Preview & Prediction: Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid

On May 25th, 2024, we’re expecting a dynamic La Liga showdown between Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid. Our data shows that in their last encounter, Real Sociedad trumped Atlético Madrid with a 2-0 victory.

When we look at their track record over the last few seasons, they’ve faced each other 29 times. Of these matches, Real Sociedad has taken home the victory in 6 games while Atlético Madrid has won 18 times. The remaining 5 matches ended in a draw.

Real Sociedad is showing positive form when playing on their home turf, while Atlético Madrid is also performing well in their away games. Past matches between the two teams have resulted in an average of 2.52 goals with ‘both teams to score’ (BTTS) occurring 41% of the time.

When we look at this season’s La Liga performance so far, we see that Real Sociedad nets an average of 1.67 points per game in their home matches, while Atlético Madrid has a slightly lesser average of 1.33 points per game in their away matches.

Given these stats, it’s likely to be a closely contested match. Even though Atlético Madrid has a stronger history of wins, the recent success of Real Sociedad suggests they may just surprise us.

Insights

• Despite their loss in the last meeting against Real Sociedad with 2-0, Atlético Madrid overall still has the advantage with 18 wins out of 29 meetings against Real Sociedad.
• Real Sociedad has only been victorious 6 times in head-to-head meetings, however, their recent home form suggests a potential upset.
• The match could also potentially result in a draw, as 5 previous encounters between these two teams have ended in a stalemate.
• Despite losing their last meeting, Atlético Madrid’s away form still bodes well, with an average earning of 1.33 points per game.
• Real Sociedad’s matches have been relatively low scoring at home, with a total average of 1.67 points per game.
• With an average of 2.52 goals per match from both teams, the chance of both teams scoring is at 41%, making the goal markets worth considering in your bet strategy for this specific match.
• Given the stat averages, the match is expected to be competitive and closely contested, which provides potential opportunities for in-play or live betting.
• Based on historical performance and current form, both teams to score could be a potential betting option.
• Atlético Madrid’s away performance and the last meeting’s result point towards a potential win for Real Sociedad, therefore betting on Real Sociedad’s win could be worth considering.

Match Forecast

• Real Sociedad will likely create opportunities through set pieces and aerial duels due to their strong aerial ability and skills in set pieces.
• Club Atlético de Madrid will focus on creating long shot opportunities and chances using through balls, capitalizing on their ability to finish scoring chances.
• Real Sociedad’s aggressive style could lead to fouls in dangerous areas, giving Atlético opportunities to score from set pieces.
• Club Atlético de Madrid’s difficulty in defending against skillful players could be a disadvantage against Real Sociedad’s possession football style.
• Both teams tend to rotate their first eleven, giving some unpredictability to the tactics and player match-ups in the game.
• Both teams may have problems with their players caught offside due to their weakness in avoiding offsides, thereby wasting potential opportunities.
• Real Sociedad’s tendency for long shots may challenge Atlético, particularly if they are adept at creating such opportunities.
• Atlético’s strong counter-attacks could expose and exploit Sociedad’s issues with avoiding individual errors.
• Atlético’s strength in attacking down the wings, particularly on the right, could challenge Sociedad’s preference for attacking down the left.
• Atlético’s strong ability to protect the lead may make it difficult for Sociedad to overturn a score deficit if Atlético scores first.

Match Facts

• When Real Sociedad San Sebastian hosts Atletico Madrid, the most recurrent result is 2-0 with 4 games ending in this scoreline.
• A 1-2 scoreline is the common outcome in encounters between Real Sociedad San Sebastian and Atletico Madrid, with 7 games ending thus.
• Over the past 26 home meetings, Real Sociedad San Sebastian has won 15, drawn 3 and lost 8 to Atletico Madrid. The goal difference is 41-30 in favor of the hosts.
• In the last 54 encounters overall, Real Sociedad San Sebastian has emerged victorious 18 times, drawn 11 times, and lost 25 times to Atletico Madrid. The goal difference tilts towards Atletico Madrid at 83-63.
• Previous season’s match outcomes: 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad San Sebastian hosting, and 2-1 victory in favour of Atletico Madrid at their home.
• Atletico Madrid enjoys a winning streak of 4 games in the La Liga.
• Real Sociedad San Sebastian tends to score 27% of their goals in the 31-45 minutes range.
• 22% of Atletico Madrid’s goals typically come in the 76-90 minutes window.
• So far this La Liga season, Real Sociedad San Sebastian has failed to score in 5 out of 18 home games. Similarly, Atletico Madrid has not scored in 7 out of 18 away games.
• The leading goal scorer for Real Sociedad San Sebastian is Mikel Oyarzabal with 9 goals, while Antoine Griezmann leads for Atletico Madrid with 16 goals.
• Brais Mendez leads Real Sociedad San Sebastian in assists tallying 6, while Atletico Madrid’s top assists provider is Antoine Griezmann with 7.
• Real Sociedad San Sebastian’s Robin Le Normand and Atletico Madrid’s Mario Hermoso have 13 and 9 yellow cards respectively, which happens to be the highest for their teams.
• Atletico Madrid has gone 3 games without conceding a goal.
• Real Sociedad San Sebastian has a 32% chance of winning the first half in their games, while Atletico Madrid has a 38% chance.
• Atletico Madrid emerged victorious when these two teams last met.
• In case of a 1-0 lead at home, Real Sociedad San Sebastian tends to win 78% of such games. On the other hand, leading 0-1 away put Atletico Madrid on winning trajectory 71% times.
• When trailing 0-1 at home, Real Sociedad San Sebastian has never won. Equally, when trailing 1-0 away, Atletico Madrid also has not clinched a victory.
• In La Liga, Atletico Madrid’s overall performance surpasses that of Real Sociedad San Sebastian.
• Highest of Atletico Madrid’s last 5 games’ performance beats Real Sociedad San Sebastian’s.
• Atletico Madrid has a record of 5 games without defeat against Real Sociedad San Sebastian across competitions.
• The last 5 encounters have resulted in no win for Real Sociedad San Sebastian, 3 wins for Atletico Madrid, and 2 draws.
• Against Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad San Sebastian averages 0.8 goals per match and Atletico Madrid averages 1.4 goals against Real Sociedad San Sebastian.
• On an average, the face-offs between these two sides have 2.2 goals per game. In the first half, the games have 0.6 goals on an average.
• Both teams didn’t allow a goal in their last matches.
• When playing at their home ground, Real Sociedad San Sebastian usually score 1.38 goals and Atletico Madrid typically puts in 1.59 goals while playing away.
• Atletico Madrid has had at least a goal in their last 5 consecutive matches.