Deportivo Alaves vs Real Sociedad Tickets

When Deportivo Alavés vs Real Sociedad takes place at the Estadio de Mendizorrotza, much of the Basque region of Spain becomes heavily invested in the fixture as it sees two of the Spanish community’s sides face off for bragging rights. The two sides produce an extremely competitive match-up on the field, as neither wants to be left behind in the race to be the best team from the region.

Alavés are the least successful football club to have come out of the region, with both Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Sociedad having achieved more honours than them, however the rise of the Babazorros has been truly remarkable over the past decade, with the team becoming one of the clubs to watch in La Liga competition. Although they may have only reached the 100-year milestone of existence in 2020, Alaves have started to establish themselves as one of the sides to continually push for a finish within the European qualifying spots and are likely to achieve it sooner than later.

As mentioned, Real Sociedad are more successful than their counterparts when it comes down to those in the northern region of the country, as Txuri-urdinak have experience of winning La Liga on at least one occasion, as well as finishing runners-up. The club from the city of San Sebastian have also experienced European clashes in the past, reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League at one point.

With a rivalry as intense as one between two clubs from the same region, the Estadio de Mendizorrotza becomes a raucous venue with both sets of passionate supporters filling the 19,820-seater stadium to capacity. Despite the venue being one of the smallest in the country, the atmosphere generated makes it feel larger than it is and provides fans and players with an experience that is unheard of in any other match that Deportivo Alavés host throughout the season.

As with every derby, results that can be produced can always vary as gameplans can generally be discarded as everyone is determined to take all three points. Previous meetings have seen results such as 2-0 and 3-1 be achieved by the hosts, although there have also been 0-1 and 0-2 defeats for Babazorros to contend with as well.

Deportivo Alavés vs Real Sociedad certainly has everything needed to build the encounter at the Estadio de Mendizorrotza as a potential classic when the two sides meet and is, perhaps, the game that needs to be experienced if there is a desire to witness the Babazorros play when at home.