Form

Real Sociedad have won three of their last five and most recently drew with Lyon 1–1.

Real Madrid have won five of their last five and most recently beat AEK Athens 3–2.

Real Madrid arrive on a 6-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 42 times on our records since 2004: Real Sociedad 6, Real Madrid 29, 6 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Real Madrid won 4–1 at Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid have won the last seven against Real Sociedad.

Biggest margin between these two: Real Madrid by 4 goals in 2013-14 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Real Sociedad, watch Sergio Gómez (0.8 goals a game in 2026-27) and Orri Óskarsson (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Real Madrid, watch Kylian Mbappé (1.1 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Jude Bellingham (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27).

What the numbers say

On form and history, Real Madrid have the edge.