’s late effort only proving to be a consolation for Xavi’s side. The result extended White-Blues’ unbeaten run to six games in La Liga, while winning four matches in the process. Imanol Alguacil’s men have won four of their last five games at Reale Arena and a victory on Tuesday would move them eight points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal, who are not in action until Wednesday evening against Cadiz. With just three games remaining, Real Sociedad are on the brink of achieving top four finish for the first time since 2013.
Almeria, on the other hand, are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 3-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday, thanks to Lazaro’s hat-trick. The Brazilian is now their joined top goal-scorer alongside E. Toure (6) in the top flight this season. Nevertheless, Rubi’s side are far from survival, only sitting four points clear of 18th-placed Valladolid. Rojiblancos secured a return to La Liga by winning the Segunda Division last season, and they are bidding to make it back-to-back campaigns at this level of football for the first time since 2015. UDA will take on fellow strugglers Valladolid (H) and Espanyol (A) in their final two fixtures of the season. Rojiblancos have the second-worst away-record in the Spanish top flight this season, having recorded just one win front 17 outings, while picking up only seven points on the road.
Real Sociedad secured a 2-0 victory over Almeria in the revers fixture at Power Horse Stadium in January thanks to second-half efforts from David Silva and Sorloth. It was White-Blues’ third victory against UDA in nine encounters across across all competitions. Meanwhile, Almeria prevailed 2-1 in their last visit to Reale Arena back in 2014 and it was their fourth triumph against Erreala.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 9 |
| Real Sociedad won | 3 |
| Almeriaa won | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Total Real Sociedad goals | 18 |
| Total Almeria goals | 15 |
| Biggest Real Sociedad win | 3-0 (2013) |
| Biggest Almeria win | 4-3 (2013) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Real Sociedad beat Almeria | 0-2 |
| Almeria draw Real Sociedad | 2-2 |
| Almeria beat Real Sociedad | 1-2 |
| Almeria beat Real Sociedad | 4-3 |
| Real Sociedad beat Almeria | 3-0 |
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