La Liga: Two participants who have played well thus far. Prepare for Real Madrid - Real Sociedad with this comprehensive preview!
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (52) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (15) in La Liga
Real Sociedad could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a La Liga game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Mallorca, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Real Sociedad.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. 9 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 13 games. The Real Madrid fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and will expect new points from this game. Real Madrid has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Madrid, as their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has completely shut out the opponents for 374 minutes in the La Liga.
Happy days for Real Madrid in their previous game, a fixture away at Rayo Vallecano (placed 12th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Courtois got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.33 out of ten. Courtois topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Real Madrid had a home game versus Deportivo Alaves which ended with a victory 3-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Madrid, as the Champions League home game vs PSG is only four days away.
Real Madrid can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 28 times. Madrid have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Sociedad form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Real Sociedad have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far.
The Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 181 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Sociedad, whose coach Barrenetxea could celebrate last time after the win against Mallorca. Merino got a match rating of 8.83 in that game, top player of the team. Merino scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Osasuna.Real Sociedad have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Real Sociedad in these games.
Head 2 Head
Real Sociedad - Real Madrid 0-2 was the result in these participants' previous H2H match, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Madrid wins - draws - Real Sociedad wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 19 goals |  V. Júnior 13 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 8 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
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| Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 52 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | 25 |
| 85% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 58% |
| 58% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 23% |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 23% |
| 23% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 8% |
| 54% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 42% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 58% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17.6 | 18.5 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| 6.5 | 6.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 32% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 25% |
| 10.5 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (52) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+32) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (15) in La Liga
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 60 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 54 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Valencia | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Elche | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Getafe | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | Granada | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 25 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 21 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -23 | 21 |
| 20 | Levante | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -23 | 18 |
