Real Sociedad v Real Madrid Match Result
Real Sociedad and Real Madrid played each other four times last season. Three of the four encounters were won by the latter, with the first of these being a 2-0 victory at Reale Arena. That was at a similar point of the campaign, with the next meeting seeing Los Merengues claim a 1-0 success at the same venue in the Copa del Rey.
Then came a crazy 4-4 draw after extra-time at the Santiago Bernabeu where both teams went all-out attack, although the final meeting took place in the league and ended up going the way of Real Madrid by a 2-0 scoreline. Therefore, it’s no surprise to find that Xabi Alonso’s side are strong favourites to get the job done here.
There’s a 62% chance of a victory for the visitors and many punters might like the 1.61 that is available for a Real win. The evidence is that they’re going to mount a strong title challenge. The 1-0 victory over Osasuna saw the visitors fail to register a shot on target, with that coming before a one-sided success away to Real Oviedo.
Then there was a 2-1 triumph against Mallorca, with the team coming from behind to take a half-time advantage and see the game out. Alonso is aiming to create a winning machine and they’ll face a Real Sociedad side who are still looking for their first win of the campaign.
Sociedad won eight of their home games last term when finishing twelfth in the table, with Sergio Francisco’s side having opened the season with consecutive draws against Valencia and Espanyol. Then came a 1-0 defeat against Oviedo although they greatly outshot their opponents and might have more joy in front of goal here.
Goals Under/Over
The bookies are leaning slightly towards Over 2.5 Goals happening in this weekend game. There’s clearly an assessment that Real Madrid can cover the line all by themselves, with the previous two games involving three goals being scored. The 3-0 victory over Real Oviedo saw Los Merengues have ten shots on target although it took until the 83rd minute for Madrid to double their lead before scoring in the 90th minute.
However, Real were 2-1 up at half-time against Oviedo and there was a feeling that they could have gone through the gears and managed more goals if needed. Sociedad are a harder one to judge although it’s only been a 2-2 draw against Espanyol where the goal count has gone above two.
We think that Overs is a likely outcome here although the odds are about right. There’s a chance that Real Madrid will just want to carry out a professional job ahead of an impending Champions League assignment.
BTTS
The La Liga betting sites also afford a 55% chance of both teams scoring during the ninety minutes. One assumes that Real Madrid are going to find the net every time they set foot on the pitch. Therefore, it comes down more to whether their opponents can score, even if it’s a consolation effort against title-chasing opponents.
The first two Real Madrid La Liga win this season have been achieved along with keeping a clean sheet. However, they were made to work harder for that 2-1 win over Mallorca after the visitors took the lead at the Bernabeu. Oviedo had three shots on target when Xabi Alonso’s side last took to the road.
We also saw Real Sociedad score twice in that first home game of the season when playing out a 2-2 draw. They can therefore be expected to attack opponents against whom they managed to score four times in a Copa del Rey encounter. The fact that they have found the net in two of their three games means we can side towards BTTS Yes at the prices. Maybe it’s worth combining this with a Real Madrid win.
First Goalscorer
Kylian Mbappe is already on the goal trail this season and the Frenchman has scored three times in La Liga this term. The striker found the net against Osasuna before notching twice away to Real Madrid. While the superstar then failed to score against Mallorca before the international break, there was a goal for France against Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier.
It would make sense to include Mbappe in any Bet Builder in terms of a player to score. It was Arda Guler and Vinicius Junior who found the net as part of that win over Mallorca, with the latter having now scored in successive games for Xabi Alonso’s team. Guler will hope for a chance to start this game and this could be his breakthrough season.
Mikel Oyarzabal is the man most likely to find the net for the home side, with the Sociedad striker having still awaiting his first La Liga goal of the campaign. However, he was on target for Spain as part of a 3-0 World Cup qualifier victory away to Bulgaria. His team-mates Ander Barrenetxea and Orri Oskarsson were on target in the first home match against Espanyol.