Real Madrid continue their march towards the title as they travel to Real Sociedad for a La Liga fixture on Friday.
Los Blancos have been almost unstoppable in recent weeks and should have the upper hand over Sociedad, which have found things difficult at home.
Real Sociedad were held to a 1-1 draw at Getafe in their previous La Liga fixture. They made a fast start and struck early in the first half through Ander Barrenetxea but failed to hold on to that lead.
That was the second straight draw for Real Sociedad, who were held 2-2 by Almeria in their previous fixture. They may have drawn their last two matches but are currently on a five-match unbeaten run, keeping them in the hunt for a European finish.
A major problem for Real Sociedad is that they tend to do better on the road and have found things difficult at Reale Arena lately. Imanol Alguacil’s men have picked up just one win from their last seven La Liga home matches.
Real Madrid head into Friday’s clash off the back of a thrilling 3-2 victory over Barcelona last time out in La Liga. They came from behind twice with Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez both getting equalisers before Jude Bellingham netted an injury time winner.
Los Blancos have the title within their sights and appear to be playing at a higher level in recent weeks. Carlo Ancelotti’s men are 11 points clear at the top of the standings having won their last five La Liga matches.
Real Madrid have also shown some quality on their travels and are unbeaten in their last 12 away matches. They have claimed eight wins in that run and have kept just one clean sheet in their last four matches on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be expecting a closely fought encounter with Real Sociedad win priced at 7/4 with Unibet while Betfred is also offering 7/4 for a Real Madrid victory. A draw is set at odds of 12/5 by William Hill.
Head to head
Real Madrid have a 32-13 advantage with 12 draws from 57 previous matches against Real Sociedad. Los Blancos claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Mikel Oyarzabal is the leading scorer for Real Sociedad with nine La Liga goals and will be the one to watch on Friday. The forward is expected to shoulder much of the attacking threat and is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Vinicius Junior netted his 13th La Liga goal of the season last time out and could be worth keeping an eye on at 11/4 with bet365. Jude Bellingham now has 17 La Liga goals and is priced at 11/4 by bet365 to find the net on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in the reverse fixture and could be set for a similar outcome at 5/6 with Coral. That clash produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 23/20 by BetVictor, who is also offering odds of 16/5 for over 3.5 goals.
Real Madrid have opened the scoring in four of their last five away matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Friday at 11/10 with Coral.
This La Liga match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid will be played on Apr 27, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
