Real Madrid vs Real SociedadPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

La Liga is only at matchday one: Real Madrid have not yet played in the league this season and sit thirteenth with zero points, while Real Sociedad have already been in action once, losing 0-1 and finding themselves seventeenth, also on zero points. The competition's average so far this season is 2.50 goals per game. In their most recent outings Real Madrid won 3-0 at Schalke 04, 1-0 at Deportivo La Coruna, 2-1 at Ferencvarosi, drew 2-2 with Fiorentina and beat Leganes 4-1. Real Sociedad, by contrast, arrive on a rough run: defeats by 0-1 at Real Betis, 1-3 at Chelsea, 1-2 at Köln, 1-2 at Toulouse, with their only bright spot a 4-2 win away at Aston Villa. The head-to-head record clearly favours Real Madrid: four wins and a draw in the last five meetings, from the 4-1 win last February to a narrow 1-0 away win in February 2025, via a 2-0 home win in May 2025 and a 2-1 away win in September. The only draw in that span is the 4-4 from April 2025; Real Sociedad have not won any of these five games. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.