Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid prediction 26.04.2024

• Competition: La Liga
• Date: Friday, 26th April 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Reale Arena (San Sebastian)

Real Sociedad have been among the best teams in Spain in recent years, securing Europe in four consecutive years. Last year, the White and Blues even secured the Champions League and had a decent run, reaching the 1/8 Finals. They generally had an excellent season, if we exclude the one-month period between mid-February and mid-Match when they were knocked out from the Cup and Champions League and lost three of four matches in La Liga. Still, it seems they overcame that rough period, as they are currently on a five-game unbeaten run. To be fair, they had an easy schedule, but the remainder of the season will be very hard, considering they will have games against Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis, and Atletico Madrid. Right now, the Basque team is in 6th place with 51 points, three away from 7th placed Betis. 

Real Madrid are playing an excellent season! With a thrilling 3:2 win over Barcelona in the last round, they extended the gap to 11 points now, and it seems the 36th La Liga title in the club's history is inevitable. Right now, the odds on them to win the title are at 1.01! Additionally, after beating Manchester City in the last round of the Champions League, Los Blancos will face off against Bayern in the CL Semi-Finals just four days after the Sociedad game. According to speculations, Los Blancos could rotate the squad for the Sociedad game and keep the key players fresh for the Bayern matchup. 

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid pick: Both teams to score

Real Sociedad is in good form, having won 11 points in the last five matches and scoring nine goals! If we look a little further, we can see they have scored at least once in the last ten matches in all competitions, so we believe they could score at home against Los Blancos, which might rest some key players. On the other hand, we do not believe in their defense, even though they were one of the better defensive teams in the first part of the season. Still, only two clean sheets in the last 12 games is unacceptable.

With 70 scored goals in 32 La Liga rounds (2.2), Los Blancos are by far the best offensive team in the league. In 46 matches in all competitions, Anchelotti's squad only once failed to score at least a goal, so we are more than convinced they can score, even if they rest key players.

Additionally, both teams scored in the previous h2h game, which Real Madrid won 2:1 at Santiago Bernabéu. Considering all this, we think that both teams to score bet is the safest option for this La Liga tie.