The Real Sociedad & Real Madrid managers I. Alguacil Barrenetxea and Z. Zidane are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga league table.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta as Real Sociedad have scored 27 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Villarreal game Real Sociedad has been unbeatable here at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta producing four straight wins.
A strong away win for Real Sociedad against SD Eibar the last match, as Mikel Oyarzabal and Willian José were on target. Prior to that, an away loss at Barcelona.
Goals decide football matches and Real Sociedad are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. Real Sociedad have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Madrid form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Real Madrid, who have the most clean sheets (13) in La Liga, have produced an overall stat of 7-4-3 so far. Real Madrid has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Real Madrid play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Real Betis (placed 12th). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Barcelona.
The travelling fans enjoy Real Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Real Madrid as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Madrid - Real Sociedad 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Real Sociedad three wins, zero draws and Real Madrid seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 14 goals |   W. da Silva 9 goals |  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 8 goals |
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| Real Sociedad | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 49 |
| 33 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 85% |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 57% | 67% |
| 67% | 77% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 48% |
| 26% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 15% |
| 59% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 30% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 48% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 323 | 189 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 198 | 443 |
| 106 | 59 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 75 | 163 |
| 42% | 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 29% | 30% |
- Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
- Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (19)
- Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Real Madrid has the most clean sheets (13)
- Real Madrid has the most points (25) away
- Real Madrid has the most scored goals (22) away
- Real Madrid has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Sociedad has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Real Sociedad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Real Sociedad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Real Sociedad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 58 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Getafe | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Valencia | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Granada | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Levante | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 32 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 29 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 26 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -16 | 25 |
| 19 | Leganés | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 20 |