Real Sociedad vs Atlético MadridPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Real Sociedad host the fifth round at Anoeta in fourteenth place, with four points from four matches: one win, one draw and two defeats, three goals scored and six conceded. At home the record holds up, one win and one draw in two games with two goals for and one against, while both away trips were lost, with a single goal scored and five conceded. Their last five outings add up to one win, one draw and three defeats. The latest result is the 0-0 at home with Celta Vigo; before that the 2-1 over Espanyol, and before that the 1-4 away to Real Madrid. Further back sit the 0-1 in Seville against Real Betis and the 1-3 in London with Chelsea. Atletico Madrid are sixth on seven points: two wins, one draw and one defeat, seven goals scored and six conceded. In front of their own crowd they have won once and drawn once in two matches, with four goals for and two against; their two away trips produced a win and a defeat, three scored and four conceded. Their last five outings bring three wins, one draw and one defeat: the 0-3 in Bilbao is the most recent result, before that the 3-1 in Seville, and before that the 2-2 at home with Villarreal; further back the 2-0 over Malaga and the 2-1 in Marseille. The head-to-head record mixes tight games with one one-sided result. On 18 April 2026 it finished 2-2 in Madrid, on 7 March 2026 Atletico Madrid won 3-2 again on their own ground, while on 4 January 2026 the meeting at Anoeta ended 1-1. Further back sit the 4-0 in Madrid in May 2025 and another 1-1 in San Sebastian in October 2024: on the Basque ground the last two meetings have produced the same score. The league average is 2.97 goals per game. 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.