Real Madrid will lock horns with Real Sociedad in a heavyweight La Liga encounter on Sunday.
Venue: Reale Arena
Key statistics
- Real Madrid shared spoils with Real Sociedad in both fixtures in La Liga last season. They haven’t drawn three times in a row in the Spanish top-flight since 1989.
- La Real have won only two of their last 14 home games against Madrid in La Liga.
- Los Blancos have recorded 30 wins away from home against Real Sociedad in La Liga out of 74 games, which is indeed a record for the Spanish capital against any opposition in the Spanish first-division
- Sociedad, who are third in the league this season, have had their 13-match unbeaten streak ended by Espanyol last week.
- Madrid top the league table with 36 points, seven points clear of second-place Atletico Madrid.
Head to Head record
Real Madrid have a clear advantage over Real Sociedad in terms of head to head records, winning 87 out of 157 games played between the two sides. La Real have won only 30 games.
Latest performances in all competitions
Real Sociedad: D W D L L W
Real Madrid: W W W W W W
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad have carried on their impressive form from last season however their 13-match unbeaten streak this term was ended by Espanyol last week.
Imanol Alguacil has clearly built a winning squad that can challenge the La Liga title this season.
La Real, who are third in the table, would look to end Madrid’s impressive winning streak on Sunday.
Sociedad would be disappointed with no wins in their last three games this season – not including the Copa del Rey victory – and they will look to return to winning ways against the league leaders.
The home side had a memorable victory against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals of 2019/20 and they would be hoping for a similar result this time around.
Sociedad look to maintain the pressure on second-place Atletico in the title race by claiming three points against Los Blancos.
Possible Real Sociedad line-up
Remiro; Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Rico; Portu, Martin Zubimendi, Ander Guevara, Adnan Januzaj; Alexander Isak, Mikel Oyarzabal
Injured: Mikel Merino, David Silva, Alex Sola, Nacho Monreal
Doubtful: No Information
Suspended: No Information
Real Madrid
Real Madrid continued their dominance in La Liga by beating Athletic Club 1-0 on Wednesday night, with Karim Benzema scoring the winning goal.
Los Blancos have won all of their six games this season across all competitions and are seven points clear at the top of La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti has made a great impact since his arrival in the summer but he would be facing a tough battle against Sociedad this week.
Benzema and Vinicius Junior are proving to be one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe and they have played a big part in Madrid’s success so far.
Possible Real Madrid line-up
Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Injured: Dani Ceballos, Gareth Bale
Doubtful: No Information
Suspended: No Information
Prediction
Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Real Madrid
