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


FC Barcelona
Ranking: #5 overall, #1 in Spain

91.6 → 90.9 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 13 May Alavés (A) 91.1 -0.4
3-1 17 May Betis (H) 90.6 -0.5
3-1 23 May Valencia (A) 90.1 -0.5
0-5 23 Aug Elche (A) 90.6 +0.5
2-0 27 Aug Athletic Club (H) 90.9 +0.3
Real Sociedad
Ranking: #62 overall, #12 in Spain

78.1 → 75.9 (-2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-4 17 May Valencia (H) 76.0 -0.6
1-1 23 May Espanyol (A) 75.3 -0.7
1-0 21 Aug Betis (A) 75.8 +0.5
4-1 26 Aug Real Madrid (A) 75.6 -0.2
2-1 29 Aug Espanyol (H) 75.9 +0.3

FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad: by the numbers

There are 57 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 -0.7 rating points, against -2.2 for Real Sociedad.

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

The highest FC Barcelona have ever stood in our European rankings is #4, first reached on 17 Apr 2019.

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