Espanyol vs Real Sociedad Tips - Visitors expected to win

Imanol Alguacil's side have 29 points from 14 games and are second only to Real Madrid.

Real Sociedad recorded a 0-0 draw against Valencia in the last round and they are unbeaten in their last 13 games in La Liga.

However, they lost to Monaco 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday. Alexander Isak equalised in the 35th minute but they surrendered a goal after just two minutes.

Mikel Oyarzabal, who has six goals this season, will once again lead Real Sociedad in their trip to Barcelona.

Isak was hurt in their last game but he is expected to feature in this contest. Artiz Elustondo is suspended after getting a red card against Valencia while Nacho Monreal and Carlos Fernandez are still out with injuries.

Espanyol suffered a 1-0 defeat to Barcelona in their last game. This is the second loss of Vicente Moreno's team in their last three games.

Raul de Tomas will lead Espanyol in this match-up. He is ranked third in La Liga scoring list this season with seven goals.

Only Oscar Gil remains in Espanyol's injury list after Keidi Bare returned to action.

Real Sociedad have won their last three meetings against Espanyol in all competitions.