Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Sreya

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid – Real Sociedad hosts Real Madrid at Anoeta, Donostia on 17th September, Sunday in a La Liga fixture.

Real Sociedad have won their first three games of the new season and are placed second in the league table, behind Barcelona. With wins over Celta Vigo, Villarreal, and Deportivo La Coruna in high-scoring fixtures, their first true test of the season come tomorrow.

Real Madrid started their new season with a 3-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna but have since played out draws against Valencia and Levante. Although they registered a win in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Zinedine Zidane’s side has struggled with injuries.

Team News

Raul Navas and Carlos Martinez miss out for the home side, as they are sidelined by injuries. Real Madrid will be without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo, and the injured Karim Benzema and Mateo Kovacic.

Real Sociedad Possible Starting Lineup: Geronimo Rulli, Alvaro Odriozola, Aritz Elustondo, Inigo Martinez, Kevin Rodrigues, Xabi Prieto, Asier Illaramendi, David Zurutuza, Adnan Januzaj, Willian Jose, Juanmi.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Theo Hernandez, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luca Modrid, Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio, Isco.

“We’re aware that we’ll be coming up against a very strong side, who have made a fine start to the season, but we won’t be changing anything: we’ll go there and try and put in a good performance and win the game.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs all resulted in wins for Real Madrid. In fact, Real Madrid have won 15 of their last 17 matches against Real Sociedad in all competitions.

It should be a high-scoring game with a 3-2 win for Real Madrid being the most likely result.