Real Sociedad vs Osasuna

Real Sociedad and Osasuna prepare to duel a second time within this short timeframe when they meet in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals at the Reale Arena.

On this occasion Real Sociedad plays at their home stadium following their 2-1 defeat at El Sadar during La Liga action.

Real Sociedad has faced a string of poor performance in the recent period because they have lost four out of their last five matches across all competitions.

Real Sociedad defeated PAOK 2-0 to reach the knockout round playoffs of the Conference League though their league campaign ended with 3-1 and 2-0 defeats against Lazio and Valencia while they lost 3-2 to Getafe.

Real Sociedad failed to capitalize on their Conference League success when they faced Osasuna at home stadium on Sunday, ending the match with a 2-1 loss.

The latter half of Real Sociedad's recent league matches has produced only four points while the team heads towards 11th place in the table and maintains four points behind the leaders of the top six.

La Real exits the league schedule to focus on their Copa del Rey competition where they face fourth consecutive quarterfinals opposition following victories against Jove Espanol, Conquense, Ponferradina and Rayo Vallecano.

Real Sociedad views their opportunity to advance to the semi-finals twice in a row strong because of their seven victories from nine home matches during all competitions.
Sociedad aims to capture their first Copa del Rey victory since 2019-20 but Osasuna dreams of seizing their inaugural major competition trophy as they missed it in the last season's run.

During that amazing cup run, Los Rojillos advanced to their second Copa del Rey final, but were defeated 2-1 by Real Madrid.

Osasuna is in the 2024-25 quarterfinals after defeating Chiclana, Ceuta, and Tenerife, followed by a 3-2 away win against Athletic Bilbao last month.

Los Rojillos followed their cup success with league draws against Rayo and Las Palmas, before defeating Real Sociedad at the weekend for their first La Liga victory since overcoming Real Valladolid at the start of November, propelling them to eighth position in the rankings.

As they prepare for Thursday's cup clash, the visitors will draw motivation from the fact that they have won their last two away games against Real Sociedad, including a 2-0 victory at the Reale Arena in October.

Lucas Torro and Budimir each scored a goal to lead Osasuna to a three-point victory, which remains their most recent away win in La Liga.

Alvaro Odriozola is anticipated to miss a second straight game due to a rib ailment, while Real Sociedad defender Hamari Traore is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Aihen Munoz and Sergio Gomez are two players that could start for Thursday's cup match, thus Alguacil might be tempted to make changes to the team that lost over the weekend.

Vicente Moreno, the head coach of Osasuna, has the luxury of using the entire team because there are no injury concerns before the trip.

Although it is uncertain if Bryan Zaragoza will be able to start, the winger will at least offer a potentially game-changing option off the field after making a late appearance on Sunday after recovering from injury.