La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad – Match preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the La Liga round 37 game between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Real Sociedad visit Civitas Metropolitano on Sunday for a La Liga fixture with home side Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are currently looking at 73 points on their account, having played 36 matches, leaving them two places off La Liga champions FC Barcelona. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad find themselves fourth in the standings with 68 points following 36 rounds.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 against Elche and won 3-0 against Osasuna, before drawing 3-3 against Espanyol. Diego Simeone’s side have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent La Liga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum of 18 points, scoring 17 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in La Liga across the last six games.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Girona. A 1-2 win against Barcelona followed, before they beat Almeria by 1-0. La Real, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn two and lost two in their last six away in La Liga.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad

It is a great season for Antoine Griezmann, who currently has 14 league goals to his name during this season. Atletico Madrid will rely on his services to gun down Real Sociedad.

Popular betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad

Full-time result

Atletico Madrid won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Real Sociedad won three games, drew three and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. The visitors didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Real Sociedad in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Real Sociedad got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Real Sociedad should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal this coming Sunday, as Atletico Madrid only managed one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. Real Sociedad claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Real Sociedad.

Total goals

Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Real Sociedad’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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