Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th October 2023

Atletico Madrid appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Real Sociedad in round 9 of the La Liga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Civitas Metropolitano on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid are number four in the table on 16 points after seven matches. Real Sociedad rank as number five with 15 points after eight matches played.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Real Sociedad can leapfrog Atletico Madrid in the La Liga table. They are no doubt highly motivated by the chance to overtake their hosts in the standings.

When it comes to goal-scoring Real Sociedad are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals for an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Atletico Madrid came away with a 2-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Civitas Metropolitano, but face stern opposition, of course.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three outings, Atletico Madrid won 0-2 against Osasuna, beat Cadiz by 3-2 and hammered Feyenoord 3-2. Atletico Madrid swept all opposition aside in the six most recent La Liga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding six goals.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Valencia got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Athletic Bilbao got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Salzburg was the most recent victim in a 0-2 win for Real Sociedad. In their last six La Liga away matches, Real Sociedad have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored seven while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

The way Atletico Madrid are performing right, a home win looks the most likely outcome, when Real Sociedad swing by. The visitors don't seem to possess enough stability currently to prevent the home side from a win.

Real Sociedad scored six goals and conceded three in their last five games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them two wins and seven points. Atletico Madrid show off a record of five wins, one draw and one defeat in the La Liga this season. Real Sociedad have four wins, three draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Diego Simeone, will select the lineup against Real Sociedad from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/7), Caglar Soyuncu (0/2), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/6), Jose Gimenez (0/4), Mario Hermoso (0/7), Nahuel Molina (2/5), Reinildo (0/0), Stefan Savic (0/5), Axel Witsel (0/6), Javi Galan (0/3), Koke (0/4), Marcos Llorente (2/7), Pablo Barrios (0/4), Rodrigo De Paul (0/4), Rodrigo Riquelme (1/4), Saul Niguez (0/7), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (5/6), Angel Correa (3/5), Antoine Griezmann (3/7), Memphis Depay (2/4), Samuel Dias Lino (0/5).

Real Sociedad Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Real Sociedad players that the manager Imanol Alguacil will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Remiro (0/8), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/8), Alvaro Odriozola (0/1), Aritz Elustondo (0/1), Hamari Traore (0/8), Jon Pacheco (0/4), Kieran Tierney (0/4), Robin Le Normand (1/7), Urko Gonzalez (0/2), Arsen Zakharyan (0/3), Benat Turrientes (0/6), Brais Mendez (1/8), Igor Zubeldia (0/8), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/1), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/8), Mikel Merino (0/6), Mikel Oyarzabal (3/8), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/7), Andre Silva (0/1), Carlos Fernandez (1/4), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/7), Takefusa Kubo (5/7), Umar Sadiq (0/7).

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Team News

Atletico Madrid are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match on Sunday.

Due to various ailments Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic, Pablo Barrios, Thomas Lemar, Caglar Soyuncu, Memphis Depay, Vitolo and Reinildo will be absent from the squad, Atletico Madrid are able to field against Real Sociedad this coming Sunday.

Real Sociedad have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Real Sociedad need to do without Alvaro Odriozola, Kieran Tierney, Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz, who are not fit enough to travel to Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad H2H

Atletico Madrid ended up winning 2-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Civitas Metropolitano., when they once again face Real Sociedad. Atletico Madrid claimed six wins against Real Sociedad in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Results

In the past ten matches between home side Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 19/20.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Atletico Madrid against Real Sociedad is also a battle between Alvaro Morata and Takefusa Kubo with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has four La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.

Atletico Madrid racked up eight wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Civitas Metropolitano, drew two and lost zero. Real Sociedad won five of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost three times. Real Sociedad won four of their last 10 away matches without conceding a goal.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Atletico Madrid scored an average of 1.6 goals a game, with Real Sociedad averaging 0.9 goals in this run. Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Real Sociedad, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.