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Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad
In La Liga, Real Madrid will be looking to maintain and extend their lead at the top of the table. After the royals won 1-0 at Rayo Vallecano on the last matchday, the white ballet continues to lead the table with six points ahead of Sevilla. Now it’s time to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against PSG against Real Sociedad. In order to enter the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Real will want to defeat their upcoming opponent and thus establish a positive starting position for the second leg.
Real Sociedad are currently fighting in La Liga for a place in next season’s Champions League. At the moment, the Txuri-Urdin are only 6th in the table, but the top flight places are only one point away. Recently, Erreala responded to the previous 4-0 defeat against Bilbao with two wins in a row. In order to keep the fight for the European places exciting, Sociedad wants to score in the capital. Find out whether this can succeed in our Real Madrid – Real Sociedad betting tip.
Real Madrid – Real Sociedad Info
– Date & Time: 05/03/2022, at 21:00.
– Venue: Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
– Competition: La Liga, Matchday 27
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Real Madrid Form & Balance Check
Real Madrid have been able to cope with the first leg defeat of the round of 16 in the royal class against PSG. The white ballet is still on course for the La Liga title. With 60 points, the royals lead the Spanish league. Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team is six points ahead of second-placed FC Sevilla. Since the defeat against Paris, Real have played twice in La Liga. The capital won 3-0 against Alaves, and the Galactics followed that up with a 1-0 away win at Rayo Vallecano last week.
Stable defence
Towards their 35th Spanish championship, Real Madrid are also on the back of a very strong defence. With only 20 goals conceded, the white ballet has the second strongest defence in La Liga. Only Sevilla have conceded fewer goals so far. In fact, Real have not conceded a goal in four games. Granada, Villarreal, Alaves and Vallecano failed to score against the royals. That’s a record only Real Madrid and their upcoming guests in La Liga can boast at the moment.
Real Madrid facts & analysis
– Real Madrid are the current league leaders with a 6 point lead.
– For 6 games in a row the white ballet is unbeaten.
– From the last 5 games the royals won 3.
Real Sociedead form & balance check
Real Sociedead have been eliminated from the Europa League. Against Rasenball Leipzig, Erreala was eliminated after the first and second leg with 3:5. San Sebastian showed a strong reaction to the second leg defeat. Los Txuri-Urdin won 1-0 against Osasuna on the last matchday. Sociedad had needed this win, as the previous match was lost 0:4 against Bilbao. San Sebastian confirmed their success over Osasuna with a 2-0 win over Mallorca in the second leg on Wednesday. With 44 points, coach Imanol Alguacil’s team is 6th in the table. San Sebastian currently have only one point difference on the Champions League ranks.
Effectiveness instead of spectacle
In 26 games so far this season, Real Sociedad have scored 27 goals. Only Alaves, Cadiz and Mallorca have scored fewer and are fighting to stay in the league. It is therefore positive that Sociedead have managed to collect 44 points with this number of goals. However, Los Txuri-Urdin have also only conceded 25 goals. Therefore, San Sebastian has the third strongest defence in La Liga. Real Sociedad have finished four of their last five encounters without conceding a goal.
Real Sociedead facts & analysis
– Real Sociedead are in 7th place in the table with 41 points.
– San Sebastian won two games in a row in La Liga.
– Erreala played 4 of their last 5 matches to nil.
Predicted line-up – last update on 3 March 2022
There is no question that Real Madrid will operate in a 4-3-3 system. However, it will be exciting to see to what extent coach Ancelotti will change the starting line-up, given that Tuesday’s match in the Champions League is far more important. Given the opponent, it is to be expected that Ancelotti will not weaken the starting eleven. In addition, Real often played with the best possible eleven before a Champions League clash in order to prepare for the top flight.
Real Sociedad, on the other hand, will have to field the best possible starting eleven against Real Madrid. After the clash against Leipzig, coach Alguacil spared many of his regular players and only substituted Oyarzabal, among others. Against Mallorca on Wednesday, the usual starting eleven played with Oyarzabal on the left wing. San Sebastian play a compact 4-2-3-1 system.
Real Madrid – Real Sociedad direct comparison & Statistics
Real Madrid and Real Sociedad have already met 150 times. In this duel, Madrid earned the more positive record. The white ballet won 84 games, whereas San Sebastian could only win 27 encounters. A further 39 meetings ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew 2-0 in Real Madrid’s favour.
– Real Madrid are unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches against Real Sociedad.
– Last meeting in Madrid ended 1-1.
– Real Sociedad last won against Real Madrid in La Liga in 2019.
– Maximum 2 goals scored in last 3 clashes.
