Alaves vs Real Sociedad: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Alaves vs Real Sociedad: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: February 4 2026 | Estadio de Mendizorroza | Copa del Ray - Quarter-final | 20:00 GMT

Into the final 8 of the Copa del Ray and we see 2 teams face each other who only sit 2 points away from each other in La Liga.

For the home team, moving onto the next round keeps those dreams of playing in Europe next year alive as while the league looks unlikely a run into the final rounds of the Copa del Ray means that they are more likely to get that place in Europe.

However, this goes the same for Real Sociedad. While they sit in 8th place only 5 points away from Real Betis who are in the UEFA Conference League spot, they will be hoping that they can use the Copa del Ray as their ticket into Europe next season.

Our advanced algorithm has predicted that this game will end in favour of the home team and see Alaves win 2-1.

Key Betting Tip: both teams in this game to score at 2 – this represents excellent value based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Alaves vs Real Sociedad Predicted Lineups

Alaves Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Sivera, Otto, Pacheco, Protesoni, Parada, Calebe, Ibanez, Blanco, Alena, Martinez, Boye

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Remiro, Munoz, Caleta-Car, Martin, Aramburu, Turrientes, Gorrotxategi, Barrenetxea, Sucic, Guedes, Oyarzabal

Previous Alaves vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head Matches

Alaves 1-0 Real Sociedad Alaves 1-0 Real Sociedad Real Sociedad 1-2 Alaves Alaves 1-1 Real Sociedad Alaves 0-1 Real Sociedad

Alaves has been the stronger team in these last meetings and has shown that when they are playing at home, they are a very difficult team to beat only losing a single time at home. They have managed to win 3 of the last 5 matches they have played against Real Sociedad. The main worry that they have is that they have only been able to score more than a single goal once and that was their only away match in their last 5 meetings. This could damage some confidence going into this game as if they concede or go down early, they could have an issue winning this match.

Real Sociedad has struggled a lot on these recent meetings only managing to win a single match in the last 5. The main issue that they have found is scoring only managing to score 3 goals in the last 5 matches and having failed to score in 2 matches. Their confidence will be low going into this match as in their last 4 away days they have only managed to walk away with 1 win while lost 2 and drawing 1. They will be hoping that their forwards are on top form if they want to get anything from this match.

Recent Alaves and Real Sociedad Match Analysis

Last 5 Alaves Matches: Villarreal 3-1 Alaves (A) La Liga Alaves 2-0 Rayo Vallecano (H) Copa del Ray Atletico Madrid 1-0 Alaves (A) La Liga Alaves 2-1 Real Betis (H) La Liga Espanyol 1-2 Alaves (A) La Liga

Some good results for Alaves in their last 5 matches. The main positive that can be taken from these last 5 matches is their home form has been very strong having won both their last 2 matches. They have looked good defensively and offensively having kept 1 clean sheet and only conceding 6 goals in these last 5 matches with 3 of them coming from a single match. On the other hand, they have managed to score 7 goals in their last 5 matches only failing to score in a single game and that was against 3rd place Atletico Madrid away. They will be going into this match confident that they can get a win and progress into the semi-finals of the Copa del Ray.

Last 5 Real Sociedad Matches: Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico Madrid (H) La Liga Getafe 1-2 Real Sociedad (A) La Liga Real Sociedad 2-2 Osasuna (H) 4-3 Penalties Copa del Ray Real Sociedad 2-1 Barcelona (H) La Liga Real Sociedad 3-1 Celta Vigo (H) La Liga

Some very good results for Real Sociedad. They have managed to pick up 3 wins in their last 5 matches and avoided any losses even when facing 2 of the top 3 teams in the country. The win against Barcelona would have been a massive confidence booster going into this match. They will be hoping that they can keep this streak without losses going after this match. They have looked good at both ends of the pitch, while not being amazing at scoring or not conceding, they have been good and that has allowed them to get these results. Having conceded only 6 goals while scoring 10 they will be confident that they can win this match and progress making their chances for Europe even stronger.

Alaves vs Real Sociedad Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 60% confidence that both teams will score in this match. The key factors as players available, current form, previous head-to-head and tactical matchups.

Best Alaves vs Real Sociedad Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both teams in this game to score @ 2 odds. This is based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of both team’s seeing both teams score in 8 of their last 10 matches.

Key Players to Watch: Alaves vs Real Sociedad

Antonio Blanco (Alaves): The midfielder is having a very good season so far with Alaves being their rock in the middle. While he hasn’t contributed much when going forward, the 25-year-old has been very strong at protecting their defence. This season he has made 58 tackles and 36 interceptions meaning he makes 3 tackles per 90 and almost 2 interceptions per 90. He will be vital in the middle to help Alaves dictate the speed and tempo of the match.

Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad): the striker has been having a good season with 11 goal contributions in 16 matches in La Liga. While he is yet to have a goal contribution in the Copa del Ray, he has still been a threat for Real Sociedad. He will be hoping that he can finally get on the bord in this match and help his team reach the semi-finals.