Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | La Liga, 2025

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Preview

• Tournament: 2025/26 La Liga
• Date: Saturday, 13th September 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 14:15 PM GMT
• Venue: Reale Arena, Sociedad

A thrilling clash can be expected when Real Sociedad hosts 2025/26 La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Saturday afternoon. The Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid clash will happen at the Reale Arena, with both sides desperate to clinch three points. Here is our Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid preview.

Real Sociedad have a pretty dismal start to the new campaign, failing to win one of their three games and only picking up two points from three games, making them sit in 16th place in the table. Sergio Francisco will be desperate to motivate his players to be defensively sturdy to frustrate Real Madrid and hit them with devastating counter-attacks to stun the leaders and get their first win of the season.

Real Madrid, however, have had a perfect beginning to the new league campaign as they have won all three La Liga matches so far and are in first place in the table. Xabi Alonso will be eager for his side to maintain their dominant aura and be ruthless in converting their quick attacking chances to keep their winning run intact.

Real Sociedad Team News

Sergio Francisco has a few injury worries to deal with heading into this game. Yangel Herrera is still out of action as he recovers from a hamstring injury, while Orri Oskarsson is a doubt with a thigh injury.

Real Madrid Team News

Xabi Alonso is dealing with several notable injuries within his squad. Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga are unlikely to be fully fit for this game. Ferland Mendy (muscle) and Endrick (hamstring) are still far away from fully recovering.

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Predicted Lineups

Here are our Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid predicted lineups.

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Alex Remiro

Defenders: Jon Arambaru, Igor Zubeldia, Duje Caleta-Car, Sergio Gomez

Midfielders: Benat Turrientes, Luka Sucic, Takefusa Kubo, Ander Barrenetxea

Forwards: Brais Mendes, Mikel Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois

Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras

Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler

Forwards: Brahim Diaz, Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappe

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have faced off against each other on 183 occasions in the past. Out of that, Real Madrid have won 102 games and Real Sociedad have come out on top on 38 occasions. In their last five games, Real Madrid have won four games and Real Sociedad have failed to win one.

Key Players to Watch in Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid

Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)

Mikel Oyarzabal is yet to score in the 2025/26 La Liga, but has managed one assist by outperforming his 0.70 xA (expected assists) so far. He's coming off a prolific international break, getting three assists in Spain's recent 6-0 win over Turkey. Oyarzabal will look to use that momentum to his advantage to torment the Real Madrid defenders, as he'll look to be smart with his movement and final product to help create big chances and also finish off whatever chances he gets clinically to guide his side to a win.

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

Vinicius Jr has had a pretty good start to the 2025/26 campaign, having scored two goals in La Liga by overperforming his 0.45 xG (expected goals). The Brazilian winger seems to have his mojo back, and that can be bad news for his opponents. Vinicius will look to use his clever dribbling ability and speed to dart past defenders and move the ball into the key areas, where he'll try to create big chances or put efforts away efficiently to enable Los Blancos to get a dominant win.

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Prediction

Considering the recent history between these two sides and Real Sociedad's poor form, the odds are strongly in Real Madrid's favor. However, the hosts will not make it easy for Los Blancos and will harass them with quick counter-attacks and shape up a strong defensive line to frustrate them.

However, the sheer power of Real Madrid's attacking players and their blistering form should help them pile on the misery for Real Sociedad and inspire Los Blancos to another dominant win on the road. Here is our Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Prediction.

Predicted Score: Real Sociedad 1-3 Real Madrid

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