Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid betting preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Tue 22.December
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Reale Arena (32076 seats)

Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid are both riding high in the La Liga with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (5) in La Liga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Real Sociedad have to build on here at Reale Arena in the La Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Sociedad.

Sociedad lost their last game at Levante (placed 14th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Sociedad lost 1-2 at Barcelona's place.

The Real Sociedad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Real Sociedad have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atlético Madrid, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in La Liga, in their La Liga matches away.

Luis Suárez (2) and Diego Costa scored in Atlético's previous match, the home game against Elche that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cardassar at their stadium, the result 3-0.

The visiting Atlético have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Real Sociedad won three games, one match ended with a draw and Atlético Madrid has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Real SociedadM. Oyarzabal Ugarte
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
7 goals
Atlético MadridL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
7 goals
Atlético MadridJ. Sequeira
J. Sequeira
5 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Real Sociedad Atlético Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 5 12
7 3 0 Won W 0 3 9
5 3 2 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
25 11 1 Scored S 0 6 24
10 4 1 Conceded C 2 3 5
87% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 83%
73% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 67%
47% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 33%
13% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 33%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
47% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 25%
47% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 60% 67%
20% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 10.6 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 10.4 11.8
4.6 4.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.6 4.5
36% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 44%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (5) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the most clean sheets (8) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the most scored goals in the second half (17) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid has the the best goal difference (+19) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atlético Madrid is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 12 9 2 1 24 5 7 6 1 0 18 2 5 3 1 1 6 3 19 29
2 Real Sociedad 15 7 5 3 25 10 7 3 3 1 11 4 8 4 2 2 14 6 15 26
3 Real Madrid 13 8 2 3 22 13 6 4 0 2 11 5 7 4 2 1 11 8 9 26
4 Villarreal 14 6 7 1 19 13 7 4 3 0 11 5 7 2 4 1 8 8 6 25
5 Barcelona 13 6 3 4 25 14 8 5 2 1 20 9 5 1 1 3 5 5 11 21
6 Sevilla 12 6 2 4 14 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 6 3 1 2 7 5 4 20
7 Granada 12 5 3 4 15 20 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 2 1 3 5 12 -5 18
8 Cadiz 13 5 3 5 11 17 6 1 2 3 4 8 7 4 1 2 7 9 -6 18
9 Athletic Club 14 5 2 7 17 17 6 4 0 2 10 4 8 1 2 5 7 13 0 17
10 Celta de Vigo 13 4 4 5 17 20 6 3 0 3 10 11 7 1 4 2 7 9 -3 16
11 Real Betis 13 5 1 7 15 24 6 2 1 3 8 10 7 3 0 4 7 14 -9 16
12 Valencia 14 3 6 5 21 21 7 2 3 2 13 11 7 1 3 3 8 10 0 15
13 Eibar 13 3 6 4 9 10 7 0 4 3 1 5 6 3 2 1 8 5 -1 15
14 Levante 13 3 5 5 15 17 6 2 3 1 8 6 7 1 2 4 7 11 -2 14
15 Deportivo Alaves 13 3 5 5 11 14 7 1 4 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 7 8 -3 14
16 Elche 12 3 5 4 10 14 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 14
17 Real Valladolid 14 3 5 6 15 21 7 2 3 2 9 10 7 1 2 4 6 11 -6 14
18 Getafe 12 3 4 5 9 14 7 3 1 3 7 6 5 0 3 2 2 8 -5 13
19 Huesca 14 1 8 5 12 22 6 1 3 2 4 6 8 0 5 3 8 16 -10 11
20 Osasuna 13 3 2 8 11 21 7 2 1 4 7 12 6 1 1 4 4 9 -10 11

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.