FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad prediction | 20 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


FC Barcelona
Ranking: #3 overall, #1 in Spain

90.6 → 92.6 (+2.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-4 13 Sep Levante (A) 91.6 -0.3
7-2 16 Sep Racing Sant (H) 91.7 +0.1
1-3 19 Sep Sevilla (A) 92.1 +0.4
3-0 10 Oct Getafe (H) 92.2 +0.1
1-4 13 Oct Galatasaray (A) 92.6 +0.4
Real Sociedad
Ranking: #71 overall, #12 in Spain

75.3 → 75.1 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 07 Sep Elche (A) 75.3 -1.0
0-3 13 Sep Atl Madrid (H) 74.3 -1.0
1-2 17 Sep Bournemouth (H) 75.0 +0.7
2-3 20 Sep Valencia (A) 76.0 +1.0
3-2 11 Oct La Coruña (H) 75.1 -0.9

FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad: by the numbers

There are 68 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher, and 11 places between them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches FC Barcelona have moved +2.0 rating points, against -0.2 for Real Sociedad.

FC Barcelona gained 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 18 January 2026.

The highest FC Barcelona have ever stood in our European rankings is #3, first reached on 14 October 2026.

Real Sociedad first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.7 on 4 June 2023.