Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Sociedad & Atlético Madrid face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Sociedad have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad's previous game was a La Liga match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Celta de Vigo. The home side are looking to build on that result. Merino (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.15/10. Merino hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Leganes.The manager Barrenetxea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Mallorca in only one day.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Real Sociedad here at Reale Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 10 games). Real Sociedad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Reale Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Playing away, Atlético Madrid have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Atlético failed to get anything from their last game, a Super Cup home match vs Athletic Club that ended with defeat 1-2. Midfield player Carrasco was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.3/10. Carrasco hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).
Before that, Atlético Madrid travelled to Villarreal and returned home with a draw after the La Liga game finished 2-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Valencia in just three days.
Atlético has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Atlético Madrid's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Real Sociedad, two draws and six wins for Atlético Madrid. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |   L. Suárez Díaz 7 goals |  Á. Correa 7 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Atlético Madrid missing players
| Real Sociedad | Atlético Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Scored | S | 27 | 41 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Elche | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
