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Ponferradina will face Real Sociedad at the Estadio El Toralin on Sunday in the last 32 of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey campaign. The home side closed out 2024 on a high as they won their final three games of the year and will be looking to pick up where they left off in the new year.
They saw off Escobedo and La Liga 2 side Castellon in the first and second rounds of the cup competition respectively, beating both sides on penalties and have a sterner test this time around as they take on top-flight opposition.
Real Sociedad were drawn against Jove Espanol in their cup opener back in October and carried out a 5-0 dismantling of the fifth-tier outfit featuring goals from four different players including Ander Barrenetxea, who scored a brace. They were then made to work hard for a 1-0 win over Conquense in the next round, needing extra time to overcome the Segunda Federacion side.
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The visitors are three-time winners of the domestic cup, most recently lifting the title in the 2019-20 campaign.
Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Ponferradina and Sociedad.
- The hosts' last meeting against top-flight opposition came back in the 2022-23 campaign when they faced Espanyol at this stage of the Copa del Rey, losing 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 have advanced past the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in each of their last six seasons.
Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Ponferradina have won their last three games on the bounce and have lost just one of their last 10. They have been solid on home turf in recent games and will be looking to test their mettle against top-flight opposition this weekend.
Sociedad's latest result ended a six-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to put out a response on Sunday. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should see Txuri-Urdin win this one fairly easily.
Prediction: Ponferradina 0-2 Real Sociedad
Ponferradina vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Real Sociedad to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last 11 matches)
