The Current La Liga table toppers Real Sociedad are taking the battle to Atletico Madrid door step this week in the Spanish Capital. Atletico are healing from championship defeat earlier and we expect professional football from these teams on 24th October 2021 at 22:00.
Atletico Madrid is placed 5th in the league table with 17 points after eight matches. Their most recent fixture was on Champion League last week where they lost 2-3 to Liverpool and they will be looking to make amends this time.
Sociedad are on top of the league with 20 points after 9 matches played. The come into this match following 0-1 Europa League triumph against Sturm Graz in their most recent fixture and they will be expecting the same results in this match.
We expect exciting and tough duels between the defending champions and the current table leaders, both sides have been inconsistent however still performing among the best. However we are counting on Atletico to take the lead here reflecting on their two recent head to head encounters that they won.
Both sides have experienced players on the attacking and defense therefore we predict goals under to be under 2.5 in this meeting.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad head to head
Since 1993 these two sides have met 47 times; Atletico Madrid has grabbed 22 victories, Real Sociedad 17 victories and there have been eight draws.
When playing at home, Atletico have not lost to Real Sociedad in their last eight encounters.
- Atletico 2-1 Real Sociedad 12/05/21
- Real Sociedad 0-2 Atletico 22/12/20
- Atletico 1-1 Real Sociedad 19/07/20
- Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico 14/09/19
- Real Sociedad 0-2 Atletico 03/03/19
Home
- Atletico 2-3 Liverpool
- Atletico 2-0 Barcelona
- Milan 1-2 Atletico
- Alaves 1-0 Atletico
- Getafe 1-2 Atletico
Away
- Sturm Graz 0-1 Real Sociedad
- Real Sociedad 1-0 Mallorca
- Getafe 1-1 Real Sociedad
- Real Sociedad 1-1 Monaco
- Real Sociedad 1-0 Elche
Atletico Madrid team news
Jose Gimenez has recovered from his knock and is available for selection however Marcos Llorente and Stefan Savic have been sidelined through injuries.
Real Sociedad team news
The visitors will miss out a good number of players; Carlos Fernandez, Nacho Monreal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Diego Rico, and Jon Guridi who are injured and will be unable to feature in this game.
Prediction and odds
- Atletico Madrid Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
