Looking at the contrasting form of both teams, it is highly unlikely that Real Sociedad could cause an upset against Real Madrid, who are in red-hot form. We expect the Los Blancos to register their fourth straight win of the season
Match info: La Liga
Venue: Reale Arena, Bilbao
Date: Saturday, 13th September 2025
Time: 3:15 pm Nigerian time
Real Madrid will endeavour to post a fourth straight win at the start of the 2025-26 La Liga campaign when they make the trip to Reale Arena on Saturday afternoon to tackle Real Sociedad.
Los Blancos are top of the La Liga table, boasting nine points from their opening three matches, while Real Sociedad are down in 16th, picking up just two points from their first three games of the season.
Head-to-head:
- Real Sociedad have won 38 of the 183 meetings between the two teams.
- Real Madrid have recorded 102 victories.
- The remaining 43 clashes ended in draws.
- Los Blancos have won their last 3 away matches against Sociedad.
- The match will take place at the Reale Arena in Sociedad.
- Real Madrid are positioned at the top of La Liga
- Sociedad are coming after a defeat to Oviedo.
- Real Madrid have not conceded in their last 3 visits to Real Sociedad.
- 7 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
Form:
- Real Sociedad in the League: D-D-L
- Real Madrid in the League: W-W-W
Team News:
- Real Sociedad will miss the presence of Yangel Herrera in the next game.
- Real Madrid will miss Jude Bellingham, Endrick, Ferland Mendy Antonio Rudiger, and Eduardo Camavinga for the next game.
Player(s) to watch:
- Mikel Oyarzabal from Eibar began his professional footballing journey with Eibar before making a move to Sociedad during his youth days. In the first three games, he has contributed an assist and will be looking forward to finding his name in the scoresheet against Real Madrid next.
- Dani Carvajal, the veteran Spanish right back is expected to step up in this game in Trent’s absence. He has rendered his services to Real Madrid for over a decade now and will be looking forward to make those overlapping runs and accelerated runs from the right flank.