Espanyol v Real Sociedad: How to watch, TV channel, Live Stream, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Both Real Sociedad and Espanyol had opening games of the new season to forget, with the pair losing to Rayo Vallecano and Valladolid respectively.

Now the two teams will be looking to get their campaign kick started as they face off in Barcelona.

How to watch Espanyol v Real Sociedad, TV channel and Live Stream

This match between Espanyol v Real Sociedad will be available to watch on bet365's Sports Live Streaming Service, while it will be broadcast on Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV.

Espanyol v Real Sociedad kick-off time, date and venue

The game between Espanyol and Real Sociedad will take place at Cornella-El Prat on Saturday 24th August at 20:30 BST.

Espanyol v Real Sociedad stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

No team lost fewer matches in the second tier last season than Espanyol (seven) but they did rank second in draws with 18.

Espanyol v Real Sociedad head-to-head record (H2H)

Espanyol wins	51
Draws	39
Real Sociedad wins	64

*Head-to-head refers to all competitions.

Espanyol v Real Sociedad team news

Espanyol team news

Edu Exposito is set to miss out with a ligament issue while Alex Kral and Alvaro Aguado could start in the middle of the park.

Real Sociedad team news

Mikel Merino is not expected to feature as he nears a move to Arsenal but Martin Zubimendi should start after coming off the bench last week.

Alvaro Odriozola, Igor Zubeldia and Arsen Zakharyan are all set to miss out however.