Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad Prediction and Betting Tips

Ponferradina will face Real Sociedad in the round of 16 of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey on Sunday at Estadio El Toralin. The home side ended 2024 on a high as they won their final three games of the year and will look to pick up where they left off in the new year.

They beat Escobedo and La Liga 2 side Castellon in the first and second rounds of the cup competition respectively, beating both teams on penalties and face a tougher test this time as they face opponents from the top flight.

Real Sociedad faced Jove Espanol in their cup opener in October and dismantled the fifth division side 5-0, with four different players scoring, including Ander Barrenetxea, who scored a brace. They then had to work hard to secure a 1-0 win against Conquense in the next round and needed extra time to defeat the Segunda Federacion side.

The visitors are three-time national cup winners, most recently claiming the title in the 2019-20 season.

Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad head-to-head and key numbers

• Sunday’s game will be the first ever meeting between Ponferradina and Sociedad.
• The hosts’ last meeting against a top opponent was in the 2022/23 season, when they faced Espanyol in this phase of the Copa del Rey and lost the tie on penalties.
• Sociedad have scored 16 goals in La Liga this season. Only Real Valladolid (12) and Getafe (11) have managed fewer.
• Txuri-Urdin has made it to the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in each of the last six seasons.

Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad prediction

Ponferradina has won the last three games in a row and lost only one of the last ten. They have been solid in recent games on home soil and will be looking to showcase their skills against quality opposition this weekend.

Sociedad’s latest result ended a six-game unbeaten run and they will look to provide a reply on Sunday. The sheer difference in class and quality between the two teams should see Txuri-Urdin win this game with relative ease.

forecast: Ponferradina 0-2 Real Sociedad

Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad betting tips

Tip 1 – Result: Real Sociedad wins

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Less than 2.5 goals were scored in four of the hosts’ last five games)

Tip 3 – Both teams score: NO (Both teams have scored in only one of the guests’ last 11 games)