The other top match in Spain: Atletico host Real Sociedad
It’s the other top game in Spain – and looking at the table, the real one on this matchday 10: The league leaders host the champions and fourth in the table – Real Sociedad host Atletico Madrid on Sunday evening at 9 p.m.
Although the Basques are surprisingly leading the La Liga table and are one of the big surprise teams so far this season, the odds speak for themselves before Atletico Madrid vs.
And this despite the fact that there was a mood killer against Liverpool in the Champions League during the week, while Real Sociedad managed to win their Europa League duel.
This also means, however, that some lucrative betting odds can be discovered on the top match between Atletico vs Real Sociedad – even if you don’t necessarily back an away coup for the current league leaders.
Atletico Madrid – Statistics & current form
The favourite status is clear in advance, but for some it may come as a surprise: Those who bet on Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad receive an average of 1.66. That is a normal, acceptable home odds for Atletico Madrid games – alone, it is against the La Ligas leaders, who are three points ahead of Atleti at the top of the table.
In view of this, one or the other bettor would certainly have hoped for higher offers on the home victory. This is also because Atletico have not been consistent at all so far this season and suffered a bitter – albeit unfortunate – 3-2 defeat to Liverpool FC during the week.
Atletico’s mixed start to the season
Atletico have won only six of their eleven competitive games this season, with three draws and two defeats. That is a mixed result, which shows: Atletico are not yet champions.
However, the performance against Liverpool was actually quite strong, after an early 2-0 deficit Atletico played on courageously. Even if the result was disappointing in the end, the performance was definitely very positive and is a clear encouragement before the top match against Real Sociedad.
Since Atletico is an absolute power at home in La Liga – they only lost one game at home last season – it might be a good idea to bet on the reigning Spanish champions, who would draw level on points with league leaders Real Sociedad with a win.
Predicted line-up of Atletico Madrid:
Oblak – Gimenez, Hermoso, Felipe – Trippier, De Paul, Llorente, Koke, Carrasco – Suarez, Griezmann
Last matches played by Atletico Madrid:
Champions League Grp. B
10/19 2021 – Atletico Madrid 2 – 3 Liverpool FC
LaLiga
10/02 2021 – Atletico Madrid 2 – 0 Barcelona
Champions League Grp. B
09/28 2021 – AC Milan 1 – 2 Atletico Madrid
LaLiga
09/25 2021 – Deportivo Alaves 1 – 0 Atletico Madrid
09/21 2021 – Getafe 1 – 2 Atletico Madrid
Real Sociedad – Statistics & current form
So while Atletico are yet to get consistency in their performances, the opposite is true for Real Sociedad. Coach Alguacil’s team has only lost one match and is now unbeaten in eleven games!
Right at the start of La Liga, they lost 4-2 at the Camp Nou to FC Barcelona, and since then they have remained undefeated in the league and Europa League. The guarantor for the top position in La Liga is the stable defence: La Real have only conceded seven goals, making them the fifth best defence behind Sevilla (three goals conceded), Bilbao (four), Villarreal (five) and Atletico (six). However, four of the seven goals conceded came against Barça on matchday 1. Since then, they have conceded six goals!
Real Sociedad impress with strong defence and minimalism
The striker is not always convincing and struggles to score goals, but most of the time it is enough to win because of the defence. There have been five 1-0 victories in the competition, most recently two in a row just this week. In the league, they celebrated a 1-0 win against Mallorca on matchday 9 last weekend, and in the Europa League, they won 1-0 against Sturm Graz on Thursday.
With minimalism to success, that is the motto at Real Sociedad at the moment. If you believe that the Basques can keep the zero at the Wanda Metropolitano, you will find enormously lucrative odds on Atletico against Real Sociedad.
Predicted Real Sociedad line-up:
Remiro – Zaldua, Le Normand, Elustondo, Gorosabel – Merino, Zubimendi, Silva – Januzaj, Isak, Portu
Last matches played by Real Sociedad:
Europa League Grp. B
10/21 2021 – Sturm Graz 0 – 1 San Sebastian
LaLiga
10/16 2021 – San Sebastian 1 – 0 Mallorca
10/03 2021 – Getafe 1 – 1 San Sebastian
Europa League Grp. B
09/30 2021 – San Sebastian 1 – 1 AS Monaco
LaLiga
09/26 2021 – San Sebastian 1 – 0 Elche
Atletico Madrid – Real Sociedad Direct comparison / H2H record
Real Sociedad also put up a good fight in their last visit to the Wanda Metropolitano last season, but the points still stayed in the capital. The 2020/21 champions won 2-1 at home, while San Sebastian saw a 2-0 victory for the Rojiblancos, who are unbeaten in three games against La Real.
Real Sociedad have had nothing to show for a long time in Madrid, with their last away win dating back to the 2012/13 season. Since then, they have failed to win eight games and lost seven.
So if you want to predict a single or even triple point win for the Basques in Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad, you should keep this recent poor away record in mind.
Atletico Madrid – Real Sociedad Tip
Real Sociedad are really going strong and are one of the big surprise teams this season. The La Liga leaders are highly motivated and bursting with self-confidence in the duel with champions Atletico – but the guest game is under bad omens.
In recent games with Atletico Madrid, they have been regularly beaten up. Those who prefer to stay away from the three-way should at least consider an Over/Under bet on Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad. Both defences are really strong, and there have been two or fewer goals in six of the last ten matches.
And yet, on closer inspection, it stands out: Atletico are struggling to keep their defence tight as regularly as usual this season. The Rojiblancos, who are usually so strong defensively, have conceded goals in seven of their eleven matches, most recently three against Liverpool.
With Real Sociedad themselves in good form and the odds offering extremely good value, our prediction for Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad is: Atletico win and both score
